Here is a very short note showing an intriguing connection between the New Testament and the Book of Mormon.
Here are Christ's words from John 16:
20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your shall be turned into .
10 And the earth did cleave together again, that it stood; and the , and the weeping, and the wailing of the people who were spared alive did cease; and their mourning was turned into joy, and their lamentations into the and thanksgiving unto the Lord Jesus Christ, their Redeemer.
5 his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but cometh in the morning . (Psalm 30)
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of of our God; to all that ;
3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them for ashes, the oil of for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called of , the of the Lord, that he might be glorified. (Isaiah 61)
13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow. (Jeremiah 31)