Beethoven and Jesus

Authenticity, Imitation, and Obedience

The word “authenticity” does not appear in scripture, but it is on a lot of people’s minds. Authenticity is defined as the quality of genuineness—of being what a person or thing is claimed to be. In the testimonies prepended to the Book of Mormon, the witnesses attest that the plates are real, though they can only say for sure that they have “the appear…