Blainer) I Believe the current edition is good enough for all practical purposes. Most changes have been, as I understand, changes that occurred shortly after the first printing, and have to do with punctuation and the like. I realize some other changes have been made, but I think these have been to adjust for changes in meaning of words over time. For instance, the word "white" once had the connotation of pure, and so the word "pure" has been substituted for "white" in recent editions to give a more accurate rendition of meaning. I find no fault in this as some hairsplitters do.
On Sun, 27 Oct 2002 14:06:58 -0500 "Marlin Halverson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Which edition of the Book of Mormon do you believe is the true > edition? It > is my understanding that there have been several revisions over the > years. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, October 27, 2002 1:50 PM > Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Is the Bible Complete?--Part 1 > > > > Blainer) I agree with you, Brother Glenn, that both sides of an > issue > > should usually be studied. For instance, I read some of the > writings of > > David Whitmer, one of the three witnesses to the Book of Mormon > (re: An > > Address to All Believers In Christ), and decided he was an enemy > to the > > truth, and I even went so far as to say he was a betrayer and a > traitor > > to Joseph Smith, just as Judas Iscariot was to Jesus. > > > > But upon reading some of his other writings, I feel I need to > modify my > > opinion of brother David Whitmer. I see that he was in reality a > man of > > INTEGRITY and HONESTY. I recently read his deathbed witness that > all he > > ever said regards this remarkable vision as written in the Book of > Mormon > > was true. He, along with the other two witnesses, never renigged > his > > testimony. He wrote and published the same testimony several > times in > > his life. > > > > The following is one of the several testimonies he published: > > "I have been surrounded by hostile mobs, on one occasion > numbering four > > or five hundred, demanding I should deny what is published over my > name > > in the Book Of Mormon; but the testimony I gave to that mob made > them > > fear and tremble, and I escaped from them." (An interview with > David > > Whitmer, by James Hart, at Richmond, Missouri, on August 21, > 1883.) > > > > In the same interview, he said, " I heard the voice of the angel, > and > > saw the engravings on the plates, and the plates just as stated in > the > > Book of Mormon. And we were commanded to bear record of these > things and > > that the book was translated by the gift and power of God." > > "You see that table by the wall," he remarked. "Well, there was a > table > > about that size, and the Heavenly Messenger brought the several > plates > > and laid them on the table before our eyes, and we saw them and > bore > > testimony of them, and our testimony is true. And if these things > are > > not true then there is no truth, and if there is no truth, there > is no > > God, and if there is no God, there is no existence. But I know > there is > > a God, for I have heard His voice and witnessed the manifestations > of His > > marvelous power." > > > > I count his testimony as the most valuable of the three because he > was > > the only one who never rejoined the LDS Church after being > > excommunicated. In fact, I think it was the Lord's will that he > remain > > outside the church in order to make his testimony all the more > > believable. > > He was apparently discouraged with Joseph Smith and Sydney > Rigdon, and > > therefore had every reason to betray them if the whole thing had > been a > > sham. But he along with Oliver Cowdery and Martin Harris (both > rejoined > > the LDS Church before they died) maintained throughout their > lives, > > withouit deviation, that they had seen a vision and had heard the > voice > > of God bearing witness that the plates were translated through > the gift > > and power of God. These testimonies, along with those of the > eight > > witnesses who saw and hefted the plates but did not see the angel, > leave > > me without doubt the Book of Mormon is the true word of God. > Their > > testimonies shall stand against all who resist the truth of God as > > contained in the Book of Mormon at the last day. > > > > On Wed, 23 Oct 2002 18:43:44 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > I understand what you are saying. However, some wisdom must be > used > > > here. > > > It is impossible to find the truth if one is not willing to > study > > > both sides > > > of an issue. I would never have seen the error of the Church of > > > Christ > > > without reading both pro and con. > > > > > > > > > > > Blainer) You have to see this through spiritual eyes. Try > > > thinking in > > > > terms of food. If you eat a lot of junk-food, loaded with > lots of > > > empty > > > > calories, you will probably end up with poor health. On the > other > > > hand, > > > > if you are more particular about what kind of food you eat,, > you > > > will > > > > likely have good health. Likewise, if you read a lot of > negative > > > > Junk-literature, loaded with lies and half-truths, you will > suffer > > > > spiritually. But if you read positive literature and listen > to > > > the > > > > spirit of the Holy Ghost, you will prosper spiritually. > > > > Mormonism teaches we can read anything we want. We have no > > > restrictions > > > > on what we read. It is purely a matter of individual choice. > We > > > are > > > > counseled to use wisdom in our choices, however. > > > > We are not the ones who are brainwashed!!! That is a joke, > > > because that > > > > is exactly how we see you!! Why do you think I stay on TT? > > > Because I > > > > like being insulted? Nope, I do it hoping somehow to > convince > > > you of > > > > the error of your thinking. > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sun, 20 Oct 2002 15:26:04 EDT [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > > That's because Mormonism teaches it is a sin to study > > > anti-Mormon > > > > > material. > > > > > They've got you right where they want you; brainwashed. > > > > > > > > > > > I knew the place to be a den of Mormon-haters, so I just > > > > > > said to myself, "consider the source." That's what I do > now > > > all > > > > > the > > > > > > time. (:>) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------- > > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that > you may > know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) > http://www.InnGlory.org > > > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email > to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. 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