The Book of Mormon

Mosiah 18:30

1830 Edition

And now it came to pass that all this was done in Mormon; yea, by the waters of Mormon, in the forest that was near the waters of Mormon; yea, the place of Mormon, the waters of Mormon, the forest of Mormon, how beautiful are they to the eyes of them who there came to the knowledge of their redeemer; yea, and how blessed are they, for they shall sing to his praise forever.

Changes

And now it came to pass that all this was done in Mormon;, yea, by the waters of Mormon, in the forest that was near the waters of Mormon; yea, the place of Mormon, the waters of Mormon, the forest of Mormon, how beautiful are they to the eyes of them who there came to the knowledge of their rRedeemer; yea, and how blessed are they, for they shall sing to his praise forever.

Simple English

All this happened in Mormon. It happened by the waters of Mormon. It happened in the forest near the waters of Mormon. The place of Mormon, the waters of Mormon, the forest of Mormon—how beautiful they are to those who learned about their Savior there! How blessed are they! They will sing God’s praise forever.

Paraphrase

All of this happened at Mormon—by the waters of Mormon, in the forest near those waters. How beautiful that place was to those who came there and found their Savior! How blessed they were, for they will sing his praise forever.