The more I read about the history of Roman Catholicism the more I am convinced it is not what was intended and has strayed away from the truth.
Watch out; or some wiseacre will post the CHARGES made in the BoM over the years!!
I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth,
and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts,
than by any other book. (History of the Church, 4:461.)
The most correct of any book on earth was a bold statement to make in Joseph Smiths day,
let alone in our day of sophisticated publication.
The statement is still applicable, for the Lord has never rescinded it nor cast doubt upon it.
https://www.lds.org/ensign/1984/06/the-most-correct-book?lang=eng
Text |
Original 1830 Edition, Book of Mormon |
Editions 1837, 1888, 1920, 1964, 1978 |
Title page |
Joseph Smith, Jr. The author and proprietor of this work |
Joseph Smith, Jr. the translator of this work |
Title page |
now if there be fault, it be the mistake of men... |
now if there are faults, they are the mistakes of men... |
1 Ne 13:40 |
the lamb of God is the Eternal Father |
the lamb of God is the son of the Eternal Father |
1Nephi 11:21 |
the Eternal Father |
son of the Eternal Father |
1 Nephi 11:32 |
the Everlasting God |
son of the Everlasting God |
1 Nephi 20:1 |
words added |
or out of the waters of Baptism |
2 Nephi 12:9 |
the mean man boweth down |
the mean man boweth not down |
Alma 29:4 |
Yea, decreeth unto them decrees which are unalterable |
words deleted |
Alma 37:21,24 |
directors |
Interpreters |
Alma 30:16 |
it is the effects of a phrensied mind |
it is the effect of a frenzied mind |
Throughout B of M |
now there was seven churches |
now there were seven churches |
Throughout B of M |
there were no blood to shed |
there was no blood to shed |
Throughout B of M |
there is two churches |
there are two churches |
Throughout B of M |
and also much horses |
and also many horses |
Throughout B of M |
these things had not ought to be |
these things ought not to be |
Throughout B of M |
as I was a journeying |
as I was journeying ("a" removed) |
Throughout B of M |
They did prepare for to meet them |
They did prepare to meet them ("for" removed) |
Throughout B of M |
some have arrested the scriptures |
some have wrested the scriptures |
Throughout B of M |
when they had arriven |
when they had arrived |
Throughout B of M |
having no respects to persons |
having no respect to persons ("s" removed) |
Throughout B of M |
they had fell into great errors |
they had fallen into great errors |
Throughout B of M |
which was wrote upon the plates |
which was written upon the plates |
Throughout B of M |
they were exceeding fraid |
they were exceedingly afraid |
Throughout B of M |
they had began to possess the land |
they had begun to possess the land |
Throughout B of M |
this they done that they might provide food |
this they did that they might provide food |
Alma 23:1 |
nor neither of their brethren |
nor either of their brethren |
Mosiah 21:28; Ether 4:1 |
king Benjamin |
Mosiah (Benjamin was dead at this time) |
1 Nephi 12:18 |
Jesus Christ |
Messiah (Jesus had not yet been revealed to the Nephites) |
1 Nephi 20:1 |
come forth out of the waters of Judah |
or out of the waters of baptism (these words added after "Judah" |
2 Nephi 16:2 |
seraphims |
seraphim (verse copied from older copy of KJV which made a gramatical error) |
Which was why i called is scandalous. But i wish it was documented better.
The more I read about the history of Roman Catholicism the more I am convinced it is not what was intended and has strayed away from the truth.
You mean to be deep in (Biblical versus later) history is to cease to be Catholic? Indeed if wholly inspired Scripture is your standard and you want to follow the manifest Truth. But which means find some fault in Protestantism as well, and ourselves.