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WORD CHANGES IN THE BOOK OF MORMON

Most anti-mormons are very interested to know about some word changes in the Book of Mormon, here is a very good explanation of these word changes:

1830 Edition of the Book of Mormon:

the Lamb of God is the Eternal Father, and the Savior of the world ...(1 Nephi 11:32, emphasis added).

As shown in our sacrament prayers, Latter-day Saints typically use the name-title Eternal Father to refer to our Heavenly Father. But, this passage makes it appear that the Father and the Son are the same personage. Yet the First Vision of Joseph Smith clearly shows that our Eternal Father and Jesus Christ are separate and distinct individuals.

Therefore, this passage is very confusing (but not incorrect, see references below). Therefore, to clarify the identities of the personages involved, in the 1837 edition, this passage was changed to:

the Lamb of God is the Son of the Eternal Father, and the Savior of the world ...(1 Nephi 11:32, emphasis added).

Of course, the critics jump on this change and charge that we have changed our theology. Yet, as proven elsewhere, no theological change has taken place. Jesus Christ is both the Father and the Son, but Jesus Christ is not Heavenly Father. However, the Prophet Joseph Smith decided to make this clarification in the text to avoid any confusion for the reader. Likewise, the Church today has standardized the usage of name-titles to help alleviate confusion.
Ref. https://ourworld.cs.com/mikegriffith1/adamgod.htm

Changes Word

Dictionary.com explanation of the word "change":
1. To cause to be different: change the spelling of a word.
2. To give a completely different form or appearance to; transform: changed the yard into a garden.
3. To give and receive reciprocally; interchange: change places.
4. To exchange for or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category: change one's name; a light that changes colors.

Word Changes Studies Doctrine Mormon

It's funny you make a few changes and all of the sudden the wolves come running. The interesting thing about the Changes tha Joseph Smith Jr. made after the first one was due to some errors that the printer had put in them.

Changes Word

You never know what the printer was doing but, I have noticed in novel I have read words are wrong. It gave them a chance to say bad things about Joseph Smith Jr. All books when printed are proof read. People do miss some. Even using spell check. It is not checking if it is the right way of saying the word. or it says it is spelled correctly when it is the wrong word.