Geology in the book of mormon and mesoamerica bom lands conference jerry grover. Such maps can be a useful introduction for those who are new to the book of mormon. Possible book of mormon sites in relation to each other. Geology in the book of mormon and mesoamerica bom lands. The fight over book of mormon geography deseret news. Jun 18, 20 book of mormon lands proposed map of the book of mormon stay safe and healthy. Great signs and wonderswhat caused the destruction and darkness in book of mormon lands. It incorporates much of what i have learned since this journey began in august, 2011. As each new theory surfaces, we gain fresh hope of acquiring additional insights into it ancient location, but are all too often disappointed.
Olive has done a lot of research into the ancient geography of the area of western new york and to me it makes a lot of sense that the lands of the book of morman are located in upper new york. This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon. Skeptics have argued since its publication in 1830 that the the book of mormon is the creative work of a religious con man, whose purported visit by an angel and account of hidden gold plates from which the book was written undermine it outright. Made popular by his 1985 publication an ancient american setting for the book of mormon, sorensons geographic model for the book of mormon has withstood the test of time and remains the preeminent geographic model for book of mormon events. The basic criteria beyond physical and scientific hypothesis would need to meet the criteria of the prophecies that book of mormon prophets revealed in a few verses such as i nephi, 3 nephi 20. Antionum land of bountiful city of bountiful land of east wilderness hill riplah jershon land of melek land of narrow neck of land sidon river seas east and west zarahemla city of zarahemla land of. Exploring the lands of the book of mormon ought to be on the bookshelf of everyone interested in book of mormon geography.
This work is for those interested in exploring the history in the book of mormon, the special covenant of god upon the land of north america, and the locations of book of mormon lands. Land southward to land northward map animal migrations wayne may, book of mormon geography presentation, ancient american history conference, slc, april 1, 2011 wayne may says the land of nephi tennessee was a higher elevation than the land of zarahemla illinois. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. Wayne may presents the supporting evidence for the heartland model, that the book of mormon nephites and jaredites lived in north america. Internal book of mormon geography focuses on the relationships between lands. Wayne may true book of mormon geography lands western. The first location is set in the old world near jerusalem, and the second location is set somewhere in the americas. And it was in the morningverifying the longitude of zarahemla new behold i am jesus christ the setting and location of the saviors visit to the people of nephi in the land. The book of mormon west sea and east sea, on the other hand, are proper nouns that is, they are the actual names of bodies of water that situate on the west and on the east respectively, of the lands of zarahemla and nephi. Annually, october 1, is the anniversary of a little known event in early church history that i believe, in consequence of significant research progress into 2019, now deserves recognition for identifying a region of major book of mormon lands and for initiating book of mormon archaeological historic research.
Red dots are the proposed cities in this model, mostly based on existing archeological sites 500 bc400 ad. Land of and city of bountiful, land of and city of nephi, and quetzalcoatl. Desolation is generally the northernmost land in book of mormon geography models, and. The book of mormon geography geography map, dna, lands.
May is yet to produce an internal map as suggested by dr. The book of mormon map described in alma chapter 22 has finally been deciphered. Bountiful is the name of two places described in the book of mormon, a religious narrative dictated in 1829 by joseph smith. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon. Finally there is a way to really explore john sorensons book of mormon geography. Allen makes convincing arguments in a style that is generally easy to understand. The map spans jaredite and nephitelamanite periods during which settlements changed over time. Book of mormon lands discovering the lost lands of the. A discussion of the arabian, or old world, geography of the book of mormon enjoys many advantages over discussion of new world matters. Book of mormon lands january 12, 2015 several times our followers have commented that they wish the church would make an official statement about where the book of mormon lands are located to remove the confusion that exists about them being located in mezoamerica. If you interested more in the logical model and the ontology of it, i suggest you skip the physical model information in sections 1, 2 and 4 and go directly to.
Exploring the lands of the book of mormon byu studies. The book of mormon does not state into which sea the river sidon empties, so the mouth of the river is not shown. An island setting for book of mormon account was first proposed by blake ostler in his sunstone article titled dna strands in the book of mormon. A limited geography model for the book of mormon is one of several theories by latter day. It contains a record of gods dealings with three groups of people who migrated from the near east or west asia to the americas hundreds of years before the arrival of europeans. Book of mormon central archive book of mormon lands map, january 2016. Items do not represent the official views of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints or of book of mormon central. Christensen proposes that we swap a fitting geographical setting for better evidence for. Higher to lower elevation map wayne may, book of mormon geography presentation, ancient american history conference. This page is about the book of mormon geography by wayne may, the.
Proposed map of the lands and sites of the book of mormon. The book of mormon refers to two lands, a land northward and a land southward 3. No effort the map spans jaredite and nephitelamanite periods during which of land. Careful analysis of early writings on book of mormon geography reveals a. The city state land use pattern is wellknown worldwide and forms the basis for local and regional administrative entities in many countries. Lost civilizations of north america documentary4, deborah bolnick on haplogroup x. Chief among these is the fact that we know we certainty where the story beginsin old world jerusalem. Limited geography and the book of mormon byu scholarsarchive. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints affirms that the book of mormon is a volume of sacred scripture comparable to the bible. Book of mormon geography, the near cumorah setting there have been numerous attempts to locate the long, lost lands of the book of mormon over the years.
This significant volume, a large book of 437 pages with 147 maps, is a pleasure to read. Exploring the lands of the book of mormon by joseph l. The book of mormon states several times that the land which they were led to, was the promised land, or a choice land. A popular argument among great lake theorists, is the promised land theory. A satellite map of baja california overlaid with proposed locations found in the book of mormon. She answers a lot of the questions that most people would ask. Higher to lower elevation map wayne may, book of mormon geography presentation, ancient american history conference, slc, april 1, 2011 rivers flow from higher elevations to lower elevations. Publishers, 1989 for the best summary of this entire subject. The proposal of a limited geography is coupled with the proposal that the american. Possible book of mormon sites in relation to each other possible relationships of sites in the book of mormon, based on internal evidence. Smith, who attended the conference, advised that the loca. Joseph lovell allen true book of mormon geography lands. I still think there is a serious problem of imprinting a particular geographyeven an abstract onebut if the people involved accept the scripture on faith alone, they may never care about the realworld geography, so a mental abstract map is no problem.
It is thorough, covers many aspects of the field, and is probably the most objective work at its time. Book of mormon evidence in american archaeology wayne may. Study two dozen detailed, fullcolor maps that follow the footsteps of mosiah, alma, ammon, limhi, and lands from nephi to zarahemla. Book of mormon lands proposed map of the book of mormon. It incorporates much of what i have learned since this journey began in august. Book of mormon and dna studies church of jesus christ. The conceptual map of the land of the book of mormon. Kimbal, cites 10 identifying characteristics of the promised land, namely, that it will be. Internal book of mormon geography focuses on the relationships between lands and other geographic features, independent of where they might be physically located on todays maps. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. Unfortunately, exploring and testing his geographic. Listed here is a 12 day11 night book of mormon lands tour itinerary with a brief description of daily activities and places of interest to be visited on our guided tour in guatemala, the proposed lands of the book of mormon.
The book of mormon geography lands and map with dna evidence. This will be the two day 26th international book of mormon evidence conference which will have just one major stage with over 20 fantastic speakers. The book of mormon itself is the best source for understanding the geographical locations contained therein. Our first 2020 event will be april 9, 10, and 11th at the mountain america exposition center at 9575 s state st in sandy, ut 84070 this will be the firm foundation expo featuring the 25th international book of mormon evidence conference. Historically, latterday saint leaders have identified the range of north and south america as the land of promise, as well as the land of zion. The book of mormon geography book, a promised land, the land of promise, uses the book to show mormon geography along with prophetic statements. This book locates everything from the narrow neck, to zarahemla, from cumorah, to the land of promise, bountiful. The most recent internal map of the book of mormon superimposed over peninsular siam.
Here is another version of the map with named cities in the land southward and their proposed correlates. I recently returned from 11 days in guatemala where i collaborated with bright people such as mark wright, diane wirth, dave gray, rick callister, van dunham, neal rappleye, stephen smoot, and rolando amado. Following are two of the most well known theories for book of mormon geography. An interesting correlation with mesoamerican geography see map below. These principal book of mormon lands are southward from the land northward mentioned in helaman 3. The reason that the lehite land journey, roughly 2100 miles3300 km in length, is now largely in place on the modern map stems mainly from two facts. For full disclosure, im inclined to believe that the majority of the events in the book of mormon occurred in north america in the eastern united states, that said, i tried to not let any biases. See the map on potter, nephi in the promised land, 93. Firstly, it is the account that the book of mormon gives us the most information about. A summary of several theories of book of mormon lands in. Map of book of mormon lands possible relationships of sites in the book of mormon, based on internal evidence. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. Land southward to land northward, narrow pass map, wayne may, book of mormon geography presentation, ancient american history conference, slc, april 1, 2011. Covenant communications, 2003 land of and city of bountiful, land of and city of nephi, and quetzalcoatl.
Updated book of mormon map book of mormon, lds seminary. No effort should be made to identify points on this map with any existing geographical location. The heartland is the place where it all happened, right. Ostler asserts that the book of mormon events must have taken place on an island as was claimed by jacob after arriving in the promised land. This book of mormon map along with a wall map are available for down loading in color and the book of mormon geography book a promised land, the land of promise with all the mormon maps and details is also available at alpha publishing at. Book of mormon lands map, january 2016 book of mormon. The book of mormon geography conference was held at brigham young academy on may 2324, 1903. While secular and non mormon scholars consider the book of mormon to be a work of fiction, latter day saints view the book as a chronicle of actual. The geographical setting of the book of mormon is the set of locations of the events described. The book of mormon describes a land of promise given to lehi and his posterity by the lord. Let the book of mormon change your life, again, as you investigate exploring the lands of the book of mormon. Many have wondered where this land of promise might be physically located in the americas.
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