But I haven't received an answer about the Book of Mormon yet..

So somehow you have stumbled upon The Book of Mormon, huh? It's been explained to you that we must read it and pray and ask God if it's true or not, right? And you did just that, but there was no overwhelming feeling or grand experience? Guess what? It's okay, normal, and many people have that same experience. This was my experience and for a while I thought that something was wrong with me, or I didn't do it right.  I'd like to share just a few things that's helped me resolve this common concern.

First, everyone feels the Spirit, or the Holy Ghost differently. So stop comparing your feelings to others.  It's been described that "You may feel a comfortable feeling. Or you may feel warm and exhilarated. You may cry, but the tears are joyful." In Galatians we are taught that the fruits of the Spirit are  ‘love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith’ (Gal. 5:22). It takes time, and effort to figure out how we feel the Spirit. For me I know that when I feel peace, a clarity of mind, and a motivation to do better, I am feeling the Spirit. Next time you are at church, reading your scriptures, praying, or any other environment where the Spirit can abide, ask yourself, "Did you understand the topic? Did you feel good about what you heard? Did you want to rush out and act upon the counsel of the speaker? Sometimes the Spirit will undeniably shake you, but most times it will come quietly and without great notice.” (New Era. Feb 1993) If you can say yes to those questions, you are feeling the Spirit, and it doesn't matter if it's not the same as others.

President Packer said this of his experience of reading The Book of Mormon for the first time:

“When I first read the Book of Mormon from cover to cover, I read the promise that if I ‘would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if [the things I had read were] true; and if [I would] ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he [would] manifest the truth of it unto [me], by the power of the Holy Ghost’ (Moroni 10:4). I tried to follow those instructions as I understood them. "If I expected a glorious manifestation to come at once as an overpowering experience, it did not happen. Nevertheless, it felt good, and I began to believe. …“I learned that anyone, anywhere, could read in the Book of Mormon and receive inspiration. …“My experience has been that a testimony does not burst upon us suddenly. Rather, it grows. …“Do not be disappointed if you have read and reread and yet have not received a powerful witness. You may be somewhat like the disciples spoken of in the Book of Mormon who were filled with the power of God in great glory ‘and they knew it not’ (3 Nephi 9:20).“Do the best you can” (in Conference Report, Apr. 2005, 5–7; or Ensign, May 2005, 6–8).

How beautiful is that? Even an apostle of the Lord shares some similar feelings. He did not have a grand experience, but he recognized that he felt the Spirit. When we understand that the Spirit can only come from God, we can recognize truth anywhere. In the Book of Moroni we are taught:

"Wherefore, all things which are good cometh of God; and that which is evil cometh of the devil; for the devil is an enemy unto God, and fighteth against him continually, and inviteth and enticeth to sin, and to do that which is evil continually."

 Second, we can receive an answer about the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon during all stages of reading it. Some think that we have to read the Book of Mormon cover to cover, not missing a single word, then pray and ask if it's true. While, it's so important that we read The Book of Mormon cover to cover, that is not a prerequisite to knowing if it's true or not. We can pray to our Heavenly Father anytime to know whatever we want, this applies to our quest of knowing if the Book of Mormon is true.

Elder Bruce R. McConkie gives this suggestion as another way to find out if the Book of Mormon is true, he said:

“There is another and simpler test that all who seek to know the truth might well take. It calls for us simply to read, ponder, and pray—all in the spirit of faith and with an open mind. To keep ourselves alert to the issues at hand—as we do read, ponder, and pray—we should ask ourselves a thousand times, ‘Could any man have written this book?’ And it is absolutely guaranteed that sometime between the first and thousandth time this question is asked, every sincere and genuine truth seeker will come to know by the power of the Spirit that the Book of Mormon is true, that it is the mind and will and voice of the Lord to the whole world in our day” (in Conference Report, Oct. 1983, 106; or Ensign, Nov. 1983, 73–74).

My last thought is that when we ask Heavenly Father if the Book of Mormon is true; we must ask having "real intent".  Elder Dallin H. Oaks said the following,

"Moroni did not promise a manifestation of the Holy Ghost to those who seek to know the truth of the Book of Mormon for hypothetical or academic reasons, even if they ‘ask with a sincere heart.’ The promise of Moroni is for those who are committed in their hearts to act upon the manifestation if it is received. Prayers based on any other reason have no promise because they are not made ‘with real intent’”(Pure in Heart [1988], 19–20).

In my mind it makes sense to think that Heavenly Father will not give us answers if we don't intend to act on them. Consider why you are reading the Book of Mormon and if you intend to act upon the things you are learning. President Packer said, "After you have read the Book of Mormon, you become qualified to inquire of the Lord, in the way that He prescribes in the book, as to whether the book is true. You will be eligible, on the conditions He has established, to receive that personal revelation."

I know with all my heart that The Book of Mormon is the word of God, and that we can transform our lives for the better when we apply the principles that lie within the pages. I know this because when I was 17, I knelt at the foot of my bed and asked the Lord if The Book of Mormon was true, and the clearest thought entered my head which said "You already know it's true, and that's all you need." All of our experiences are different, because we are unique and view the Gospel through our own eyes. So don't worry, just focus on feeling the Spirit, praying sincerely and your answer will come. One of my very favorite scriptures says "and in Christ there should come every good thing." I am so thankful for the Book of Mormon being one of those very "good things" in my life. I echo the words of Boyd K. Packer who said, "If you persist, I assure you that it will be the most rewarding book you have ever set your mind to read."