The Book of Mormon

1 Nephi 1:11

1830 Edition

And they came down and went forth upon the face of the earth; and the first came and stood before my father, and gave unto him a Book, and bade him that he should read.

Changes

And they came down and went forth upon the face of the earth; and the first came and stood before my father, and gave unto him a Bbook, and bade him that he should read.

Simple English

They came down to the earth. The first one came and stood before my father. He gave him a book and told him to read it.

Paraphrase

They came down to earth. The first one stood before my father and handed him a book, telling him to read it.