3 Nephi 4:6, Restored Covenant Edition:
"And it came to pass that in the thirty and fourth year, IN THE FIRST MONTH, in the fourth day of the month..."
Then follows a description of massive destructions.
3 Nephi 4:17, RCE:
"...all these great and terrible things were done in about the space of three hours."
Then follows three days of darkness, during which the survivors in devastated areas howled, "O that we had repented before this great and terrible day..."
During the three days of darkness the survivors heard the voice of Jesus Christ speaking to them, explaining why the destructions had to come upon them: "to hide their wickedness and their abominations from before My face, that the blood of the prophets and the saints should not come up anymore unto Me against them ... O all ye that are spared because ye were more righteous than they, will ye not return unto Me and repent of your sins and be converted, that I may heal you?" etc.
3 Nephi 4:74, RCE:
"And it came to pass that IN THE ENDING of the thirty and fourth year, behold, I [Mormon] will show unto you that the people of Nephi which were spared, and also they which had been called Lamanites which were spared, did have great favors shown unto them and great blessings poured out upon their heads, insomuch that soon after the ascension of Christ into heaven, He did truly manifest Himself unto them..."
Notice the clear contrast between "in the first month" of the 34th year for the destructions and "in the ending" of the 34th year for the manifestation of Jesus Christ.
So I was correct in stating the the destructions took place about a year before the ministry of Christ in America, which I find to be stunningly beautiful, so much so that it inspired me to write the poem "Behold the Children", which I posted on this thread.
That does not change the fact that while Christ was dying for the sins (saving) of man, and people were being resurrected in Jerusalem, HE WAS KILLING THOUSANDS IN America (according to the BoM) who never even knew him.
That is irreconcilable.
What in the dickens is this nonsense? Jesus killed a bunch of people and then spoke an explanation? That he spared some because they were “more righteous” and then begged them to come to Him?
This shows an astounding lack of understanding. If one is going to make a book of fiction about Jesus, God the Son, the Messiah, at least have a third grade understanding about what “righteousness” is.
(HInt: if you are not already “in Him” you have as much righteousness as dog poo)