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Contents
Issue
Critics have often complained about the frequent repetition of "and it came to pass" in the Book of Mormon.[1] Mark Twain famously joked that if the phrase were omitted, Joseph would have published a pamphlet instead of a book.[2]
==Answer
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As it turns out, however, this much-maligned phrase is actually evidence of the Book of Mormon's authentic antiquity.
To see citations to the critical sources for these claims, click here
Detailed Analysis
Paul Y. Hoskisson, John W. Welch, Robert F. Smith, Bruce W. Warren, Roger R. Keller, David Fox, and Deloy Pack, "Words and Phrases," in Reexploring the Book of Mormon, edited by John W. Welch (Provo, Utah: FARMS, 1992).
== Notes ==
- [note] Origen Bachelor, Mormonism Exposed Internally and Externally (New York: Privately Published, 1838), 9. off-site
- [note] [citation needed]