Restored Covenant Edition

Book of Mormon Foundation

The Restored Covenant Edition of the Book of Mormon was first published by the Zarahemla Research Foundation in 1999 to restore words from the original and printer's manuscripts that were either left out or changed. Due to improved imaging technology, it is now possible to read some words in both manuscripts which were illegible at the time of the initial publication of the RCE (1999). As a result, those words which are now legible in the manuscripts and were previously incorrectly published are being corrected in the 2023 edition. Because of errors and changes made to the publisher's manuscript after the 1830 edition was printed but before the 1837 edition was printed, the original manuscript is used unless it is unreadable or nonextant. Here is a list of the corrections made in the 2023 edition with images of the manuscript where each change was found. Click on each button to view the image. Included on this page are some of the changes made in the first edition of the RCE. Also included are interesting finds made while working on this project.

I Nephi 2:48

Changed "behold, a large and"

to "beheld, a large and"

2023 Changes made based on Original Manuscript

Some of the Key Changes Made to 1999 Edition of RCE.

Labels include the documents that match the Original Manuscript.

Changed "And I beheld" to

"And beheld"

I Nephi 2:7

Changed "that they might raise up"

to "that might raise up"

1 Nephi 5:183

Changed "Yea, even that"

to "Yea, even to that"

1 Nephi 4:58

Changed "the kingdom of God"

to "that the kingdom of God"

3 Nephi 5:40

Changed "nowise"

to "no wise"

Key

OM Original Manuscript

PM Printer's Manuscript

1830 1830 edition of the Book of Mormon

1908 1908 edition of the Book of Mormon

RCE Restored Covenant Edition of the Book of Mormon, 1999

2023 Changes made based on Printer's Manuscript

(Due to changes made after 1830, few changes are based on this manuscript)

I Nephi 2:7

Changed "again, saying that it was not" to

"again, that it was not"

2 Nephi 1:118

A recommendation suggested to change "the punishment of the Lord"

to "the punishment of the law". As you can see in the examples,

it is difficult to distinguish between the words, law and Lord.

Click on the image of this book to take you to A Comparison of the Book of Mormon Manuscripts and Editions. This book was compiled by the Zarahemla Research Foundation while working on the first printing of the RCE.

Changed "they which are broken off"

to "they which have been broken off"

1 Nephi 3:128

Changed "while the angel spoke" to

"while the angel spake"

I Nephi 1:31

Changed "which were nearer" to

"which was nearer"