Again, we are informed that Smith’s translation process was performed by reading sentences (dictating) as they miraculously appeared while the scribe recorded the content exactly according to the reading. This was said to reflect what was engraved on the plates, word for word, or exactly what God wanted to be restored in modern times.Martin Harris via Millennial Star wrote: (“One of the Three Witnesses,” Millennial Star, Volume 44, p 86-87)
Martin Harris related an incident that occurred during the time that he wrote that portion of the translation of the Book of Mormon which he was favored to write direct from the mouth of the Prophet Joseph Smith. He said that the Prophet possessed a seer stone, by which he was enabled to translate as well as from the Urim and Thummim, and for convenience he then used the seer stone, Martin explained the translation as follows: By aid of the seer stone, sentences would appear and were read by the Prophet and written by Martin and when finished he would say “Written,” and if correctly written that sentence would disappear and another appear in its place, but if not written correctly it remained until corrected, so that the translation was just as it was engraven on the plates, precisely in the language then used.
Interestingly enough, Mormon apologetics walks back the Benjamin/Mosiah name change suggesting maybe it wasn’t the right thing to do in the first place and in doing so they throw Joseph Smith’s 1837 name change under the bus:LDS Discussions wrote:None of these three accounts allow for a loose translation of the Book of Mormon, as the seer stone would not continue to reveal the words without the exact, correct words (and spelling) being dictated by not just Joseph Smith, but the scribe writing it down as intended. I want to be clear – there is absolutely no wiggle room that would allow for a loose translation in these accounts, and these are all people who were intimately involved with Joseph Smith during the translation process.
This apologetic analysis is fatally flawed and shows how they will do anything to save the Book of Mormon even if it requires throwing the ultimate Editor (God) for making a mistake and Smith & Cowdery (“well-meaning editors”) under the bus for changing the name on the sly.Daniel B. Sharp and Matthew L. Bowen wrote:“For This Cause Did King Benjamin Keep Them”: King Benjamin or King Mosiah?
Restoring Benjamin for Mosiah
The original readings of the 1830 edition of the Book of Mormon in these two instances could be preserving a forgotten story in the Book of Mormon—a story of the discovery and translation of the record of the brother of Jared during the reign of King Benjamin. That this story is not obvious has caused some confusion and, in two instances, has led to changes in the text from “King Benjamin” to “King Mosiah” (first Mosiah 21:28, and later Ether 4:1). These changes are typical changes that occur in the transmission of texts—ancient and modern—when scribes, copyists, and sometimes even well-meaning editors attempt to improve or clarify perceived problems with an author’s words. Thus, these emendations can (and, we would argue, should) be seen as evidence that the early Saints who changed the text were not the authors of the text; Joseph Smith did not write the Book of Mormon—he translated it. Thus we concur with Stanley Larson, who wrote, “It seems that some have been too hasty to ‘correct’ the Book of Mormon here.” All of this suggests that the Book of Mormon is an ancient text that contains historical accounts far richer than even some early (and modern) Church members have imagined.
QUESTION:
Why did Joseph Smith agree to change the name in Mosiah 21:28?
ANSWER:
He was afraid of the implications that prove how the story was flawed and people would find out. Thus, it was fear that resulted in the change, not revelation, not inspiration, not by commandment. Joseph Smith pulled a fast one and proved how sneaky he really can be. The apologists can choke on that as they have to account for the coverup! I find the apologetic reasoning above to be both twisted and evil. They will do anything to save Mormonism even if it means condemning God for failing to control his prophet for tampering with the word of God! How utterly ironic!
QUESTION: Why did Smith secretly authorize Cowdery & Pratt to change the name from Benjamin to Mosiah in the 1837 edition?
ANSWER: Because 
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