Changes to Mormon Books

Pearl of Great Price: page 14 alone of the 1st edition requires that 355 words be added, 63 words changed, and 4 words deleted to bring it into conformity with current the edition.

Doctrines and Covenants: some revelations have hundreds of words added to them.

Joseph Smith's History: 62,000 words added/deleted including the following deletion, Joseph Smith, "drank a glass of beer at Moessers".

Book of Mormon: 3913 changes, effecting 10,000 words!

A sampling of the 3913 changes made to the "inspired" book of Mormon:

Text

Original 1830 Edition, Book of Mormon

Editions 1837, 1888, 1920, 1964, 1978

Title page
Joseph Smith, Jr. The author and proprietor of this work Joseph Smith, Jr. the translator of this work

Title page
now if there be fault, it be the mistake of men... now if there are faults, they are the mistakes of men...

1 Ne 13:40
the lamb of God is the Eternal Father the lamb of God is the son of the Eternal Father

1Nephi 11:21
the Eternal Father son of the Eternal Father

1 Nephi 11:32
the Everlasting God son of the Everlasting God

1 Nephi 20:1
words added or out of the waters of Baptism

2 Nephi 12:9
the mean man boweth down the mean man boweth not down

Alma 29:4
Yea, decreeth unto them decrees which are unalterable words deleted

Alma 37:21,24
directors Interpreters

Alma 30:6
it is the effects of a phrensied mind it is the effect of a frenzied mind

Throughout B of M
now there was seven churches now there were seven churches

Throughout B of M
there were no blood to shed there was no blood to shed

Throughout B of M
there is two churches there are two churches

Throughout B of M
and also much horses and also many horses

Throughout B of M
these things had not ought to be these things ought not to be

Throughout B of M
as I was a journeying as I was journeying ("a" removed)

Throughout B of M
They did prepare for to meet them They did prepare to meet them ("for" removed)

Throughout B of M
some have arrested the scriptures some have wrested the scriptures

Throughout B of M
when they had arriven when they had arrived

Throughout B of M
having no respects to persons having no respect to persons ("s" removed)

Throughout B of M
they had fell into great errors they had fallen into great errors

Throughout B of M
which was wrote upon the plates which was written upon the plates

Throughout B of M
they were exceeding fraid they were exceedingly afraid

Throughout B of M
they had began to possess the land they had begun to possess the land

Throughout B of M
this they done that they might provide food this they did that they might provide food

Alma 23:1
nor neither of their brethren nor either of their brethren

Mosiah 21:28; Ether 4:1
king Benjamin Mosiah (Benjamin was dead at this time)

1 Nephi 12:18
Jesus Christ Messiah (Jesus had not yet been revealed to the Nephites)

1 Nephi 20:1
come forth out of the waters of Judah or out of the waters of baptism (these words added after "Judah"

2 Nephi 16:2
seraphims seraphim (verse copied from older copy of KJV which made a gramatical error)

Text	Original 1830 Edition, Book of Mormon	Editions 1837, 1888, 1920, 1964, 1978
Title page	Joseph Smith, Jr. The author and proprietor of this work	Joseph Smith, Jr. the translator of this work
Title page	now if there be fault, it be the mistake of men...	now if there are faults, they are the mistakes of men...
1 Ne 13:40	the lamb of God is the Eternal Father	the lamb of God is the son of the Eternal Father
1Nephi 11:21	the Eternal Father	son of the Eternal Father
1 Nephi 11:32	the Everlasting God	son of the Everlasting God
1 Nephi 20:1	words added	or out of the waters of Baptism
2 Nephi 12:9	the mean man boweth down	the mean man boweth not down
Alma 29:4	Yea, decreeth unto them decrees which are unalterable	words deleted
Alma 37:21,24	directors	Interpreters
Alma 30:6	it is the effects of a phrensied mind	it is the effect of a frenzied mind
Throughout B of M	now there was seven churches	now there were seven churches
Throughout B of M	there were no blood to shed	there was no blood to shed
Throughout B of M	there is two churches	there are two churches
Throughout B of M	and also much horses	and also many horses
Throughout B of M	these things had not ought to be	these things ought not to be
Throughout B of M	as I was a journeying	as I was journeying ("a" removed)
Throughout B of M	They did prepare for to meet them	They did prepare to meet them ("for" removed)
Throughout B of M	some have arrested the scriptures	some have wrested the scriptures
Throughout B of M	when they had arriven	when they had arrived
Throughout B of M	having no respects to persons	having no respect to persons ("s" removed)
Throughout B of M	they had fell into great errors	they had fallen into great errors
Throughout B of M	which was wrote upon the plates	which was written upon the plates
Throughout B of M	they were exceeding fraid	they were exceedingly afraid
Throughout B of M	they had began to possess the land	they had begun to possess the land
Throughout B of M	this they done that they might provide food	this they did that they might provide food
Alma 23:1	nor neither of their brethren	nor either of their brethren
Mosiah 21:28; Ether 4:1	king Benjamin	Mosiah (Benjamin was dead at this time)
1 Nephi 12:18	Jesus Christ	Messiah (Jesus had not yet been revealed to the Nephites)
1 Nephi 20:1	come forth out of the waters of Judah	or out of the waters of baptism (these words added after "Judah"
2 Nephi 16:2	seraphims	seraphim (verse copied from older copy of KJV which made a gramatical error)