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Originally Posted by Tex
As I said in the other thread, as a matter of standardization and/or canonization I think the church is appropriately cautious. It has compelling reasons to stay with the KJV. Maybe someday they will decide to go another direction, and if/when they do I will get in line.
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I agree, though I think it wouldn't hurt the church to be a little less conservative on this.
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Originally Posted by Tex
In the meantine that doesn't mean there isn't value in the newer translations, nor that they cannot be studied and extrapolated from. We know Joseph didn't limit himself to only the KJV, and we have a revelation from God telling him (and the church) that while not necessary for the JST, the apocryphal books contain many things that are true.
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Hope so, since Elder Holland is quoting them in GC.