Sealed Portion

Ether 3:26-27
"For he had said unto him in times before, that if he would believe in him that he could show unto him all things-it should be shown unto him; therefore the Lord could not withhold anything from him, for he knew that the Lord could show him all things.

And the Lord said unto him: Write these things and seal them up; and I will show them in mine own due time unto the children of men."


These verses cross reference with 2 Nephi 27:6-23 where the bringing forth of the Book of Mormon is prophesied.  That chapter talks of the sealed portion of the Gold Plates and how Joseph Smith would not be able to translate them, but that the Lord would bring them forth in his time. This sealed portion is what the Brother of Jared wrote. It contains all that the Lord showed him and withholds nothing. It's awesome that the Book of Mormon includes prophesies about itself and all that comes with it. I am excited for the time when this sealed portion will come forth, but I also know that I need to focus on what we have and learn all that I can from it.