For the purposes of discussion, we will paraphrase the “great question.” The great question is, what think ye of Christ? (Matt 22:42) When Christ asked that question to the Pharisees, his next question was, whose son is he? Although the writings of Zenos, Zenock, and Moses were available to them, their answer demonstrates that the plain and precious truth of his divine Sonship had been lost in their religious tradition. Hence, their reply was that he was supposed to be The Son of David. Was the Christ to be the son of David or the Son of God? Or is he to come at all? The poor Zoramites faced these same issues.
It is the same question which faces all of us. What do we think of him? Was he a man, a prophet, or a fable? Whose son is he? Can he be the Son of God without being God himself? How can his death and resurrection affect me?
Neal A. Maxwell
“My friends and neighbors, brothers and sisters all, the most important question in human history is one which will not go away. It echoes down the corridors of time. And ”Jesus asked them…What think ye of Christ?“ (Matt 22:42) Sooner or later, this is the vital question for all mortals, including you, my friends. And a failure to answer this question is an answer.” (Investigator Fireside, Jan. 5, 1984)
Neal A. Maxwell
“…the Book of Mormon provides resounding and great answers to what Amulek designated as ‘the great question’; namely, is there really a redeeming Christ? (Alma 34:5-6) The Book of Mormon with clarity and with evidence says, ’Yes! Yes! Yes!’ Moreover, in its recurring theme, the book even declares that ’all things which have been given of God from the beginning of the world, unto man, are the typifying of [Christ]’ (2 Nephi 11:4). How striking its answers are, considering all that God might have chosen to tell us! He, before whom all things—past, present, and future—are continually, has chosen to tell us about the ‘gospel’—the transcending ’good news,‘ the resplendent answers to ’the great question.’” (“The Book of Mormon: A Great Answer to ‘The Great Question’”, p. 1)