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Comparative Chart 1 - 1835 and 1990 Editions of the Lectures on Faith

Comparative Chart 1:

1835 and 1990 Editions of the Lectures on Faith

The Lectures on Faith: In Historical Perspective, ed. Larry E. Dahl and Charles D. Tate, Jr. (Provo: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1990), 109-33.

The 1990 edition has corrected and standardized all scripture references in the Lectures on Faith to current editions of the scriptures and the Joseph Smith Translation. In keeping with the 1985 edition, we have added references to the book of Moses, where appropriate, to facilitate referencing. However, none of these corrections or additions are reflected in this chart. For any changes of this kind, refer to Chart 2 (beginning on page 135), which shows the correcting of scripture references over the years.

In the genealogies of Lecture 2, the word years was sometimes left off when ages were given in the 1835 edition. To save space, this chart does not list the occasions where the 1990 edition has added the word to provide uniformity.

P 1835 1990

Preface
1 To the members of the church of the Latter Day Saints-Dear Brethren: To the members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints:
2-4 No changes ------
5 any thing anything
In consequence of there being so many Since there are so many
6 The church viewing this subject to be of importance, appointed, through their servants and delegates the High Council, your servants to select and compile this work. Viewing this subject to be of importance, the Church, through its servants and delegates, the High Council, appointed your servants to select and compile this work.
we only add a few words we add only a few words
7 to present, though in few words, our beliefs, and when we say this, humbly trust, the faith to present our belief, though in few words, and when we say this, we humbly trust that it is the faith
8-10

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Lecture 1
1 lectures which are designed lectures designed
2-8 No changes ------
9 have not seen; and the principle have not seen and that it is also the principle
10 No changes ------
11 Were this class to go back and reflect upon the history of their lives, from the period of their first recollection, and ask themselves, what principle excited them to action, or what gave them energy and activity, in all their lawful avocations Were each of you in this class to go back and reflect upon the history of your lives form the period of your first recollection, and ask yourselves what principle excited you to action or what gave you energy and activity in all your lawful avocations
assurance which we had assurance which you had
which we had not which you had not
dependant dependent
you would have found you would find
it would have been opened it would be opened
any thing anything
dependant dependent
thoughts on your own thoughts to your own
and if the moving cause in you, is it not in all and if it is the moving cause in you, is it not also the moving cause in all
12 No changes ------
13 temporal blessings that we do receive, temporal blessings
spiritual blessings that we do receive spiritual blessings.
but of power, also it is also the principle of power
14 No changes ------
15 by which the worlds were framed, by which he framed the worlds,
16 No changes ------
17 faith, that it is by faith, it is by
and that faith is the principle and faith is the principle
And that if the principle of power, it must be so in men as well as in the Deity And if it is the principle of power in the Deity, it must be so in man as well
18 The Savior says, Matthew 17:19,20, in explaining the reason why the disciples could not cast out the devil, that is was because of their unbelief. The Savior says the reason the disciples could not cast out the devil was their unbelief:
19 has given us gave us
He says, page 563, that He says on page 563 of the 1830 Book of Mormon that
wrent rent
that it was the faith It was the faith
and that it was by faith and it was by faith
also 565th also the 565th
20-21 No changes ------
22 So with man also-he spake So with men also-they spake
23 which was in man which was in men
24 No changes ------


Lecture1 Questions and Answers
1 treats of the being treats the being
page 582 582
2-3 No changes ------
4 First, Should be First, it should be
5 unseen things, must be unseen things, it must be
6 of my own mind of your own mind
7-8 No changes ------
9 faith any thing else beside faith anything else besides
10 No changes ------
11 Do. page 421. Page 421:
Do. page 565. Page 565:
12 No changes ------
13 or by it and by it
and without it Without it



Lecture 2
1 No changes ------
2 all fullness and perfection dwells all fullness and perfection dwell
who is He is
and that in him every good gift, and every good principle dwells; In him every good gift and every good principle dwell,
and that he is and he is
3 mankind have had, and the foundation on which these evidences are, or were based, since the creation, to believe in the existence of a God. mankind have had to believe in the existence of a god and also to show the foundation on which these evidences are and have been based since the creations
4 the works of creation, throughout their vast forms and varieties, clearly exhibit his eternal power and Godhead. the works of creation clearly exhibit his eternal power and Godhead throughout their vast forms and varieties.
But we mean But we do mean
5-11 No changes ------
12 we learn mans we learn of man's
vail veil
13-18 No changes ------
19 was endowed had been endowed
20 show, that, though he was cast out from the garden of Eden, his knowledge of the existence of God was not lost, show, that even though man was cast out from the garden of Eden, he did not lose his knowledge of the existence of God,
21-24 No changes ------
25 quotation, or summary, shows this quotation shows this
that though even though
were even separated were separated
vail veil
And further, that no sooner And further, no sooner
26 Cain, and the righteousness Cain, of the righteousness
27-29 No changes ------
30 quotations is quotation is
existence of a God: that it was by existence of a God was by
and that God continued, after man's transgression to manifest himself to him and his posterity: Also after man's transgression God continued to manifest himself to him and to his posterity.
presence that they presence so that they
31 No changes ------
32 God condescended God also condescended
and that Cain knew that it was the Lord that was talking with him: so that when And Cain knew that it was the Lord who was talking with him, so when
33 existence, in all evidences which existence and in all evidence which
34 reason why we reason we
Fall; and what it was Fall, and also may see what it was
and not only commune with him Not only were they to commune with him
but be partakers but they were also to be partakers
35 No changes ------
36 information of his father, that such a being did exist, who had created, and who did uphold all things. Neither can there be a doubt existing on the mind of any person, that information from his father that such a being who had created and who did uphold all things did exist. Neither can there be any doubt existing in the mind of any person but that
and that the whole faith The whole faith
37 No changes ------
38 Lamech, the 9th from Adam Lamech, the eighth from Adam
39 So that Lamech So Lamech
40 Seth lived, after he begat Enos, 807 years; Seth lived 807 years after he begat Enos,
Enos lived, after he begat Cainan, 815 years: Enos lived 815 years after he begat Cainan,
Cainan lived, after he begat Mahalaleel, 840 years: Cainan lived 840 years after he begat Mahalaleel,
Mahalaleel lived, after he begat Jared, 380 years: Mahalaleel lived 830 years after he begat Jared,
Jared lived, after he begat Enoch, 800 years: Jared lived 800 years after he begat Enoch,
with God, after he begat Methuselah 300 years: with God 300 years after he begat Methuselah,
Methuselah lived, after he begat Lamech, 782 years: Methuselah lived 782 years after he begat Lamech,
Lamech lived, after he begat Noah, 595 years: Lamech lived 595 years after he begat Noah,
41 No changes ------
42 So that Noah So Noah
43 No changes ------
44 it is easily to be seen it is easy to see
world, but upon world but also upon
that from the time From the time
but the world; so that there but also the world. So there
but of the true but the true
45 afterward afterwards
Noah lived after the flood, 350 years: Noah lived 350 years after the flood,
46 No changes ------
47 of scriptures, which are not to our purpose at present to quote of scriptures, but it is not our purpose at present to quote them
But in order that there may no doubt exist upon any mind, in relation to the object lying immediately before us, in presenting the present chronology But so there may be no doubt about the present chronology

latest period later period
that from the flood that the time from the flood
48 Shem lived, after he begat Arphaxed, 500 Shem lived 500 years after he begat Arphaxad
Arphaxed lived, after he begat Salah, 403 Arphaxed lived 403 years after he begat Salah
Salah lived, after he begat Eber, 403 Salah lived 403 years after he begat Eber
Eber lived, after he begat Peleg, 430 Eber lived 430 years after he begat Peleg
years old. years old when he died.
Peleg lived, after he begat Reu, 209 Peleg lived 209 years after he begat Reu
Reu lived, after he begat Serug, 207 Reu lived 207 years after he begat Serug
Serug lived, after he begat Nahor, 200 Serug lived 200 years after he begat Nahor
Nahor lived, after he begat Terah, 119 Nahor lived 119 years after he begat Terah
49 grand-father grandfather
50 Selah Salah
51 No changes -----
52 And that Abraham Abraham
And that Shem Shem
Nahor, the brother Nahor, brother
And that Nahor Nahor
53 world, agreeably to the account given in our present bible, from Adam to Abraham, world from Adam to Abraham agreeable to the account given in our present Bible,
so that the students, in this class need not have any dubiety resting on their minds So the students in this class need not have any doubt in their minds
before mentioned before-mentioned
54 We have now shown how it was that the first thought ever existed in the mind of any individual, that there was such a being as a God, who had crated and did uphold all things: that it was by reason of the manifestation which he first made to our father Adam, when he stood in his presence, and conversed with him face to face, at the time of his creation. We have now shown how it was by reason of the manifestation which God first made to our father Adam, when he stood in his presence and conversed with him face to face at the time of his creation, that the first thought ever existed in the mind of any individual that there was such a being as a God who had created and did uphold all things.
55 any portion of any members of
56 enquiry inquiry
and we have seen We have also seen
enquiry, in the first instance in their minds inquiry in their minds in the first instance
this testimony having aroused it having aroused
enquire inquire
the enquiry That inquiry
persued pursued



Lecture 2 Questions and Answers
1-5 No changes ------
6 had most perfect had a most perfect
that, though man that even though man
7 quotation quotations
thoughts were suggested to the minds of man, of the existence of God, and thoughts of the existence of God were suggested to the minds of men and
8 What testimony had the immediate descendants of Adam, in proof What testimony did the immediate descendants of Adam have in proof
with his existence with God's existence
dependant dependent
9 Had any others of the human family, beside Adam, a knowledge Did any other of the human family, besides Adam, have a knowledge
They had not They did not
the all-important that all-important
and so, from father to child, the knowledge was communicated as extensively, as the knowledge of his existence was known; for it was by this means, in the first instance, that men had a knowledge of his existence And so, the knowledge of his existence was communicated from father to child as extensively as it was known. For it was by this means that men had a knowledge of his existence in the first instance.
10 thro' through
11 Frst First
from which period the knowledge of the existence of God has been so general, that The knowledge of the existence of God has been so general from that period that
12-27 No changes ------
28 Three hundred nnd eight years. 308 years.
29-33 No changes ------
34 contemporary contemporary
35-46 No changes ------
47 translatedd translated
48-49 No changes
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50 Five hundred and n e y five years 595 years
51-67 No changes ------
68 Seth, Enos, Cainan Enos, Cainan
69 cotemporary contemporary
70-84 No changes ------
85 father brother
86-123 No changes ------
132 cotemporary contemporary
133 No changes ------
134 Selah Salah
135 cotemporary contemporary
136-137 No changes ------
138 grand-father grandfather
139 No changes ------
140 Who was it Who was he
141-143 No changes ------
144 What testimony have men What testimony did men have
145-146 No changes ------
147 until a person receives until persons receive
148 the first lecture of the second section the first part of Lecture 2



Lecture 3
1 it was shown how it was that the knowledge we showed how the knowledge
and that it was by reason We also showed that it was by reason
2 in order that any rational and intelligent being may exercise for any rational and intelligent being to exercise
3-4 No changes ------
5 which he is pursuing which one is pursuing
6 Having previously been made acquainted with the way the idea of his existence came into the world, as well as the fact of his existence, Having previously shown the way that both the idea and the fact of his existence came into the world,
in order that this class so this class
for the exercise of to exercise
also, as far as the idea of his existence extends, may have to exercise faith in him the Father of all living. also, may have to exercise faith in him, the Father of all living, as far as the idea of his existence extends.
7 As we have been indebted to a revelation which God made of himself to his creatures in the first instance, for the idea of his existence, so in As we are indebted for the idea of his existence to a revelation which God made of himself to his creatures, in the first instance, so in
8 have given give
9-12 No changes ------
13 First, That he was First, he was
God that he was God he was
14 Secondly, That he is Secondly, he is
and that he was and he was
15 Thirdly, That he changes not, neither is there variableness with him; Thirdly, he does not change, neither does he vary;
but that he but he
to-day today
and that his and his
16 Fourthly, That he is Fourthly, he is
17 Fifthly, That he is Fifthly, he is
18 Sixthly, That he is Sixthly, he is
19 is essentially necessary, in order that the faith is essential so the faith
if he did not, in the first instance, believe if, in the first instance, he did not believe
greater than greater one than
without wavering unwavering
20 Unless he was unless God was
the faith necessary to salvation could not exist; they could not have the faith necessary to salvation.
An idea of these facts does away doubt Having an idea of these facts does away with doubt
21 But it is equally as necessary that men should have the idea that he is a God who changes not, in order to have faith in him, as But in order to have faith in him, it is equally as necessary that men should have the idea that he is a God who does not change as
unchangibleness unchangeableness
he changes not he does not change
to-day today
22 as the idea as is the idea
that he was a God of truth and could not lie, the confidence necessary to be placed in his word in order to the exercise of faith in him, could not exist. that he is a God of truth and cannot lie, men could not have the confidence in his word necessary to exercise faith in him.
he is not man that he can lie, it gives he is not a man who can lie gives
23 that he is that God is
but all must be All must be
and that every man and every man
24 for with all the other excellencies in his character, without this one to influence them, they could not For without this one characteristic to influence all the other excellencies in his character, they could not
25 No changes ------
26 so that the saints So the Saints
having as good grounds have as good grounds



Lecture 3 Questions and Answers
1-4 No changes ------
5 in order that we so we
6 No changes ------
7 above mentioned above-mentioned
8 No changes ------
9 before mentioned before-mentioned
Deity, and respecting ourselves Deity and ourselves
10-11 No changes ------
12 First, that he was First, he was
Secondly, that he is Secondly, he is
goodness, and that he was goodness, and he was
thirdly, that he changes not, neither is there variableness with him, and that his course Thirdly, he does not change, neither does he vary, and his course
Fourthly, that he is Fourthly, he is
Fifthly, that he is Fifthly, he is
and Sixthly, that he is And sixthly, he is
13 and book of commandments and the Book of Commandments
14 No changes ------
15 but there might be but that there might be
thereby he be thereby he would be
16-17 No changes ------
18 long suffering, and full long-suffering, full
him in consequence of which, he him; consequently, he
19 God changes not, neither is there variableness with him, God does not change, neither does he vary,
the mercy of God God's mercy
and in consequence of which doubt In consequence of this doubt
to day today
20 their faith can rest in him they can rest their faith in him
21 No changes ------
22 He could not; because man It would not. Man
23 No changes ------
24 saints, so that Saints, God's character is uniform so that



Lecture 4
1 having shown in the third lecture, that correct ideas of the character of God are necessary in order to the exercise of faith We showed in the third lecture that it is necessary to have correct ideas of the character of God to exercise faith
power with God to the exercise of faith necessary to the enjoyment of eternal life, and that correct ideas of his character lay power with God to exercise the faith necessary to enjoy eternal life. But having correct ideas of his character lays
the connection there is between correct the connection between having correct
and the exercise of faith and exercising faith
2 that they through the ideas of the existence of his attributes, might be enabled to exercise faith in him, and through the exercise of faith that they might be enabled to exercise faith in him through the idea of the existence of his attributes, and through exercising faith
faith on him faith in him
weakness of man weakness of men
must be needed to be
in their minds in order that they might be enabled in their minds to enable them

3 how necessary correct ideas of his attributes are to enable how necessary having correct ideas of his attributes is to enable
So that the divine Consequently, the divine
made to man made to men
4 We have, in the revelations which he has given to the human family, the following account of his attributes. We have the following account of his attributes in the revelations which he has given to the human family:
5-10 No changes ------
11 By a little reflection it will be seen, that A little reflection shows that
for it is by reason of the knowledge For it is the knowledge
had all knowledge has all knowledge
12 men feel as though they had nothing to fear, who put their trust in God, men who put their trust in God feel as though they have nothing to fear,
13 It is also necessary, in order to the exercise in faith in God, unto life and salvation, that men should have the idea of the existence of the attribute justice, in him. It is also necessary that men should have the idea of the existence of the attribute justice in God in order to exercise faith in him unto life and salvation.
sufficiently sufficient
with most unshaken with the most unshaken
14 in order that they so they
power to the mind power to their minds
and they are enabled They are thus enabled
and wade and to wade
believing, that They believe that
enemies, and they shall be enemies, who shall be
15 saints: believing that Saints, who believe then that
will compassionate them will be compassionate to them
16 Lord: and by reason Lord. By reason
17 before mentioned before-mentioned
and it will be seen, that as far as his attributes are concerned, there is a sure foundation lad for the exercise of faith in him for life and salvation. and it will see that there is a sure foundation laid forth exercise of faith in him for life and salvation as far as his attributes are concerned.
in as much inasmuch
saints necessary saints that are necessary
and seeing also Seeing, also
and a just reward will be granted unto them for and will grant them a just reward for
that they will, in due time, obtain that, in due time, they will obtain
exercised toward exercised towards
attribute toward attribute towards
And lastly Lastly
and in view of that crown It will do this in view of that crown
into the midst in the midst
18 and can exert And it can exert
19 laid, through the revelation of the attributes of God, for the exercise of faith in him for life and salvation; and seeing that these are attributes of the Deity, they are unchangeable laid for the exercise of faith in him for life and salvation through the revelation of the attributes of God. And seeing that these attributes of the Deity are unchangeable
to day today
which gives to the minds gives to the minds
so that all the saints All the Saints
these that a foundation these attributes that a foundation
the foundation, therefore, for the exercise of faith, was, is and ever will be the same. So that all men the foundation for the exercise of faith, therefore, was, is, and ever will be, the same. Consequently all men



Lecture 4 Questions and Answers
1 that correct ideas of the character of God are necessary in order to exercise that having correct ideas of the character of God is necessary to exercise
but that correct ideas of his character, as far as his character is concerned But having correct ideas of his character, as far as it is concerned
lay a sure foundation lays a sure foundation
2 What object had the God of heaven in What object did the God of heaven have in
3 God without an acquaintance with his attributes, so as to be enabled to lay hold of eternal life God so as to be enabled to lay hold of eternal life, without an acquaintance with his attributes
4-5 No changes ------
6 those attributes these attributes
necessary in order to enable necessary to enable
7 No changes ------
8 Deity, as far as his attributes are concerned, enable a rational being to exercise faith in him unto life and salvation Deity enable a rational being to exercise faith in him unto life and salvation, as far as his attributes are concerned
9 No changes ------
10 Have the Latter Day Saints as much authoity Do the latter-day Saints have as much authority
11 No changes ------



Lecture 5
1 we treated of the being we treated the being
2 were created and made, that are created and made, whether were created and made, whether
earth, or in the earth earth, in the earth
Father, a personage Father, is a personage
man, or being in the form man, being in the form
Fathe Father
and was ordained and ordained
and is called He is called
and descended And he descended
words, suffered words, he suffered
flesh, and that all who flesh, that all who
And he being He, being
and these three are one These three are one
were created and made that were created and made: and were created and made. And
Son possessing the same mind Son possess the same mind
possessing all knowledge possesses all knowledge
kingdom: sitting at the right hand kingdom, and sits at the right hand
Father-a Mediator Father. He is a mediator
grow up from grace to grace grow from grace to grace
joint heirs joint-heirs
Christ; possessing the same mind Christ. They will possess the same mind
and become one and becoming one
3 by whose blood By his blood
joint heirs joint-heirs



Lecture 5 Questions and Answers
1 Of what do What subjects do
Of the being The being
2 No changes ------
3 Father and the Son Father and Son
4-5 No changes ------
6 [No equivalent] First, of glory
7 No changes ------
8 tabernacle, was made tabernacle, the Son was made
9 created and made, that were created and made? created and made?
10 Does he possess Does the Son possess
11-15 No changes ------
16 Does the believer in Christ Do the believers in Christ
17-18 No changes ------



Lecture 6
1 Having treated, in the preceding lectures, of the ideas of the character, perfections and attributes of God, we Having treated the ideas of the character, perfections, and attributes of God in the preceding lectures, we
treat of the knowledge treat the knowledge
personsmust persons must
in order that they may so they may
2 An actual knowledge to any person that the course of life which he pursues is according to the will of God, is essentially necessary to enable It is essential for any person to have an actual knowledge that the course of life which he is pursuing is according to the will of God to enable
3 No changes ------
4 that unless they Unless they
course that they are pursuing course they are pursuing
and those that know not God and those who know not God
that they will persecute, to the uttermost, all that worship God They will persecute to the uttermost all who worship God
and drive And they will drive
5 but actual knowledge It requires actual knowledge
6 No changes ------
7 it was through the sacrifice It is through this sacrifice
sacrifice & offering, & that he was not nor will not seek sacrifice and offering and that he has not sought nor will he seek
8-10 No changes ------
11 and were enabled They were enabled
12 doubt and uncertainty is doubt and uncertainty are
So that persons whose minds so persons whose minds
joint heirs joint-heirs
and they will grow weary But they will grow weary



Lecture 7
1 we treated of what faith was, and of the object on we treated what faith was and the object on
2 faith was the principle faith is the principle
that we will, in a lecture of this description attempt to unfold all its effects; that we will attempt to unfold all its effects in a lecture of this description
revolution unless it is effected in the same way, in any of the vast creations of the Almighty; revolution in any of the vast creations of the Almighty unless it is effected in the same way,
3 instead of exerting instead of by exerting
4 eternity eternity
5 understood, leads understood, it leads
6 act, in order, to obtain act to obtain
and that when God And when God
impossibility there was of their impossibility of their
7 Why is it impossible to please God without faith? the answer would be, because, without why it is impossible to please God without faith, the answer would be that without
and as God desires As God desires
they had, or else they had it, or else
8 exhortations which have been given by inspired men to those who had received the word of the Lord, to have faith in him, were exhortations to have faith in him which have been given by inspired men to those who had received the word of the Lord were
and that was, because, without it there was no salvation And that reason is that without it there is no salvation
when faith is perfected when their faith is perfected
9 heavenly worlds, they heavenly worlds that they
And they must have faith They must have faith
assimulated, in order that we assimilated, so we
or in other words, where or, where
existence existence
question there question that there
agree in this that agree that
interrogation interrogation
answer would be, because he is answer would be, that he is
and if he were any thing If he were anything
so sure he would fail surely Christ would fail
constitutes constitute
purify himself purify themselves
10 beings can enjoy beings can enjoy
11 No change ------
12 that Jesus done that Jesus had done
which he done which he had done
taken in connection, make taken together make
those that believed those who believed
13 and he so spake that and he spake that
the Father: for the Father are, for
to more firmly establish this belief, if it needs any thing to establish this belief more firmly, if it needs anything
As much as to say This is as much as to say
14 No changes ------
15 That the glory which the Father and the Son have, is because they are just and holy beings; and that if that the Father and the Son have the glory they have because they are just and holy beings; and if
have, the glory which they have, never could be enjoyed by them; for have, they could never enjoy the glory which they have, for
Father and the Son Father and Son
16 them-That he proposed them: he proposed
And for any portion For any portion
assimulated assimilated
and on this hinge On this hinge
17 the God of heaven, by the mouth of all his holy prophets, has been endeavoring to teach to the world. the God of heaven has been endeavoring to teach tot the world by the mouth of all his holy prophets.
And that Israel And "Israel
These with These references with
That it was a system It was a system
and continues by faith it continues by faith
To this, all the revelations of God bear witness All the revelations of God bear witness to this
baptist the less Baptist any the less
receive the dead receive their dead
nothing impossible with them nothing impossible for them
visions, the ministering of angels, have visions and the ministering of angels. They could have
first born firstborn
all, of Jesus all, and of Jesus
and become And they could become
18 {16}1 mistake on the mind mistake in the mind
answer is given, through faith answer is that through faith
19 {17}* the Apostle the Apostle Peter
got the all things got the knowledge of all things
So that all things So all things
20 {18}* every thing else everything else
Galilee Galilee
Yeah, and he counted Yeah, he counted
Because, to obtain the faith by which he could enjoy the knowledge of Christ Jesus the Lord, he had to suffer the loss of all things because he had to suffer "the loss of all things" to obtain the faith by which he could enjoy the knowledge of Christ Jesus the Lord
always have, and always will always have attended and always will
in order that the possessors so the possessors
will, through it, obtain all necessary knowledge an wisdom, until will obtain all necessary knowledge and wisdom through it until

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