Studying the Book of Mormon

1. Find declarations of authorial intent – they’re there in each separate book, and help one figure out the point the writer was making. Ex., “I, Nephi, will show unto you that the tender mercies of the Lord are over all those whom he hath chosen, because of their faith, to make them mighty even unto the power of deliverance.”

2. Read Isaiah (and other pre-Exilic prophets) alongside the interpretations given by BofM prophets. Understanding the context from which the authors of the BofM were writing is important and valuable.

3. I find that reading different editions of the BofM can be helpful; the Penguin Classics edition is taken from the 1840 edit by Joseph Smith, for example, or the one I’m currently reading through, “The Stick of Joseph in the Hand of Ephraim”, which is basically a Jewish rewrite – with explanatory footnotes on Jewish practices and Torah that can be seen all throughout the text.
Of course I love the current version from the Church, but I’m that weirdo who read through three different translations of Isaiah for fun, so of course I would do the same with other books of scripture!

4. Read through General Conference talks and then read through the scriptures they reference. This doesn’t apply only to the Book of Mormon, but with, for example, Brother Pingree’s talk last conference, the man had like 60 references, and a large proportion were from the Book of Mormon.

Something like this might be a nice way to mix up your BoM study:
http://grandpadave.com/BookOfMormon/Book_of_Mormon.aspx