If The Book of Mormon had many grammatical errors, how could that hinder its message?

For this post, I'd like to put myself in the shoes of a person who does not know the truth and veracity of the Book of Mormon. Human errors are everywhere in everything we do, not only in grammar. I hate to see Spanish translations or phrases in stores with incorrect grammar or phrases not making any sense, and that makes me feel like they really do not care about customers or so-called "Perception of value," so I would think a person would feel the same when seeing grammar errors on other different texts.

At some point, The Book of Mormon, having many grammatical errors, leads readers to question its credibility, but if we go back in time, we learn that grammar rules were not as standardized as they are today. Because language evolves and new rules emerge, revisions have been made at specific points in the last century. There is a big difference in grammar errors today and back in the 1800s. Should we really focus on those little things rather than the message? It will depend on people's personalities and interests to know what they really intend when reading the Book.

 

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