For those of us outside the church, yes, they’re “walking it back” from JS. But doing it so slyly in the process.
Gradually diminishing its importance/significance vs. admitting that JS faked it. If they admit he faked the translation, then he’s a false prophet because he claimed he was able to do so via the power of their god.
If they persist in maintaining its veracity, then they show themselves to be obstinate in the face of irrefutable proof that it’s a funerary text and “reformed Egyptian” is fantasy.
Clever tactic to keep the TBM’s in line by “revealing” that the BoA isn’t all that relevant; “Focus on the BoM, we can keep stonewalling on that one for much longer.”
This announcement is further proof that the SLC hierarchy is not interested in truth or the spiritual well being of its members, just $5B malls.
Spit.