Will the LDS church change another word or two soon, in its Book of Mormon?

Question

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According to modern scientific instruments, aren't the dates inaccurate in the footnotes of the pages throughout that book?

The church recently altered the book's preface, due to incontrovertable DNA research evidence. Will they now re-do the dates of the Inca, Peruvian and Mayan histories, as contained in the Book of Mormon?

Answer 1

First of all the change was not a major change, get your facts correct. Second it had nothing to do with DNA data. The enemies of the LDS church like to claim that DNA evidence proves that the Native Americans are not of Jewish decent. Well, the Book of Mormon does not make the claim that they are of Jewish decent, so the DNA evidence backs up the Book of Mormon. The people in the Book of Mormon are from Manasseh or the Tribes of Joseph. Not only that there were more than one group that come over.

Plus the LDS church has never taught that the people mentioned in the Book of Mormon were the only people to be on the American Continent. The change more clearly places the church position.

Answer 2

The Book of Mormon does not claim to be the story of the Incan or Mayan peoples, so I don't foresee any change to the dates.

Regarding the recent change to the INTRODUCTION of the Book of Mormon, people are making a much bigger deal of this that it actually is. The text of the Book of Mormon has not been recently modified. What was modified was the introduction to the Book of Mormon, which was written in 1981. The introduction was not translated from the ancient record, nor was it written by Joseph Smith.

Also, scientific evidence does not prove that Native Americans are not descended from Lehi. It does not prove that the Book of Mormon is false. Trust me, I'm currently pursuing a combined MD/PhD in medicine and biomedical science, so I understand the limitations of the research techniques. DNA evidence does, however, suggest that Lehi was not the sole or even principal ancestor of Native Americans. This is what many Mormons have believed for decades. The change in the introduction reflects this belief, which has in turn been informed by scientific findings.

To learn more about the Mormons, visit http://www.allaboutmormons.com .

Answer 3

that's too plenty to study all of it, yet a number of what he needs to have faith is incorrect. He ought to study the Bible and discover out what it fairly says instead of desirous to maintain a number of the Mormon teachins. The return of the ten Tribes isn't something we could desire to be desirous approximately.

Answer 4

All traditional religions need to update themselves. It would be nice is these religions, would look for the best and newest in spiritual ideas and training techniques, so that they could improve their spiritual product, in order to take on the challenges, of our highly technological age.

Answer 5

Who knows! Personally, I don't care. To me, the Book of Mormon is true and that is all I need.

Answer 6

I have personally noticed errors in the wording of the Book of Mormon in one or two placed, myself. I am sure that those errors will be fixed in upcoming editions of the Book.

However, your argument concerning whether the people of the Book of Mormon existed is nonsensical. Since the Gospel of Jesus Christ is a religion based on FAITH, it only stands to reason that efforts to physically validate the existence of what the records testify of would never be rewarded by God himself. If actual evidences are found that would support the civilizations in the Book of Mormon, it matters very little to the testimony of true faithful people, who have come to know that the Book of Mormon records are authentic. That witness has already come to them by the power of the Holy Ghost.

The only people that will benefit from actual physical evidences of the Book of Mormon times, are people who don't have enough faith to believe as God wants them to, to begin with.

Same goes with those who seek physical evidences of Biblical accounts. What our Heavenly Father desires of his children is for them to identify him and prove him by the means he has provided: Through faith on his words through his living prophets and by the witness of the Holy Ghost that speaks to only those who have met the requirements to receive the mysteries of God.

Anything else is simply trivial pursuit by wicked men who think they can obtain their religion on their own terms.

So, now the question turns back on you. Do you really desire to find truth according to your own methods? Or are you willing to submit yourself to the will of your Heavenly Father, and develop your faith according to his will -- not your's???

Answer 7

And this matters because....?

If you're not a mormon, ignore it.
If you are a mormon, you already know why.

It doesn't have to affect your life one particle.

Answer 8

I have no idea where to get that kind of fiction.
Where and how do you get yours??