If LDS scripture was inspired, why so many changes?

 

LDS leaders have taken away words, added words, (see Rev. 22:18-19), and tampered with previously published revelations by writing in new material and falsely attributing it to an earlier date. Here are some examples of changes made to the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. Quotes taken from the 1830 Book of Mormon compared to the changes that were made to the current Book of Mormon.

 

 

1 Nephi 3, p. 25* And he said unto me, Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of God, after the manner of the flesh

*The 1830 text did not have verse divisions.

1 Nephi 11:18 And he said unto me, Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of the Son of God. after the manner of the flesh

 

1 Nephi 3, p. 25 And the angel said unto me, behold the Lamb of God, even the Eternal Father!

1 Nephi 11:21 And the angel said unto me, behold the Lamb of God, even the Son of the Eternal Father!

 

1 Nephi 3, p. 26 And I looked and beheld the Lamb of God, that he was taken by the people; yea, the Everlasting God, was judged of the world.

1 Nephi 11:32   And I looked and beheld the Lamb of God, that he was taken by the people; yea, the Son of the Everlasting God, was judged of the world.

 

1 Nephi 3, p. 32 These last records … shall make known to all kindreds, tongues, and people, that the Lamb of God is the Eternal Father and the Savior of the world.

1 Nephi 13:40

 

A VARIETY OF OTHER CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE THAT ALSO ALTER THE MEANING OF THE TEXT.

 

Alma 15, p. 303

Alma 29:4  yea, I know that he alloteth unto men, yea, decreeth unto them decrees which are unalterable, according to their wills          

NOTE: Later editions from at least 1840 to 1980 deleted without explanation these eight words. LDS leaders re-inserted the omitted words into all editions since 1981.

 

Mosiah 9, p. 200 … King Benjamin

Mosiah 21:28 …      King Mosiah

 

Ether 1, p. 546 … and for this cause did King Benjamin

Ether 4:1 …          and for this cause did King Mosiah

NOTE: According to Book of Mormon chronology, King Benjamin was already dead when these events took place. Apparently LDS leaders changed the name to Mosiah to eliminate the mistake.

 

2 Nephi 8, p. 87 … and the mean man boweth down

2 Nephi 12:9      … and the mean man boweth not

 

1 Nephi 5, p. 52 … O house of Jacob, which are called out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the Lord

1 Nephi 20:1 …      O house of Jacob, which are called out of the waters of Judah, or out of the waters of baptism

 

2 Nephi 12, p. 117 … and many generations shall not pass away among them, save they shall be a white

2 Nephi 30:6 (1840 edition) … and many generations shall not pass away among them, save they shall be a white pure

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CHANGES TO THE DOCTRINE & COVENANTS

 

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BC 4:2, p. 10 —

[Harmony, Pennsylvania March 1829]

D&C 5:4 — And you have a gift to translate the plates; [and this is the first gift that I bestowed upon you;] and I have commanded that you should pretend to no other gift [until my purpose is fulfilled in this;] for I will grant unto you no other gift [until it is finished].

 

BC 28:6-7, p. 60

Wherefore lift up your hearts and rejoice, and gird up your loins and be faithful until I come: even so. Amen.

[Harmony, Pennsylvania September 4, 1830]

D&C 27:5ff Behold this is wisdom in me, wherefore marvel not, for the hour cometh that I will drink of the fruit of the vine with you, on the earth, and with [Moroni, whom I have sent unto you to reveal the Book of Mormon, containing the fulness of the everlasting gospel…] [Harmony, Pennsylvania first part August

 

BC 44:26, p. 92

D&C 42:29-30 If thou lovest me thou shalt serve me and keep all my commandments; and behold, [thou wilt remember the poor, and] thou shalt consecrate [of] all thy properties [for their support] that which thou hast [to impart] unto me [them] with a covenant and a deed which can not be broken. [And inasmuch as ye impart of your substance unto the poor, ye will do it unto me] and they shall be laid before the bishop of my church [and his counselors], two of the elders [or high priests], such as he shall appoint [or has appointed]

 

CHANGES IN THE PEARL OF GREAT PRICE

 

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PGP Moses, p. 14 —

PGP Moses 4:19-22 — And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. And again, [I] the Lord [God] said unto the [serpent: Because thou has done this thou shalt be cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon they belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life; And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, between thy seed and her seed; and he shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel. Unto the] woman, [I the Lord God said],.I will greatly multiply [thy] your sorrow, and [thy] your

 

PGP Moses, p. 16 —

PGP Moses 5:22-31 — And the Lord said unto Cain, why are you angry [art thou wroth]? Why is your [thy] countenance fallen? If you do [thou doest] well, will you not be [thou shall be] accepted?. And if you [thou] do[est] not well, sin lie[th] at the door, and Satan desire[th] to have you [thee]; and except you [thou] shall hearken unto my commandments, I will deliver you [thee] up, and it shall be unto you [thee] according to his desire. [And thou shalt rule over him; For from this time forth thou shalt be the father of his lies; thou shalt be called Perdition; for thou wast also before the world. For from this time forth thou shalt be …]

Note: At this point there are an additional 200 words added to this passage including Cain making a pact directly with Satan to be able to kill his brother Abel.

 

PGP JS History, p. 41 — He called me by name and said unto me, that he was a messenger sent from the presence of God to me, and that his name was Nephi.

PGP JS History, 1:33 — He called me by name and said unto me, that he was a messenger sent from the presence of God to me, and that his name was Moroni.

If, as the Mormon Church claims, the original revelations came directly from God, what justifies the tampering documented above? Does this evidence warrant further investigation of the historical and spiritual roots of the LDS Church?  -This information collected and published by Joel B. Groat

 

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