There is a way to read the Book of Mormon (and it probably is one of the ways we should remember to read the Book of Mormon) which takes you figuratively from mountain top to mountain top for great teachings about Christ.  There’s a lot of other material in the Book of Mormon.  There is a lot of other doctrine.  All of the doctrine, all of the history, all of the culture and all of the anthropology is wonderful.  In such a highly edited book, I think we ought to savor every word, every phrase, on every subject.  But above all else we ought to savor these majestic teachings about Christ.”

(Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, address to mission presidents, June 26, 1997)