So basically either the Book of Mormon is wrong and/or the Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible is wrong. They both can’t be right. This is most certainly a big problem for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints of which I’m a member and High Priest. The best thing for us to do is to repent and apologize for Joseph Smith and his lunacies.
I saw this post at exmormon.org...perhaps you will find it interesting: “In the Introduction to the Book of Mormon the second paragraph reads:“The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation. Their words, written on gold plates, were quoted and abridged by a prophet-historian named Mormon. The record gives an account of the two great civilizations. One came from Jerusalem in 600 B.C., and afterward separated into two nations, known as the Nephites and the Lamanites. The other came much earlier when the Lord confounded the tongues at the Tower of Babel. This group is known as the Jaredites. After thousands of years, all were destroyed except the Lamanites, and they are the principal ancestors of the American Indians.”
This was included in the first printing runs of the Doubleday Edition.
In the latest printing of the Doubleday Edition of the Book of Mormon, the last sentence was changed to read:
“After thousands of years, all were destroyed except the Lamanites, and they are among the ancestors of the American Indians.”
The interesting thing is this change is not published anywhere. Additionally, the new Doubleday Edition still lists itself as a first edition. I am no publisher, but my understanding was when you made changes, you listed it as a second, third, etc. edition. The second edition also indicates that it is still first printing, which would be impossible since the change was made.”
If this is true, one would wonder why the change was made?
It takes the Holy Spirit to reveal to your spiritual ‘ears/eyes’ what is error in a spiritual sense. You may already be a Christian and God wants to use you for the benefit of ‘your brethren’.
Maranatha, Jesus!
Great links Degaston - thanks.