According to the Bible Dictionary, “the word gospel means good news. The good news is that Jesus Christ has made a perfect atonement for mankind that will redeem all mankind from the grave and reward each individual according to his/her works. The four gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, are not so much biographies as they are testimonies.” Each record is different from the other and hold truths that are backed up by the Book of Mormon, which makes it imperative that we have the Book of Mormon to study from.
“The preservation of the plates and writings that make up the Book of Mormon is, in itself miraculous and is an indication of the direct involvement of God in the coming forth of the Book of Mormon. The reason is was preserved is to bring the gospel of Jesus Christ unto us.” Isaiah 29:11-14 states, “And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed: And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this,
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While this may seem like it should have been devastating, God has a purpose for everything and nothing can change those plans. Doctrine and Covenants 3:1-3 states, “The works, and the designs, and the purposes of God cannot be frustrated, neither can they come to naught. For God doth not walk in crooked paths, neither doth he turn to the right hand nor to the left, neither doth he vary from that which he hath said, therefore his paths are straight, and his course is one eternal round. Remember, remember that it is not the work of God that is frustrated, but the work of men.” Men will not be able to change the will of God nor will they be able to change what happens in the world. It is all up to God, which is why the preservation of the scriptures is so