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Isaiah 19:13; “Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men.”

 1830 Book of Mormon

Page 328; “. . . yea, and that ye preserve these directors . . . And now my son, these directors were prepared, that the word of God might be fulfilled . . .”

1964 – Present Book of Mormon

Alma 37:21, 24; “yea, and that ye preserve these interpreters . . . And now my son, these interpreters were prepared that the word of God might be fulfilled. . . “

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Galatians 1:6-8; “I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: 7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.”

Book of Mormon 1830 ed., p. 32

galatians-16-8“18 And he said unto me, Behold, the virgin which thou seest, is the mother of God, after the manner of the flesh. 21 And the angel said unto me, behold the Lamb of God, yea, even the Eternal Father!…”

Today we’re simply asking a few questions about this BoM passage –

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1 Corinthians 15:1-4; “Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures”.

BoMToday we’re looking at one of the many times the Church has changed the text in the Book of Mormon. Be sure to ask a Mormon for their opinion about this!

1830 Alma 15, p. 303 — “…Yea, I know that he alloteth unto men, yea, decreeth unto them decrees which are unalterable, according to their wills…”

Alma 29:4 — “…Yea, I know that he alloteth unto men, yea, decreeth unto them decrees which are unalterable, according to their wills…”

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Galatians 1:6-8; “I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: 7 Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. 8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.”

Today we’re taking another look at some of the changes made to the original 1830 Book of Mormon and then asking some questions. While doing all this, let’s always keep the apostle Paul’s admonition in the forefront of our minds!

BoM 1830Original reading of 1 Nephi 11:18; “And he said unto me, Behold, the virgin which thou seest, is the mother of God, after the manner of the flesh.” Reference/link for 1830 BoM is from Jim Spencer’s Book of Mormon Machine.

1 Nephi 11:18; “And he said unto me: Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of the Son of God, after the manner of the flesh.”

The modern reading listed above was changed in 1964.

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1830 Book of Mormon1830 Book of Mormon, p. 382 (Alma 56:10); “… for behold, his army had been reduced by the Lamanites because of the numerority of their forces having slain a vast number of our men …” – Mazeministry.com

Alma 56:10; “… for behold, his army had been reduced by the Lamanites because their forces had slain a vast number of our men ….”

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Mormon Decisions 10The 1830 Book of Mormon is fraught with error as we all know. Not only are there chronological issues to deal with, but we have grammatical ones as well. The following examples are here to give the reader an idea of its contents –

The Book of Alma, p.406; “They were drowned up in the depths of the sea.”

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Mormon Decisions 101 Nephi 12:18; “… the Messiah who is the Lamb of God, of whom the Holy Ghost beareth record…”

1830 BoM; “And Jesus Christ which is the Lamb of God”.

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Book of Mormon Context Change/Nature of Jesus

Mormon Decisions 10The Book of Mormon is fraught with changes, discrepancies, contradictions and plagiarisms. Oh, did I mention false prophecies?

Today’s dilemma will show one example of a change made to the BoM text which in turn changed the whole meaning of the message. The passage here is talking about the nature and character of Jesus.

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