“The historicity of the Book of Mormon record is crucial. We cannot exercise faith in that which is untrue, nor can ‘doctrinal fiction’ have normative value in our lives…Only scripture-writings and events and descriptions from real people at a real point in time, people who were moved upon and directed by divine powers-can serve as a revelatory channel, enabling us to hear and feel the word of God.”

Robert Millet/professor at BYU, Journal of Book of Mormon Studies 2/2, ‘The Book of Mormon, Historicity, and Faith’ (Provo, UT: BYU Studies, 1993), 1.