Editing Book of Mosiah (section)

==Background==
[[Royal Skousen]], a professor of linguistics at [[Brigham Young University]], said contextual evidence indicated that the beginning of the original Book of Mosiah was probably lost in the [[lost 116 pages|116 pages of the Book of Mormon manuscript]] lost by [[Martin Harris (Latter Day Saints)|Martin Harris]], meaning what is now known as the first chapter of Mosiah was originally the third chapter.<ref>{{cite web |last=De Groote |first=Michael |url=https://www.deseret.com/2010/6/24/20382786/scholar-s-corner-the-stolen-chapters-of-mosiah/ |title=Scholar's Corner: The stolen chapters of Mosiah |date=June 24, 2010 |work=Deseret News |access-date=March 15, 2017}}</ref>

According to original research by John Sawyer and [[John W. Welch]], the term ''mosiah'' was an ancient [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] term. The key meaning of the word ''mosiah'' was "[[salvation|savior]]."<ref>John Sawyer and [[John W. Welch]] in [http://publications.maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/fullscreen/?pub=1110&index=28 What Was a "Mosiah"?] in the book ''[http://publications.maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/book/reexploring-the-book-of-mormon/ Reexploring the Book of Mormon] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124011328/http://publications.maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/book/reexploring-the-book-of-mormon/ |date=2015-11-24 }}''</ref>