The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 15:18

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~150 BC

1830 Edition

And behold, I say unto you, this is not all: For O how beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that is the founder of peace; yea, even the Lord, who hath redeemed his people; yea, him who hath granted salvation unto his people:

Influences

Luke 1:68 (KJV)
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
Luke 1:77 (KJV)
To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins,

Changes

And behold, I say unto you, this is not all:. For O how beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that is the founder of peace;, yea, even the Lord, who haths redeemed his people; yea, him who haths granted salvation unto his people:;

Simple English

I tell you, this is not all. How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the one who brings good news and starts peace! That’s the Lord who saved his people. He gave salvation to his people.

Paraphrase

'And that’s not all. How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the one who brings the good news himself—the founder of peace. I’m talking about the Lord, who has saved his people and given them salvation.