changes between editions i am quoting the current wording of the section changes between editions former mormons and now critics of the lds church jerald and sandra tanner have claimed to have documented almost changes in the book of mormon the vast majority of these changes have been discussed in official church publications the part former mormons and now critics of the lds church was just added and it raises a question in my mind it seems from our article that official church publications and critics of the church agree that there have been numerous changes to the text of the book of mormon if so the numerous changes seem to be a matter of fact not a matter of controversy in this case could the section be written in a more straightforward way in particular starting the section with the views of two critics of the church seems to me to suggest that it is a matter of controversy