In verse 12 we read that the Lord’s paths are straight, and his course is one eternal round. This means, among other things, that the Lord is consistent. This consistency can surely be seen with the commandments given to those who were to protect the Book of Mormon. Again we turn to the promises of the Lord to Joseph Smith, the same heavenly messenger delivered them up to me with this charge…that if I would use all my endeavors to preserve them, until he, the messenger, should call for them, they should be protected (JS—H 1:59).