I found a discussion on another board about other changes to the Book of Mormon Introduction than just “principal” and “among”. Has anyone else picked up on this?
The Introduction to the Book of Mormon at the LDS official site still includes the following:
The Book of Mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the Bible. It is a record of God’s dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the Americas and contains, as does the Bible, the fullness of the everlasting gospel.
The Doubleday edition—has removed the reference completely in accordance with the upcoming new edition from SLC:
The Book of Mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the Bible. It is a record of God's dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the Americas and contains the fullness of the everlasting gospel.
I have not been able to verify this change, can anyone help verify this as true or false?
But if this is true doesn’t this seem to push the church further from their goal as being accepted as mainstream Christian?
I think it would be morally right to lie about your religion to edit the article favorably. bcspace
We want to be called Christians.....we have no interest in being mainstream Christians.
"Surely he knows that DCP, The Nehor, Lamanite, and other key apologists..." -Scratch clarifying my status in apologetics "I admit it; I'm a petty, petty man." -Some Schmo
Actually, I'm surprised that the statement exists as it does on the official LDS website. It should read in companionship with the Bible rather than as does the Bible, since "We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly. We also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God."
Carrie Moore mentioned this in her Deseret News article of November 8.
Another change in the book's introduction may be of interest to those who question whether Latter-day Saints are Christians, but church officials declined comment about when that change was made.
The second sentence of the introduction in many editions says the book is "a record of God's dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the Americas and contains, as does the Bible, the fullness of the everlasting gospel."
The 2004 edition produced by Doubleday for non-Latter-day Saints omits the phrase, "as does the Bible." A church spokesman declined comment on when the change was first made or an explanation of why.
LDS leaders have long emphasized that the book is a second witness for Christ's gospel beyond what is contained in the Bible alone.
There's also some interesting discussion of it at the Juvenile Instructor website.
In a response to an email from the Juvenile Instructor, Church spokesman Mark Tuttle stated the following:
Support and reference materials for the scriptures are only changed for major new editions (the last English edition was in 1981), and not with individual (re) printings. How this is done and its timing (considering all of the individual language translations), is a complex problem that we hope to address in detail in the near future. Until that time we are not able to provide additional comments.
This response gives me hope that the Church’s media representatives will soon address the issue of how the “as does the Bible” change occurred. Although Tuttle confirmed that a statement is forthcoming, he was unable to state that it would address this specific issue.
The Nehor wrote:We want to be called Christians.....we have no interest in being mainstream Christians.
Huh? The PR dept dry humps the "mainstream christian" image as much as they can. Mormons want to be seen as mainstream christians.
I don't. Last I checked I have Mormon cred. Thank you for adding an unnecessary sexual act to your description. Are you sure you're getting enough at home?
"Surely he knows that DCP, The Nehor, Lamanite, and other key apologists..." -Scratch clarifying my status in apologetics "I admit it; I'm a petty, petty man." -Some Schmo
The Nehor wrote:We want to be called Christians.....we have no interest in being mainstream Christians.
Huh? The PR dept dry humps the "mainstream christian" image as much as they can. Mormons want to be seen as mainstream christians.
I don't. Last I checked I have Mormon cred. Thank you for adding an unnecessary sexual act to your description. Are you sure you're getting enough at home?
It illustrated the point very well. I'm getting what I need. You on the other hand will have to settle for one of the desperate sisters in the singles ward.
Maybe you could get one to run off to the international house of handshakes so you could start getting some. Liz is right. Maybe that's why you are so cranky lately.
And crawling on the planet's face Some insects called the human race Lost in time And lost in space...and meaning
Mercury wrote:It illustrated the point very well. I'm getting what I need. You on the other hand will have to settle for one of the desperate sisters in the singles ward.
Maybe you could get one to run off to the international house of handshakes so you could start getting some. Liz is right. Maybe that's why you are so cranky lately.
Liz just said I was a smart-ass. I still concede that you and Porter are the contenders for the title in that area.
"Surely he knows that DCP, The Nehor, Lamanite, and other key apologists..." -Scratch clarifying my status in apologetics "I admit it; I'm a petty, petty man." -Some Schmo
liz3564 wrote:Actually, I'm surprised that the statement exists as it does on the official LDS website. It should read in companionship with the Bible rather than as does the Bible, since "We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly. We also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God."
Yeah, that is surprising. If the Bible contains the fullness of the everlasting gospel there was never any need for the Book of Mormon other than an interesting piece of Native American history.
"We of this Church do not rely on any man-made statement concerning the nature of Deity. Our knowledge comes directly from the personal experience of Joseph Smith." - Gordon B. Hinckley
"It's wrong to criticize leaders of the Mormon Church even if the criticism is true." - Dallin H. Oaks
liz3564 wrote:Actually, I'm surprised that the statement exists as it does on the official LDS website. It should read in companionship with the Bible rather than as does the Bible, since "We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly. We also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God."
Hi Liz
I was surprised that it was even stated in the Intro. I really never noticed it before. It is in my triple comb though.
Your wording seems to fit Mormonism better.
Pokatator
I think it would be morally right to lie about your religion to edit the article favorably. bcspace