The Book of Mormon

Alma 42:8

1830 Edition

Now behold, it was not expedient that man should be reclaimed from this temporal death, for that would destroy the great plan of happiness;

Changes

Now behold, it was not expedient that man should be reclaimed from this temporal death, for that would destroy the great plan of happiness;.

Simple English

It would not be good for people to be saved from physical death. That would destroy God’s great plan of happiness.

Paraphrase

Now, it wouldn’t have been right to rescue humanity from physical death—that would have destroyed the great plan of happiness.