From The First Edition Book Of Mormon

By Cornelia Reyes


The first edition Book of Mormon is a priced possession for any collector and has been sort by libraries and historians across the world. The original text is an indication of its origin in New England with uncorrected and inconsistent spelling mistakes, tenses as well as numbers. It relies on Jacobean English and retains the original flow before changes were made.

According to the Latter Day Saints Movement, these scriptures are sacred and are words from American prophets. These prophets lived between 2200BC and 421 AD. John Smith did the intermediary work of copying from the Plates of Nephis. The language or form used to write these scriptures was called reformed Egyptian. Joseph had to make translations on behalf of the angel Moroni.

It is the contribution of a number of prophets over time, with the last one being Moroni who buried the scripts on the hills where New York currently stands. Moroni returned to the earth as an angel in 1827 to reveal where the scripts had been hidden. He instructed Joseph Smith to begin the work of translation. The message he was giving to the church was that Christ would restore His church that had been distorted over the years.

The content of original scripts include discussions on various Christian doctrines including eschatology, atonement, the original sin by Adam and Eve as well as redemption of both body and soul. There are discussions on how the latter-day church should be organized. The scriptures depart substantially at the point where Jesus appeared to American after resurrection.

The unique writing in this book has led members of the Latter Day Church to regard it as special. It is a historical record of the interaction God had with Americans beyond being Holy Scripture. It is a collection of several books with the names of their writers as they titles. Like other religious books, it has chapters and verses.

The style used in writing is a heavy borrowing from the King James Version. The English used in the original copy is Early Modern English but the book has been translated either partially or wholly to over 108 languages so far. Smith indicates that he managed to read the golden plates because he was given special spectacles by Moroni. There is an indication that more of these scriptures will be revealed at a later date because some of the plates were listed as concealed.

There are a number of witnesses to these revelations including seven with signed affidavits. Among the people who assisted in production of the book is Harris Martin who financed production by selling his land. It was released to the market in March 1830. This was after Martin allegedly disappeared with the initial 168 translated pages. Cowdery Oliver stepped in and helped with the final translation.

The first edition Book of Mormon has its first page as a translation of The Very Last Leaf which was read from the golden plates. It seeks to show the great deeds God is doing to the Americans beginning with their forefathers. It was meant for distribution and use by all nations of the world.




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