I should probably start this post out by saying I never had to actually ask the Lord, as in Moroni 10:3-5 whether or not the Book of Mormon is true. I was given a witness of the truth of the entire Church without even asking about the Book of Mormon specifically. Since then, I have gained a greater testimony because of all of the truth I have seen in the Church. So I guess I have never actually prayed to ask whether the Book of Mormon is true — I have never had to.
We had the missionaries over for dinner tonight, Sunday, and they said something that I found interesting: they were told in the MTC that one should ask whether the book is true every time you read it. The promise is that you will get a greater testimony and greater spiritual confirmation each time. I’m reading the Book of Mormon again this year with my kids for Gospel Doctrine, and we are taking it slow. We don’t plan on finishing until the end of the year. So, round about December I will get down on my knees and ask again and see what kind of confirmation I get.
In the meantime, what say you, M* readers: should you ask more than once? One thought that occurs to me is that there is no need to ask God if something is true if you already know it is true. But perhaps the missionaries are right, perhaps there are reasons to ask multiple times?