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The Book of Mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the Bible. It is a record of God’s dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the Americas and contains, as does the Bible, the fullness of the everlasting gospel.

The Book of Mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the Bible. It is a record of God's dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the Americas and contains the fullness of the everlasting gospel.

Another change in the book's introduction may be of interest to those who question whether Latter-day Saints are Christians, but church officials declined comment about when that change was made.

The second sentence of the introduction in many editions says the book is "a record of God's dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the Americas and contains, as does the Bible, the fullness of the everlasting gospel."

The 2004 edition produced by Doubleday for non-Latter-day Saints omits the phrase, "as does the Bible." A church spokesman declined comment on when the change was first made or an explanation of why.

LDS leaders have long emphasized that the book is a second witness for Christ's gospel beyond what is contained in the Bible alone.

In a response to an email from the Juvenile Instructor, Church spokesman Mark Tuttle stated the following:

Support and reference materials for the scriptures are only changed for major new editions (the last English edition was in 1981), and not with individual (re) printings. How this is done and its timing (considering all of the individual language translations), is a complex problem that we hope to address in detail in the near future. Until that time we are not able to provide additional comments.

This response gives me hope that the Church’s media representatives will soon address the issue of how the “as does the Bible” change occurred. Although Tuttle confirmed that a statement is forthcoming, he was unable to state that it would address this specific issue.

The Nehor wrote:We want to be called Christians.....we have no interest in being mainstream Christians.

Mercury wrote:

The Nehor wrote:We want to be called Christians.....we have no interest in being mainstream Christians.

Huh? The PR dept dry humps the "mainstream christian" image as much as they can. Mormons want to be seen as mainstream christians.

The Nehor wrote:

Mercury wrote:

The Nehor wrote:We want to be called Christians.....we have no interest in being mainstream Christians.

Huh? The PR dept dry humps the "mainstream christian" image as much as they can. Mormons want to be seen as mainstream christians.

I don't. Last I checked I have Mormon cred. Thank you for adding an unnecessary sexual act to your description. Are you sure you're getting enough at home?

Mercury wrote:It illustrated the point very well. I'm getting what I need. You on the other hand will have to settle for one of the desperate sisters in the singles ward.

Maybe you could get one to run off to the international house of handshakes so you could start getting some. Liz is right. Maybe that's why you are so cranky lately.

liz3564 wrote:Actually, I'm surprised that the statement exists as it does on the official LDS website. It should read in companionship with the Bible rather than as does the Bible, since "We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly. We also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God."

liz3564 wrote:Actually, I'm surprised that the statement exists as it does on the official LDS website. It should read in companionship with the Bible rather than as does the Bible, since "We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly. We also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God."