http://www.lds.org/scriptures/new-edition?lang=eng
News of these changes can also be found at the folowing
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/mobile/55930173-68/church-lds-changes-mormon.html.csp
http://www.timescall.com/ci_22714279/new-mormon-scriptures-tweak-race-polygamy-references
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865574523/LDS-Church-announces-new-scripture-edition.html?pg=all
This will have a large impact on faith crisis issues as you will notice from the following changes.
Book Of Mormon
Intro., par. 1, sent. 2—Changed “a record of God’s dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the Americas” to
“a record of God’s dealings with ancient inhabitants of the
Americas,” deleting the in
“with the ancient inhabitants” to provide clarity and greater accuracy.
Intro., par. 2, last sentence—Changed the phrase
“
they are the principal ancestors” to
“they are among the ancestors,” providing clarity and greater accuracy, so that the
statement reads: “. . .
all were destroyed except the Lamanites, and they are among
the ancestors of the American Indians.”
D&C
D&C 132, sect. intro.—Revised the introduction to read:
Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Nauvoo, Illinois, recorded July 12, 1843, relating
to the new and everlasting covenant, including the eternity of the marriage covenant and the principle of
plural marriage. Although the revelation was recorded in 1843,
evidence indicates that some of the principles involved in this revelation were known by the Prophet as early as 1831. See Official Declaration 1.
OD 1—Added the following introduction and historical background to Official
Declaration 1, and placed it in an italic typeface to indicate that it is a study help:
The Bible and the Book of Mormon teach that monogamy is God’s standard for marriage unless He declares otherwise (see 2 Samuel 12:7–8 and Jacob 2:27, 30).
Following a revelation to Joseph Smith, the
practice of plural marriage was instituted among Church members in the early 1840s (see section 132).
From the 1860s to the 1880s, the United States government passed laws to make this religious practice illegal. These laws were eventually upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court. After receiving revelation, President
Wilford Woodruff issued the following Manifesto, which was accepted by the Church as authoritative and
binding on October 6, 1890. This led to the end of the practice of plural marriage in the Church.
OD 2—Added the following introduction and historical background to Official
Declaration 2, and placed it in italics to indicate that it is a study help:
The Book of Mormon teaches that “all are alike unto God,” including “black and white, bond and free,
male and female” (2 Nephi 26:33). Throughout the history of the Church, people of every race and ethnicity in many countries have been baptized and have lived as faithful members of the Church.
During
Joseph Smith’s lifetime, a few black male members of the Church were ordained to the priesthood. Early
in its history, Church leaders stopped conferring the priesthood on black males of African descent.
Church records offer no clear insights into the origins of this practice. Church leaders believed that a
revelation from God was needed to alter this practice and prayerfully sought guidance. The revelation
came to Church President Spencer W. Kimball and was affirmed to other Church leaders in the Salt
Lake Temple on June 1, 1978. The revelation removed all restrictions with regard to race that once applied to the priesthood.
Pearl of Great Price
Introduction, paragraph 1, last sentence—Changed
“These items were produced by the
Prophet Joseph Smith and were published in . . .” to
“These items were translated
and produced by the Prophet Joseph Smith, and most were published in . . .”
Introduction, paragraph 4, item 2—Changed
“A translation from some Egyptian papyri
that came into the hands of Joseph Smith in 1835, containing writings of the patriarch
Abraham” to
“An inspired translation of the writings of Abraham. Joseph Smith began the translation in 1835 after obtaining some Egyptian papyri.”
