First translated into 1830 English, The
Book of Mormon is for many people, and for many reasons, difficult
reading. Knowing
this, in 1991 I began writing full time, this more "plain English"
reference for my children.
I
was careful not to change or omit any content. Most of my work was
dealing with grammatical structure. I finished the work in two years.
The
Isaiah chapters
presented a unique challenge, but with much study and cross-referencing,
those chapters became the
most clear of all!
I learned
first-hand that The Book of Mormon is the most correct book on earth
doctrinally, but not grammatically. Proof of this are some samples of
over 4,000+ grammatical
changes made from the 1830 to the 1837 editions.
From
Nephi to Mormon (600 B.C. to 400 A.D.) the prophet / writers engraved
in a language they didn't speak........reformed Egyptian, which symbols
required less engraving space than Hebrew.
The prophets asked future readers to not condemn
the things of God because of their "imperfections in writing".
I
know the powerful truths
of The Book of Mormon are independent of words. While immersed
in this work, I gained a very strong testimony that Book of Mormon truths
and testimonies, not specific words, are what cut through barriers
of language, culture and time to powerfully change hearts and lives.
Yet
the heart can't feel what the mind can't comprehend. So if your desire
is to learn truth, to gain understanding and increase your testimony
of "Another
Testament of Jesus Christ",
then please allow this web site to help you better comprehend it.
This
work is for everyone, yet it will especially help those who are...
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1)
...hearing impaired (deaf vocabulary friendly...reading
and signing)
"Hi
Tim, I just want to thank you for the Book of Mormon work
you did for easy scriptures - pleasure reading. I almost read
them daily.
Thank you buddy!"
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Tom Osmond - April,
2003
(my
2nd cousin and 2nd eldest Osmond Brother...90% deaf)
2)
...learning English as a second language
3)
...not reading on a collegiate level, at any age
4)
...new to The Book of Mormon
"Hi
Tim, I just wanted to thank you for a fine web site on The Book
of Mormon. As a convert, I didn't have the luxury of growing
up with primary and seminary. It's nice to have a place to go
that makes the reading a little easier."
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Dave Hertz - December,
2003
(Idaho Falls, ID)
To
go straight to any chapter within a book:
1.
press "Ctrl-F"
2.
in
box that pops up, type
"chapter __" (example:
chapter 23)
3.
click "FIND NEXT" button,
or "Enter" and you're
there!
I
recommend opening another browser for a side-by-side reading
of
The Book of
Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ
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The
author, Tim Wilson, welcomes your feedback:
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Color
coding of text:
Brown
text is a reference to words of an author of a named book,
or words of Mormon himself as he narrates within those named
books.
Green
text is a reference to words from non-authors, authors quoting from
their own plates, and words Mormon is transcribing from other plates.
Red
text is a reference to words from unbelieving or unrighteous non-authors,
words Mormon is transcribing from other plates.
Blue
text is a reference to words of angels, of The Spirit, or of The
Lord that Mormon is writing from his own experiences, or is transcribing
from other plates.
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