Whether Smith was the actual author of this passage is uncertain. Official LDS Church historian B. H. Roberts removed the quote from his History of the Church compilation, saying he found evidence that W. W. Phelps wrote that paragraph and that it was "based on inaccurate premises and was offensively pedantic."Defender of the Faith: The B. H. Roberts Story, pp. 291–292 LDS Church apostle Gordon B. Hinckley noted that the "more good" translation is incorrect but added that "Mormon means 'more good'" is a positive motto for members of the LDS Church.Gordon B. Hinckley, "Mormon Should Mean 'More Good,' " Ensign, November 1990, p. 51.
whether smith was the actual author of this passage is uncertain official lds church historian b h roberts removed the quote from his history of the church compilation saying he found evidence that w w phelps wrote that paragraph and that it was "based on inaccurate premises and was offensively pedantic"defender of the faith the b h roberts story pp 291–292 lds church apostle gordon b hinckley noted that the "more good" translation is incorrect but added that "mormon means 'more good'" is a positive motto for members of the lds churchgordon b hinckley "mormon should mean 'more good' " ensign november 1990 p 51