when did these changes about "Race" in the book of Mormon happen?

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Posted by: Jesus Smith ( )
Date: May 18, 2012 05:07PM

1. 1 Nephi 12:23- The footnotes for “dark” have been removed (Jacob 3:3 and Alma 3:7 (6-19)) and replaced with 2 Nephi 26:33

2. 2 Nephi 5- the words in the chapter heading “the Lamanites are cursed, receive a skin of blackness” were changed to “the Lamanites are cut off from the presence of the Lord, are cursed,”

3. 2 Nephi 5:21- The footnotes for “curse” (2 Nephi 1:17 and Alma 3:6 (6-19)) were removed and replaced with “TG Curse”.

4. 2 Nephi 5:21- The word “blackness” has a new footnote which is 2 Ne. 26:33.

5. Alma 3:6- The footnotes for “curse” have been changed from 1 Ne. 2:23 and 2 Ne. 5:21(21-24) to 2 Nephi 5:21; 26:33.

6. Mormon 5 Chapter heading removes “The Lamanites shall be a dark, filthy and loathsome people” and replaces it with “Because of their unbelief, the Lamanites will be scattered, and the Spirit will cease to strive with them“

7. Mormon 5:15- The footnotes for “become” no longer reference 1 Ne. 2:23 and Alma 3:19(16-19) but are replaced by 2 Nephi 26:33

8. Moses 7:8,22- The words “blackness” and “black” both get new footnotes which lead to 2 Nephi 26:33.

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Posted by: Whiskey_Tango ( )
Date: May 18, 2012 08:02PM

Re: when did these changes about "Race" in the book of Mormon happen?

Don't recall for sure, but I do remember in 1979/80 I took seminary and bought a new, footnoted set of scriptures that were touted as being the most uptodate and crossrefrenced to Mormon topics. None of the changes you mentioned had been made at that time.

I think most of those changes occured after the 1978 revelation and happened when it finally dawned on the church that that stuff sounded effing weird...Probably late 1980's...and I would imagine that it happened while GBH had some control since that sounds like something he would have had a hand in....

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Posted by: Jesus Smith ( )
Date: May 18, 2012 08:21PM

Re: when did these changes about "Race" in the book of Mormon happen?

I got the impression these changes are only in the last five years. But I'm not sure.

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Posted by: Jesus Smith ( )
Date: May 18, 2012 08:22PM

Re: when did these changes about "Race" in the book of Mormon happen?

Apparently in late 2010...
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/home/50882900-76/mormon-book-changes-church.html.csp

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> 1.	1 Nephi 12:23- The footnotes for “dark”
> have been removed (Jacob 3:3 and Alma 3:7 (6-19))
> and replaced with 2 Nephi 26:33 
> 
> 2.	2 Nephi 5- the words in the chapter heading
> “the Lamanites are cursed, receive a skin of
> blackness” were changed to “the Lamanites are
> cut off from the presence of the Lord, are
> cursed,” 
> 
> 3.	2 Nephi 5:21- The footnotes for “curse” (2
> Nephi 1:17 and Alma 3:6 (6-19)) were removed and
> replaced with “TG Curse”. 
> 
> 4.	2 Nephi 5:21- The word “blackness” has a
> new footnote which is 2 Ne. 26:33. 
> 
> 5.	Alma 3:6- The footnotes for “curse” have
> been changed from 1 Ne. 2:23 and 2 Ne. 5:21(21-24)
> to 2 Nephi 5:21; 26:33. 
> 
> 6.	Mormon 5 Chapter heading removes “The
> Lamanites shall be a dark, filthy and loathsome
> people” and replaces it with “Because of their
> unbelief, the Lamanites will be scattered, and the
> Spirit will cease to strive with them“ 
> 
> 7.	Mormon 5:15- The footnotes for “become” no
> longer reference 1 Ne. 2:23 and Alma 3:19(16-19)
> but are replaced by 2 Nephi 26:33 
> 
> 8.	Moses 7:8,22- The words “blackness” and
> “black” both get new footnotes which lead to 2
> Nephi 26:33.