[Colofornian]

It's July 1. On this date (July 1, 1829), 184 years ago, Joseph Smith "completed" the "translation" of the Book of Mormon.

Well...so says...Mormon "historians"...

Yet...
...if it was "completed"
...Why, about 4,000 revisions and changes in the Book of Mormon since then?
...Why would Mormon leaders and Mormon editors even go about changing -- post-published -- a so-called "completed" document if Joseph Smith was indeed "translating" directly from tablets by the Mormon god's power?

[Colofornian]

Here is the home page of this Web site: Hebrew Translation

Will typical "anti-Mormon" slurs be hurled vs. this Hebrew Web site for publishing this piece?

[bray]

Because it’s a cult and not a Christian church which worships God and the Holy Word.

Pray for America to Wake Up

[TheLawyerFormerlyKnownAsAl]

I think I read the tablets were lost on the way West.

[NELSON111]

I have a photo-copy of the original print...with the 4000+ corrections inked in.

[Colofornian]

From the article: Doctrine 1) Title page: 1830: "by Joseph Smith, Jr., author and proprietor." Today: "translated by Joseph Smith, Jr."

Question: Why did Mormon leaders change the title page of the Book of Mormon, announcing Smith was the translator after Smith published that he was the "author and proprietor?"

And then...why didn't Mormon editors likewise change this in their other alleged "Scriptures" -- Doctrine & Covenants 24:1?

D&C 24:1 likewise announces who the real Book of Mormon author was -- not a Nephite; not Jews who took a spherical ball with holes in the bottom (I kid you not) across the ocean; not an angel; not God; but Joseph Smith! (D&C 24:1).

D&C 24:1: ”Behold, thou wast called and chosen to WRITE
[note: word “translate” is nowhere to be found]
[picking up the rest of D&C 24:1]: the Book of Mormon…”

[ConservativeMind]

Alexander Campbell published the first critique of the original Book of Mormon. His former assistant became one of the original Mormon founders, to Alexander’s consternation.

[Usagi_yo]

Because the originals where destroyed when Moses threw them at the craven idol that the Jews had built.

[Kirkwood]

Why has the content of the Holy Bible been changed?
I think for the same reasons.

[bethelgrad]

Easy. Because it’s a scam. Ole Joe was a liar and the LDS are his fruit.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

A Latter-Day Regift

http://youtu.be/w7bukaRhbI0

[SkyDancer]

Probably had to keep up with the changes when new “prophesies” were needed. Then too, grammar. And if they took out all those “and it came to pass” and “in the fullness of time” statements you’d have something the size of a pamphlet.

[ForAmerica]

That's why I always ask Mormons which one is the correct edition, 1930 or 1985?

We have to remember, that the BOM is the most correct book on earth and will get Mormons nearer to God than any other book!

[gov_bean_ counter]

Hmmm. Because the tablets didn’t utilize retinal display???

[IBIAFR]

I think South Park covered it.

http://www.southparkstudios.com/full-episodes/s07e12-all-about-mormons

[piusv]

I’m no Mormon apologist as I believe it is a false religion; however, this article comes from a site called “Hebrew Translation”. How do we know this site is not biased? Did these doctrinal changes in their “bible” actually happen? What do the Mormons say?

[RicocheT]

Most of us don’t care what practicing Mormons believe as long as they don’t under pain of death make all of us live under their rules, cut off the heads of Christians, Jews or make our wives and daughters wear black sheets from head to toe.

[svcw]

BoM has changed because there is no foundation from which to build

[ontap]

I get kind of tired of this constant hand ringing about Mormons. They seem to be peace loving people with great family values....do I agree with their religion...no....do they have a right to believe what they want...yes...when they start beheading innocents I will get worried , until then I don’t have a problem one with them!!!!

[Zakeet]

And the Lord had caused the cursing to come upon them, yea, even a sore cursing, because of their iniquity. For behold, they had hardened their hearts against him, that they had become like unto a flint; wherefore, as they were white, and exceedingly fair and delightsome, that they might not be enticing unto my people the Lord God did cause a skin of blackness to come upon them. – Book of Mormon, 2 Nephi 5:21

One group of changes ... illustrated above ... came about as a result of political pressure. Either that, or Joseph was a false prophet who employed a fraudulent peep stone. Or both.

[Colofornian]

From the article: 6) Ether 15:31: "And it came to pass that AFTER he had smitten off the head of Shiz, that Shiz raised up on his hands and fell; and after that he struggled for breath, he died." (Impossible)

So...this Book of Mormon character has his head cut off.

His "AFTER"ward response? (other than falling like most with this tender "condition"?)

1. Shiz raises his hands.
2. Shiz falls.
3. "after that"...Shiz THEN struggles for breath.
4. THEN Shiz dies.