Mormon 9:11 Textual Variants

and it is [that 1ABCDEFGIJLMNOPQRST|the HK] same God which created the heavens and the earth and all things that in them is

Here the 1874 RLDS edition changed “that same God” to “the same God”, probably unintentionally. The 1908 RLDS edition restored the original that. Usage elsewhere in the text supports either that or the in clauses of the form “it is that/the same ”:

Helaman 6:28 and also it is that same being who put it into the hearts of the people to build a tower …
Helaman 6:29 yea it is that same being who put it into the heart of Gaddianton to still carry on the work of darkness
Moroni 10:8 but it is the same God which worketh all in all

In each case, the critical text will follow the earliest reading, thus “it is that same God” here in Mormon 9:11.

Summary: Maintain the original determiner that in Mormon 9:11 (“and it is that same God which created the heavens and the earth”).

Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon, Part. 6

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