Original sentence: In recounting her own memories of the events that led to the founding of the LDS Church, Lucy Mack Smith did not mention Joseph Smith having had a vision before his bedroom visitation from Moroni in 1823.Palmer, a former LDS seminary teacher and now disfellowshipped member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Joseph Smith may also have had a motive for changing his story in 1838, a period of crisis in the Latter Day Saint Movement.This experience, she said, had followed a family discussion about the "diversity of churches
Edited sentence: In recounting her own memories of events that led to the founding of the LDS Church, Lucy Mack Smith stated that Joseph's bedroom visitation from Moroni in 1823 was the result of speculation over which of the churches was true.Palmer, an LDS historian and disfellowshipped member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Joseph Smith may also have had a motive for changing his story in 1838, a period of crisis in the Latter Day Saint Movement