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|summary=The phrase "or out of the waters of baptism" was added to the 1840 edition of the Book of Mormon by Joseph Smith. It is thought that this simply recommends a prophetic commentary on Joseph Smith's part describing the proper interpretation of the phrase "waters of Judah." It is not regarded as an error, or likely part of the original Book of Mormon plates' text. | |summary=The phrase "or out of the waters of baptism" was added to the 1840 edition of the Book of Mormon by Joseph Smith. It is thought that this simply recommends a prophetic commentary on Joseph Smith's part describing the proper interpretation of the phrase "waters of Judah." It is not regarded as an error, or likely part of the original Book of Mormon plates' text. | ||
|sublink1=Question: Why was the phrase "or out of the waters of baptism" added to 1 Nephi 20:1? | |||
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Revision as of 21:49, 15 April 2017
Mormonism and baptism
Baptism
Overview of baptism for the dead
Jump to details:
- Question: What is baptism for the dead?
- Question: Are the dead being "baptized into the Mormon faith?"
- Question: Is temple work a form of "ancestor worship"?
- Charles Penrose (1912): "Baptism for the dead—How do we know which of our deceased relatives are to be baptized for"?