These are among the most controversial words in the entire LDS doctrine. Latter Day Saints are often accused of not being Christians, and I believe that a big part of it is because we put the Book of Mormon on the same level and sometimes above the Bible in importance. However, even Smith Jr himself said that no book can replace the bible. When our protestant friends ask us about how we feel the book of Mormon and Bible are equals, many members quote this passage.
The passage ends with "because that ye have a bible ye need not suppose that it contains all my words; neither need ye suppose that I have not caused more to be written." Latter Day Saints believe that God inspired his prophets in the new world to write down their version of the bible. That's of course an oversimplification of what the Book of Mormon is, but it's a pretty good over simplification.
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