The Book of Mormon

Alma 14:8

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And they brought their wives and children together, and whosoever believed or had been taught to believe in the word of God, they caused that they should be cast into the fire; and they also brought forth their records which contained the Holy Scriptures, and cast them into the fire also, that they might be burned and destroyed by fire.

Changes

And they brought their wives and children together, and whosoever believed or had been taught to believe in the word of God, they caused that they should be cast into the fire; and they also brought forth their records which contained the Hholy Sscriptures, and cast them into the fire also, that they might be burned and destroyed by fire.

Simple English

They brought their wives and children together. Anyone who believed in the word of God or had been taught to believe, they threw them into the fire. They also brought out their records that had the Holy Scriptures. They threw those into the fire too so they would be burned and destroyed.

Paraphrase

Then they gathered their wives and children—anyone who believed or had been taught to believe in God’s word—and threw them into a fire. They also took their scriptures, the holy records, and burned them too.