Harris, wife of martin the witness, in consequence of which loss the bible makers were at their wits ends, and the printing of the book delayed several months. Many latterday saints have wondered what is in the lost 116 pages since they first learned about the story in primary. Lost manuscript of the book of mormon the church of. Im about to run out of credit nnbook every year jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, changes signs. The lost 116 pages were the original manuscript pages of what joseph smith, founder of the latter day saint movement, said was the translation of the book of lehi, the first portion of the golden plates revealed to him by an angel in 1827. Reconstructing the book of mormons missing stories 9781589587601. The lost 116 pages is the missing portion of the manuscript of the book of mormon. On a summer day in 1828, book of mormon scribe and witness martin harris was emptying drawers, upending furniture, and ripping apart mattresses as he. While acting as joseph smith s scribe, martin harris requested to take home the portion of the manuscript that had been translated in order to persuade his wife of the authenticity of the book of mormon. New book sheds light on the lost 116 pages book of mormon.
Garen counter pick lolzera melhor portal sobre league. In the summer of 1828, joseph smith let martin harris borrow the first 116 pages of the book of mormon s english translation. Traditional astrology calls this mighty lord of the planets zeus, to the greeks a the greater benefic,a meaning the most powerful and favorable influence venus being the a lesser benefic. Lost manuscript of the book of mormon in june 1828, joseph smith reluctantly allowed his scribe martin harris to borrow 116 pages of the original book of mormon manuscript. Harris promised to guard the pages and show them only to certain family members, but the pages soon disappeared and have never been recovered.
The earliest scripture revealed in the restoration, the book of mormon s lost 116 pages, disappeared 192 years ago this summer, never to resurface. Through negligence and disobedience, harris subsequently lost the manuscript, and its contents have never been recovered. At 5pm on friday october 26, 28 of the 40 missing mines were discovered in undergrowth by a nearby rail embankment. These findings can help us make sense of some confusing book of mormon passages.
In the summer of 1828, joseph smith let martin harris borrow the first 116 pages of the book of mormons english translation. It presents an enthralling case for the contents of the missing manuscript pages of the early book of mormon, which in turn sheds light on the extant book of mormon. They also can foster a greater appreciation for the book. Reconstructing the book of mormons missing stories. Garen counter pick lolzera melhor portal sobre league of. Readers of mormon history are aware of the fact that just before the mormon bible was printed, in 1830, one hundred and sixteen pages of the sacred manuscript were made away with by mrs. Historian don bradley describes more about the lost 116 pages of the book of mormon. This story was originally published on lds living in january 2018. In this episode brian hales interviews don bradley about his decadeslong research into missing parts of book of mormon narrative. Were missing the original first part of the book of mormon. The earliest scripture revealed in the restoration, the book of mormons lost 116 pages. Smith completed the book of mormon without retranslating the book of lehi, replacing it with what he said was an abridgment taken from the. Despite the likely demise of those pages to the sands of time, the answers to these questions and many more are now available for the first time in nearly two centuries in the lost 116 pages.
But evidence is emerging that provides new discoveries about those lost pages. Don has found clues not only in the book of mormon, but in various accounts of josephs friends and relatives. On a summer day in 1828, book of mormon scribe and witness marti. Ever since he was a youngster, dons wondered about the content of the 116 pages of the book of lehi transcript that martin harris lost in 1828. The lost 116 pages were the original manuscript pages of what joseph smith, founder of the. In june 1828, joseph smith reluctantly allowed his scribe martin harris to borrow 116 pages of the original book of mormon manuscript.
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