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Originally Posted by rameumptom
Then again, the 1838 version Joseph gave us also leaves some things out. There is evidence from other versions that other angels were witnessed, for example. And the attack from Satan is more descriptive in some of the earlier versions.
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You know.. I got married the other day. When I was talking to my sister about it.. I knew she liked details.. So I told her all the things I could remember.. How my wifes eyes sparkled etc.
When I spoke with my Brother.. telling him about the ceremony.. I did not include all the same details. I knew that my Brother wasn't interested in that.
Now if I wrote down these two accounts.. people would wonder if I am talking about the same ceremony.
Joseph did the same.. he adjusted the story.. or the details.. depending on who he was talking to.
Make sense? He learned over time.. that people did not respond well to the "all the churches are an abomination" and so he did not offer that detail... or toned it down a bit. Maybe he noticed that people got turned off.. when he mentioned the evil spirit that overcame him... and so.. he decided not to mention that part when telling the story.
Each time someone tells a story.. it is really never the same when you are speaking to different crowds.
