Article 8, LDS Scripture, Bible, Part 3 The eighth LDS Article of Faith says, “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.” Our previous blogs have discussed the LDS view of the Bible which deals with more than its translation. LDS authorities have questioned whether we really have the true message given by God since we don’t have the original manuscripts of the writers of the books