In the 1800s, Joseph Smith studied the Bible and felt inspired to make some changes. The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints published his changes as the "Inspired Version" (text available online at https://www.centerplace.org/hs/iv/default.htm). One noteworthy change, which somehow didn't make it into the LDS Bible footnotes or appendix, where those changes are supposed to be available for LDS readers, is in Matthew 13. Joseph Smith wrote the parable of the treasure in the field as follows:
13:46 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a treasure hid in a field. And when a man hath found a treasure which is hid, he secureth it and, straightway, for joy thereof, goeth, and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
The King James Version of the Bible gives the parable in the following words:
44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field; the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
Do you see the difference? There is a big difference between securing something and hiding something. To secure something means to get it and keep it safe from damage, while to hide something means to keep it away from everyone else.
Yet the current LDS version of the Bible does not show this important change from hiding to securing. It is not in the footnotes at the bottom of the pages showing Matthew 13. That is highly unusual, for the footnotes often show even insignificant changes in the Joseph Smith version.
The change to "securing" is also not included in the Appendix, which contains a longer passage from Matthew 13. If you have access to the LDS Bible currently in use, you can check this for yourselves.
This is a substantive change about not hiding things that got hidden by in what appears to be an intentional omission! I think this is strong evidence of untrustworthy behavior by some who work in LDS Church media services. Jesus said we're supposed to believe that which is true, but he never said we have to let ourselves be taken in by people who exhibit untrustworthy behavior.
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