+5 I read the link you gave and the article but I am not excited about it at all. The Bible is the complete word of God and in Revelation we are told not to add to the book. It is finished so the new discovery adds nothing to a complete and finished book. Thanks for sharing and may God grant you His blessings

Joseph Smith was a false Prophet and is in hell as we speak.http://contenderministries.org/mormonism/falseprophet.php

I skimmed it. What I got was: "blah blah blah, we found some papers, blah blah, it's another lost part of the bible, blah blah, now the church has more reasons to tell people they're going to hell unless they hand over their money, blah."

I guess to a Mormon this would be pretty awsome, to me it means nothing because I do not believe in the Mormon religion or what it stands for. My Book is the King James Virsion of the Bible preferrabley the Cambridge edition.

I had not heard about that, but its not too exciting for me.

Time will tell, So many documents have been found to be frauds, we'll see.

1) This document will certainly be interesting for students of Joseph Smith. People outside of the LDS Church will not necessarily find it so interesting. 2) "The Joseph Smith Papers (or Joseph Smith Papers Project) is a project researching, collecting, and publishing all original historical documents pertaining to Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder and first prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and in general, the Latter Day Saint movement." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Joseph_Smith_Papers "In the 1970s Latter-day Saint scholars began to recognize the benefits of collecting and making available to the public documents related to the Prophet Joseph Smith’s life and works. The Joseph Smith Papers Project is the culmination of this decades-long effort. Project scholars intend to collect all journals, diaries, correspondence, discourses, revelations, written histories, notices, and legal papers—everything of a written nature that Joseph Smith generated or directed to be created. When finished, The Joseph Smith Papers will consist of about 30 volumes containing more than 2,000 documents. The volumes will be divided into six series based on areas of emphasis: documents, history, journals, administrative papers, legal and business affairs, and revelations and translations. By providing transcriptions (typed copies) of all original documents, The Joseph Smith Papers will provide scholars and other interested persons with readable texts while also reducing the need to handle and potentially damage fragile historical documents. Each transcription undergoes a three-step process that meets scholarly standards designed to ensure accurately transcribed texts. The study of these historical sources, particularly in their earliest forms, provides students of Joseph Smith with an enriched understanding of the Prophet’s life and the development of the restored Church. The Joseph Smith Papers will also make detailed historical research easier. Documents housed in a variety of locations—including collections held by the Church, universities, historical societies, and private owners—will be published and available in many locations and eventually on the Internet. Because this comprehensive project will offer a deep pool of primary sources, including many that scholars would not otherwise have been able to locate, The Joseph Smith Papers will lift the standards and accuracy of future scholarship dealing with Joseph Smith and early Church history." Source and further information: http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=e5d0a593fc7dd110VgnVCM100000176f620a____ 3) "So, what’s new in the volume? First, it contains the revelation to Oliver, Hyrum, and Josiah Stohl to “go to Kingston…I grant unto my servant the privilege that he may sell a copyright through you”—the much sought after Canadian copyright revelation. It also includes the revelation, given after the section we know as D&C 77 and following the question & answer style, that Orson Pratt later referred to when speaking about the Adamic names for God, Christ, and man; it begins: “What is the name of God in pure language? Awman.” (I wasn’t able to write down any more before he changed slides.) It also includes a revelation received in November 1831 that was later included in what we know as D&C 107:57-end. It also gives a lot of information concerning the dating and chronological order of the revelations. For instance, it places what we know as D&C 10 right after D&C 6, giving more credence to the position that it was received in the spring of 1829 rather than the fall of 1828. It dates D&C 20, known as the Articles and Covenants of the Church, to April 10, 1830—making it appear that they waited until after the Church was organized to write (or at least finish) the Church’s grounding rules and doctrines. Most significant, at least for me, was what the BCR tells us about the organization of the Church. For the last two decades or so, there has been a historical debate that has arisen concerning whether the Church was organized in Fayette (as traditionally held) or Manchester. Many of the earliest documents, including the Book of Commandments and Evening and the Morning Star, say that the revelations received on April 6, 1830 were in Manchester. However, the BCR, now the earliest source, places it in Fayette. Further, the manuscript copy includes a statement in JS’s own hand*—“A revelation to me Joseph by way of commandment to the Church”—that seems to imply that he approved of the Fayette location. Though it doesn’t solve the placement debate, it definitely gives more authority to the Fayette position. Another interesting insight in the volume is how it demonstrates the “composition” of several revelations. Many smaller revelations received on the same day would be combined together in the printed edition, and the manuscript would have something like “connected” written between them to show as much. This is especially the case with D&C 42, though Underwood gave many more examples. According to Underwood, the most significant thing that can be learned from this volume is how the revelations were edited and revised. A great example of this is D&C 6, a revelation given to Oliver Cowdery. This section is known for its reference to Oliver’s “rod,” but it was not originally recorded that way. Instead of “rod,” it was written “sprout.” Instead of “rod of nature,” it was written “this thing of nature.” Another instance includes changing the phrase that Joseph had “right to translate” to Joseph had “sight and power to translate.”" Source and further information: http://www.juvenileinstructor.org/lecture-notes-underwood-on-the-book-of-commandments-and-revelations-new-manuscript-volume/

Yah, i didnt realize Abe Lincoln was a Mormon!

Well, considering that a lot of "Finds" were just (Like this one) papers hidden from view may mean their authenticity may be in doubt. I sure liked the quote: >>Once the scribe "caught up in copying the older revelations, he would have to wait for Joseph Smith to receive a new revelation to copy that text in the BCR,"<< Maybe they meant "Till he got stone drunk again and then recovered"