Comments on Life On Gold Plates: A Comparison of the "Gospel Principles" Atonement ...

Thanks, Crystal. The manual has been available fro...

2009-08-05T15:30:43.594-06:00

Thanks, Crystal. The manual has been available from LDS Distribution Centers for a little more than a week or so. I picked one up at the Centerville location down the road. It can also be ordered online. Click on the Gospel Principles manual picture in my blog post and it will take you to the order page.

Wondering where you got a hold on this? Very inte...

2009-08-05T14:35:25.517-06:00

Wondering where you got a hold on this?

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

kind of silly to go through all that effort to cap...

2009-08-04T23:45:57.716-06:00

kind of silly to go through all that effort to capitalize the articles referring to Jesus and the atonement. lower-case is the accepted convention in the church's canon of scriptures.

I do like that someone wrote: "It is wonderful tha...

2009-08-04T12:15:26.092-06:00

I do like that someone wrote: "It is wonderful that Christ has provided us a way to be healed from our sins." I think healing is the heart of atonement, after all.

Kent: I was kinda disappointed to see the penal su...

2009-08-04T11:50:33.384-06:00

Kent: I was kinda disappointed to see the penal sub theory get such heavy play as well. It seems to be the most common (and maybe easily grasped) atonement explanation the Church has employed.

Nice job! This was interesting to see some of the...

2009-08-04T10:01:39.174-06:00

Nice job! This was interesting to see some of the changes. I completely support the capitalization of references to Christ and His Atonement. Let there be no mistaking His divinity and significance!

I dislike using the phrase "Christ paid for our si...

2009-08-04T09:35:40.275-06:00

I dislike using the phrase "Christ paid for our sins" since it isn't scriptural and pushes the penal substitution theory, but oh well.

Good Job Blair! It's scary to see myself reference...

2009-08-04T09:12:50.846-06:00

Good Job Blair! It's scary to see myself referenced in such a serious way in your foot notes, but you are right, I mainly ignored the changes in the discussion quotes. I did find the change interesting, and think it is an improvement.