The Book of Mormon

Alma 46:12

1830 Edition

And it came to pass that he rent his coat; and he took a piece thereof, and wrote upon it, In memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children; and he fastened it upon the end of a pole thereof.

Changes

And it came to pass that he rent his coat; and he took a piece thereof, and wrote upon it, In memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children; and he fastened it upon the end of a pole thereof.

Simple English

He tore his coat. He took a piece of it and wrote on it: In memory of our God, our religion, and freedom, and our peace, our wives, and our children. He tied it to the end of a pole.

Paraphrase

Moroni tore his coat, took a piece of it, and wrote on it: “In memory of our God, our faith, our freedom, our families.” Then he tied it to the end of a pole.