From: agr00@ccc.amdahl.com (Anthony G Rose)
Newsgroups: ca.wanted
Subject: Re: OLD BOOK OF MORMON WANTED (To: wcsa@amdahl.iwtdx)
Date: 12 Nov 92 01:26:48 GMT
Reply-To: agr00@juts.ccc.amdahl.com (TONY ROSE)
Distribution: ca
Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA


I posted a request to this news group a couple of days ago requesting
to purchase a Book of Mormon from the 19th century.  I received the
following letter from someone antagonizing my request.

This person didn't leave me a name to respond to, or an address.  The
one listed by my server was invalid and I got my replys returned to me.
Whoever this is, has made a good attempt to make it impossible for me to
reply.  I can tell from the address that they work at the same company
that I work, and this may be the reason.  I would like to relay the
message to this person that I would like for them to tell me who they are
if they want to snipe at me in the this manner.  I have included my
reply at the end of this letter for their purpose.  I apologize to the
ones this does not apply to.

thnx,
-tony

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>To: Tony.Rose
>From: amdahl!iwtdx!wcsa@juts
>Subject: OLD BOOK OF MORMON WANTED
>
>>To: cbnews!att!agr00@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com
>
>
>Tony:
>
>Concerning your request in ca.wanted:
>
>   I would like to purchase an old Book of Mormon.  I would prefer it to
>   be older than 1900.  Please let me know if you have one you'd like to
>   sell.
>
>It is rather funny to see someone who thinks he knows all about Mormonism
>but doesn't know the first thing about significant editions of the Book o
>Mormon or what various editions were derived from what various editions.
>
>r example Mr Rose, what major advantages does the 1840 edition have over
>e 1830 edition. Did the 1841 edition desend from the 1840 edition or from
>1837 edition? From what family of editions did the 1920 edition descend.
>at is the major weakness of the 1920 edition.  Which edition of the Book
>Mormon did the LDS Church generally use just before the 1981 edition? If
>u want an OLD Book of Mormon (pre 1900), would an 1879 edition or an 1892
>edition do (snicker, snicker)?
>
>I apologize, but on top of everything else Mr Rose, this takes the cake.

I am sorry, but I am having a difficult time understanding the purpose of
your letter to me.  I requested on ca.wanted that I was interested in a
older copy of the BoM, and preferably one before the turn of the century.

I don't see how you derive from that request that I don't "know the
first thing" about it.  Your whole second paragraph list major details
about various versions and such forth.  All that info is fine and dandy,
and I am aware of some of them.  What in the world does that have to do
with my desire to own my personal copy of a 19th century copy?  Why do
you quiz me like this, and from what source do you derive the assumptions
for which _I_ want the book?  Why is it that asking for a copy of the
BoM from the 19th century, "prove" that one doesn't know the first thing
about the book.  Perhaps my wishes for wanting the book have nothing to
do with the factors you list above?

Yes, if you happen to have a copy of an 1879 version or an 1892 version,
I would be very interested in it. Unless you have one _really_ old, I
would probably be most interested in the 1892 version since it has the
verse numbers in it.

I somehow feel that your post to me is out of anger because something I
have posted to trm has disturbed you.  If that is so, then I would like
to turn that anger into honest inquiry.  If you are interested in
discussing whatever matters that are bothering you in an honest manner,
I appreciate your letter.  If you only wish to snipe, let's not waste our
time.

Peace in Christ,
-tony


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