Throughout my life, I have had many questions come up about being LDS (Mormon); the one I will cover today, is what is the Book of Mormon? First of all, I would like to denounce the common belief that it is “the Mormon Bible.” In our 8 th article of faith, we declare that: “We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.” The Book of Mormon does not replace the Bible, but it is a holy set of scripture... Sign in to see full entry.