“One reason Sherem, the anti-Christ, was able to deceive the Nephites was that they lacked scriptural knowledge. … Today individuals … deceive others by their smooth words and scholarly language. These modern Sherems call for such things as modifications in Church doctrine and liberalized moral standards. Some are led into inactivity and even apostasy because they do not search and understand the scriptures as they are illuminated by the light of the Spirit” (Williams, “Book of Mormon and Overcoming Satan,” 245–46).