2 rare important events

Two very important things happened.

First, Georgia Wahlin Bello, 83, died Monday, Nov. 5, 2007. You know her as the lady who wrote "Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree"

Second, they removed the word "Principal" from the introduction to the BoM, ensuring every armchair critic and apologist out there gets absolutely no work done at their real jobs today.

Old:
"After thousands of years, all were destroyed except the Lamanites, and they are the principal ancestors of the American Indians."

New:
"After thousands of years, all were destroyed except the Lamanites, and they are among the ancestors of the American Indians."

Less than a footnote to most LDS, I'd wager. Maybe a bit of a re-paridigming for those of us who grew up in a culture that taught us Mayans were Lamanites. A bit of a blow to those who insist that every word spoken forth from the mouth of Elder McConkie is scripture.

A fatal blow to those who'se DNA-themed criticisms of the book hinged on the word.