The Lost 116 Pages - Evidence of a Tight Translation?

Post by **_barrelomonkeys** » Thu Jul 26, 2007 9:48 pm

Who Knows wrote:Wow, I feel so cool now. This is like the first actual thing I've ever contributed to the boards.

Now I know how all you smart people feel all the time. :)

Now I can only hang out with PP and Mercury. Dagnabit!

Post by **_beastie** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:11 am

Wow, I feel so cool now. This is like the first actual thing I've ever contributed to the boards.

Now I know how all you smart people feel all the time.

Well, you know what that means. It's time to ordain you a.... PUNDIT. ;)

Seriously, I wish someone would bring this up on MAD. I'm curious as to how they will spin it.

Post by **_Dr. Shades** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:35 am

beastie wrote:GEEZ! Why didn't I think of this? I have dissected this whole tight/loose debate, and this never, never occurred to me.

I agree! First CaliforniaKid unveils his Martin Harris epiphany in the Celestial Forum, and now this from Who Knows. That's two breakthroughs in one day, and it all happened here on MormonDiscussions.com.

Wow, I feel so cool now. This is like the first actual thing I've ever contributed to the boards.

Now I know how all you smart people feel all the time. :)

Hold your head up, Who Knows! That contribution was EXCELLENT!

Post by **_CaliforniaKid** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:47 am

Dr. Shades wrote:I agree! First CaliforniaKid unveils his Martin Harris epiphany in the Celestial Forum, and now this from Who Knows. That's two breakthroughs in one day, and it all happened here on MormonDiscussions.com.

Not to put a premature end to my five minutes of fame, but the Martin Harris epiphany belongs to Don. :-(

Good job Don!! 3 cheers for the Bradleymeister!!

Post by **_Dr. Shades** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 12:53 am

CaliforniaKid wrote:Not to put a premature end to my five minutes of fame, but the Martin Harris epiphany belongs to Don. :-(

Nope. I'm referring to what you said about how Martin Harris is documented as having wandered away from Smith, Cowdery, and Whitmer, and while he was gone he probably donned a new outfit, hid his face, and played the role of the angel who appeared to the others in his "absence."

So the fame is all yours. :-)

Post by **_CaliforniaKid** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:56 am

Dr. Shades wrote:
CaliforniaKid wrote:Not to put a premature end to my five minutes of fame, but the Martin Harris epiphany belongs to Don. :-(

Nope. I'm referring to what you said about how Martin Harris is documented as having wandered away from Smith, Cowdery, and Whitmer, and while he was gone he probably donned a new outfit, hid his face, and played the role of the angel who appeared to the others in his "absence."

So the fame is all yours. :-)

Oh, that epiphany. Well, I must admit that I stole that idea from somebody who once speculated that the "angel Moroni" that frequently appeared to Joseph Smith was in fact Sidney Rigdon masquerading as such.

-CK

Post by **_DonBradley** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:06 am

CaliforniaKid wrote:Oh, that epiphany. Well, I must admit that I stole that idea from somebody who once speculated that the "angel Moroni" that frequently appeared to Joseph Smith was in fact Sidney Rigdon masquerading as such.

Ah, but Celestial Kingdom, stealing has a venerable history in Mormonism (according to some views).

Don

Post by **_CaliforniaKid** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:58 am

DonBradley wrote:
CaliforniaKid wrote:Oh, that epiphany. Well, I must admit that I stole that idea from somebody who once speculated that the "angel Moroni" that frequently appeared to Joseph Smith was in fact Sidney Rigdon masquerading as such.

Ah, but Celestial Kingdom, stealing has a venerable history in Mormonism (according to some views).

Don

Would that be the stealing of wives from one's closest associates? Perhaps we eligible bachelors ought to take a page from that book...

Post by **_The Dude** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:39 pm

Who Knows wrote:Wow, I feel so cool now. This is like the first actual thing I've ever contributed to the boards.

Now I know how all you smart people feel all the time. :)

It is a good point WK.

But maybe, after Joseph Smith was punished for giving the ms to Harris, he learned how to do really cool "loose" translations and that's how he did the rest of the Book of Mormon.

Who is the biggest-name proponent of loose translation? Is in Brant Gardner?

Post by **_Mercury** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:48 pm

barrelomonkeys wrote:
Who Knows wrote:Wow, I feel so cool now. This is like the first actual thing I've ever contributed to the boards.

Now I know how all you smart people feel all the time. :)

Now I can only hang out with PP and Mercury. Dagnabit!

Come on over!

Sincerely, the low men in yellow coats.

(this is a Stephen King reference for the clueless