“The United States is the promised land foretold in the Book of Mormon—a place where divine guidance directed inspired men to create the conditions necessary for the Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ.”
Elder L. Tom Perry Ensign Dec. 2012
President Russell M. Nelson, President of the Quorum of Twelve Apostles,
Yes, Mormons are Christians, Legends Library [2017], 60; emphasis added Art by Ken Corbett
“The prophecies pertinent to this holy land of America were not just directed to the ancient saints, but those of our day as well, that we, too, might know of our responsibility to keep the Promised Land free from sin. Thus, knowing which land is the Promised Land is far more important than we might otherwise have supposed. Not only is such information vital to our understanding of where Book of Mormon activity took place, but learning that those activities took place in what has since become known as the United States of America is therefore critical to our very survival as a nation and as individuals who may just suffer untold misery in years to come if we allow the nation to become ripe in iniquity. The Lord’s decree that all who inhabit this promised land must serve Him or be wiped away is an everlasting decree, and just as pertinent to those of our day as it was to the Nephites or Jaredites, for according to the Lord Himself, this glorious land of America, the place of the New Jerusalem, is the land of promise, and who shall dispute His word.” From Ezra Taft Benson:Source
The Book of Mormon in Moroni’s America
About the 2nd Edition
Annotated Book of Mormon
This blog is not about a brand new version of the Annotated Book of Mormon, but it is to give some of you an update of what the difference is between the 1st and 2nd versions (We have also printed 3 times). I have included here the 6 main pages that were not in the first edition printing.
Here is some information about the Annotated Edition of the Book of Mormon. As you may remember we printed our first 5,000 copies in Sept 2018. Those were gone in less than one month. We then had another 10,000 printed and available for Christmas 2018. Those were all sold by April of 2019. We had another 10,000 arrive in Nov. of 2019. We call this last shipment the 2nd Edition. The first 5,000 and first 10,000 we call the first printing.
You can see on the inside cover of your copy of the Annotated Book of Mormon, the following ways to determine what version you have. Only Version 2 or the 3rd printing is sold today.
Thanks to each of you, and your friends for supporting this amazing new edition of the Book of Mormon. This will mean that we have printed 25,000 within about one year. That is remarkable and we feel grateful that so many wonderful people are reading the Book of Mormon. Order Here:
There are a few differences between the 1st edition and the new 2nd edition, but I’d say it is about 90-95% the same. Obviously, the Book of Mormon text is the same, with only a couple minor corrections.
Page numbers are the same up to page 542, which is in the additional insights’ materials after the actual text.
There are new pages with the following additional information.
1- Pages 542-543 on keystones, the Hill Cumorah and Jerusalem.
2- Pages 560-561 on the use of the Urim and Thummim as the primary instrument of translation of the gold plates into English.
3- Pages 563-564 lays out the changes made by the church from the 1920 edition to the 1981 edition.
4- There are a few additional words added to the index at the back.
5- Several of the pages within this edition have been redesigned or rewritten to enhance the visual layout add clarity, or make the wording flow better, but no major changes to content.
6- The colors were muted somewhat to give it a more classical or authoritative look and feel more akin to older editions of the Bible.
7- Finally, the front cover was redesigned using a different font and flourishes to differentiate this edition from prior editions put out by the church.
That well sums up the differences. I hope this helps. Thank you for your interest in Annotated Edition of the Book of Mormon. Your brother in the gospel and in truth,
Rod Meldrum
These pages are found online here!
Below are the 6 new pages found in the
2nd version or third printing.
This painting is included in both versions.
I love it.
After Jesus was put upon the cross to be crucified, there was darkness over all the land, and when He died, there was a great earthquake. A Roman centurion standing guard at the foot of the cross witnessed these events and, sensing the reality of who was on the cross above him, testified, “Truly this man was the Son of God” (Mark 15:39). The powerful testimony of the Savior spoken by this centurion who oversaw the Crucifixion now echoes through time and throughout eternity.
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