Book of Lehi and the 116-page Manuscript

[Shulem]

As noted earlier in this thread and in others on this board, “the space of many days” serves as sneaky substitutes for the actual days previously tendered in the missing manuscript for the length of time that passed while traveling between point A and point B. The prime examples showcased below strongly indicate how Joseph Smith was lying while reinventing the same stories under a different guise. He simply did not recall those numbers which were surely recorded in the Book of Lehi as important documentation in creating chronology of the Nephites in the New World. The number (?) of days Nephi spent asea was just as important as the number (344) of days the brother of Jared spent at sea on those ridiculous barges -- a whale of a tale! Everyone is going to want to know how long the journey took and yet Nephi neglects to record the time! A voyage of consequence will surely be marked by time spent at sea or the number of days. But the space of many days was a creative maneuver on Smith’s part while improvising out of a tough spot with a sneaky attempt to maintain credibility while leaving out critical information which surely would have been documented by the original author.

And it came to pass that after we had sailed for the space of many days we did arrive at the promised land; and we went forth upon the land, and did pitch our tents; and we did call it the promised land.

And we did take our tents and whatsoever things were possible for us, and did journey in the wilderness for the space of many days. And after we had journeyed for the space of many days we did pitch our tents.

It could be argued that the amount of space it required to etch “the space of many days” on gold leaf required more space while at the same time it provides useless information with regard to time management. How much more easier and effective it would be to simply record the number (x) rather than something that has no value or real measure of time.

I really do believe these examples serve to show how Smith improvised and made things up on the fly. It was all part of the grand deception which is entirely what the Book of Mormon is based on.

What say ye, Don Bradley? You have spent a lot of time inventing and showcasing faith promoting parallels and theories in your book (The Lost 116 Pages) but have done nothing to question or speculate why Smith may have been covering his tracks by playing with words.

This is an elephant in the room! Open your eyes, Don. Wake up! You are not fooling me.

[bill4long]

And we did take our tents and whatsoever things were possible for us, and did journey in the wilderness for the space of many days. And after we had journeyed for the space of many days we did pitch our tents... It could be argued that the amount of space it required to etch “the space of many days” on gold leaf required more space while at the same time it provides useless information with regard to time management. How much more easier and effective it would be to simply record the number (x) rather than something that has no value or real measure of time.

Salient observation.

[Shulem]

And we did take our tents and whatsoever things were possible for us, and did journey in the wilderness for the space of many days. And after we had journeyed for the space of many days we did pitch our tents... It could be argued that the amount of space it required to etch “the space of many days” on gold leaf required more space while at the same time it provides useless information with regard to time management. How much more easier and effective it would be to simply record the number (x) rather than something that has no value or real measure of time.

Salient observation.

You can be sure the lost manuscript that detailed the account of Nephi fleeing from his brethren to establish a new homebase a little northward contained the number of days they were at large before finally pitching their tents. Many details were lost and what we get in the present Book of Mormon is nothing more than crumbs or at best, second hand helpings. Consider how the Mosiah Priority took precedence by which there was a large space of time between telling the story of King Benjamin’s rule and retelling the account of Nephi’s flight into the wilderness. The Nephite log remains silent when Smith had to retell the story of how Nephi ditched his brethren, so we are fed the spurious line, “for the space of many days.”

I testify that I know Joseph Smith lied. I know it with all my mind and heart.

I bear solemn witness. I defy earth and heaven to refute me!