If the Book of Mormon is supposedly the most correct book on earth, why does it have over 3,900 changes?

Question

I personally like this one.

1830: "...by Joseph Smith, jr., author and proprietor"
Today: "translated by Joseph Smith, jr."

That's a huge difference, not just grammatical.
http://www.saintsalive.com/mormonism/bomchanges.htm

I do think the bible is false. My focus of the question was the book of mormon, though.

Answer 1

because like they said in south park ,
its dumb dumb dumb dumb dumb

Answer 2

Because Smiths' scribes weren’t perfect writers, most of them are boring grammatical errors, but some are very interesting such as contradictions, and racism.

What I find interesting about this perfect book is its similarity to 19th century culture, to the King James Bible, Evangelical Protestantism, and American Antiquities. It would be quite the coincidence if the Jews back then had a culture just like Josephs.

Mormons are proud how from chapter to chapter there is a different authorship each with his own way of wording events. But would it baffle the Mormons to know that the King James Bible and Book of Mormon have the same style of writing, similar and identical wordings? You can also see Methodist preaching catch phrases scattered through out it, and Methodist style of missionary work, and conversion. If the Book of Mormon is perfect, then "View of the Hebrews" must be almost perfect.

Answer 3

Questioning why there are errors in a manuscript of some several thousand words suggests that the owner of that statement has never written or copied in print a work of such magnitude. The shear volume of words, using multiple scribes, and in multiple locations, often having to move around in secret in great haste,from place to place to avoid persecution in a land of supposed religious freedom....it makes perfect sense that there would be errors.

Nonetheless, the doctrine remains sound and pure and has not been changed. When referring the the "most perfect book" it is a reference to the doctrine. When taken in the correct context, it is not taht hard to understand the meaning of the wording.

Answer 4

I wonder why we're not having the same conversation about the Bible. It wasn't originally written in English. Therefore, it must also be man's translation of God's word. So if you're giving that as a reason for denouncing the Book of Mormon, you would by all reason, have to denounce the Bible as false also.

Answer 5

Blondiebaptist hit it right on the head. The B/M was created at the direction of that "Great Dragon" The Devil. J/S copied from many sources the Bible and for another the "Spauding Manuscript" which was written as a fictional story, but was never published. Some of J/S friends added their own ideas to flesh out the account. As such as time has brought a spot light on to items that do not square with real facts changes have been required to make the story work.

Answer 6

No man.. Don't you know that the whole "proprieter" thing.. That was just a printing press error. You know how those old presses were. No spell checkers, nothing. Very prone to errors.

Edit: Fotomama... Wouldn't just 1 change invalidate the claim? Why do you need all 3900 listed?

Answer 7

After that many changes it SHOULD be the most correct book on Earth.

If God wanted it changed and it got changed then it is still correct as God is the source of truth.

Answer 8

True....but I think it is only the most correct book on Earth to other Mormons.

Answer 9

An Ed Decker site. Yeah. THAT'S inspired!!! How many times has that particular tool delcared bankruptcy?

And would you mind listing all of the 3,900 changes for those of us who are doubtful of the accuracy of your accounting?

Answer 10

The book of Mormon is error and therefore is not Holy Scripture.

Answer 11

Ditto, ditto, and ditto

Holy scripture should never be changed. This is how Satan creeps in and messes up people's minds.