Restored Covenant Edition

The Restored Covenant Edition of the Book of Mormon was first published by the Zarahemla Research Foundation, under the guidance of Ray Treat, in 1999 to restore words from the Original Manuscript and the Printer’s Manuscript 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 Printer’s Manuscript after 1830 edition was printed but before the 1837 edition was printed, the Original manuscript is used unless it is unreadable or nonextant. The following is a list of corrections made in the 2023 edition with images of the manuscript where each change was found. Major changes in the 1999 edition and other interesting finds are included on this page.

Changed “that they might raise up” to “that might raise up” in the 2023 edition.

Changed “behold, a large and” to “beheld, a large and” in the 2023 edition.

Changed “never had before set my foot” to “never had before sat my foot” in the 2023 edition.

Changed “the Holy Ghost come down” to ” the Holy Ghost came down” in the 2023 edition.

Changed “while the angel spoke” to “while the angel spake” in the 2023 edition.

Changed “most plain and most precious” to “most plain and precious” in the 2023 edition.

Changed “the kingdom of God” to “that the kingdom of God” in the 2023 edition.

Changed “Yea, even that” to “Yea, even to that” in the 2023 edition.