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One of the myriads of Jesus’ names is the Word. We see it here in John’s first epistle and in the gospel of John as well; “In the beginning was the Word…” John 1:1
In the Greek, “Word” is logos. It tells us Jesus was with God before time came to be. The following definition of “Word” comes from Holman Bible Dictionary; “Jesus Himself is the Word—the living Word. The preexistent Word who was with God “in the beginning” has now become flesh (John 1:1-18). Scholars have frequently claimed that John used logos in a philosophical sense to refer to the world’s controlling rational principle (Stoicism) or to the created intermediary between God and His world (Philo).
However, John’s word is not a principle or divine characteristic. It is a preexistent, life-giving person. John opposed Greek philosophy by arguing that salvation comes not by mankind’s escape from this world but by God entering and redeeming creation.”
See here how Joseph Smith has changed the translation in an attempt to strip God of power.
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“In the beginning was the gospel preached through the Son. And the gospel was the word, and the word was with the Son, and the Son was with God, and the Son was of God.” Joseph Smith Translation – John 1:1. (emphasis mine)