Book of mormon geography the encyclopedia of mormonism. Mentioned in ether, mastodons and mammoths lived in north america during the pleistocene era, yet became extinct on this continent towards the end of the last ice age, predating the book of mormon by thousands of years. These covenant lands are in the borders of the prophetic. The book of mormon lands will be dotted by pyramids. North american book of mormon geography the interpreter.
He has been presenting information on the topic of north americas archaeological data since 1994 which demonstrates how it applies to the book of mormon timeline. The land of zarahemla is at a lower elevation relative to the land of nephi. Is there real evidence christ visited north america. Although historians and archaeologists consider the book to be an anachronistic invention of joseph smith, many members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church and other denominations of the latter day saint movement believe that it. Cities were burned, buried with earth, and sunk under water. Moronis america today in 1936, when lds scholars first began accepting the twocumorah theory, apostle joseph fielding smith warned the saints. Book of mormon geography in north america wayne may duration. There are times when there is not the opportunity to get a clear understanding of what the traveler saw and these bulletins will help with that understanding. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland. Summary of book of mormon evidence in the americas youtube. Book of mormon lands discovering the lost lands of the. Summary of book of mormon evidence in the americas. Undeniable archaeological evidence of the book of mormon in north america.
In addition he completed intensive study of the book of mormon itself and the historical background and documents associated with it. Undeniable archaeological evidence of the book of mormon in. Archaeological evidence of the book of mormon in north america. Les apologistes mormons ont propose differentes explications pour faire face a cet anachronisme suppose. A whole bunch of reasons why book of mormon geography could not have included north america archive, by john l. Geographical, and other evidences in support of the book of mormon landscape, as found in north america. In the last few years i have read over 5000 pages about the south america theory and reread the book of mormon multiple times highlighting every scripture over 500 that has any reference to geography, culture, prophecies, etc that may shed light on where the book of mormon lands are. Undeniable archaeological evidence of the book of mormon. There were massive earthquakes, and darkness covered the land. For the first 150 years of mormonisms existence, everyone thought it was a story about a people who left the middle east and came to south or central america, and who fought wars clear up into new york state where. It really arose as a counterbalance to the problems inherent in the limited mesoamerican model. Book of mormongeographynew worldgreat lakes geography. Joseph lovell allen true book of mormon geography lands.
Church releases statement on book of mormon geography book. The book of mormon heartland model is a model proposed by rod meldrum which places the entirety of book of mormon narrative in the eastern united states of america. In the late 1800s, the rlds committee on american archaeology arranged for g. The 21st international book of mormon evidence conference believes the book of mormon took place in north america the heartland theory, while the book of mormon central 2018 conference believes the book of mormon all took place in central america the mesoamerican theory. By supporting any theory that central america and or any part of south america is part of the book of mormon lands is to discount the revelations received by joseph smith from heavenly father when he sent parley p. The american geography of the book of mormon has many. Could the book of mormon events have taken place in.
The scientific search for nephite remains mormons in. The book of mormon does not say that the entire land northward resides in land occupied by the united states of america. Weston to prepare six maps of book of mormon lands. Indians would portage 1 mile to get from the mohawk river to wood. 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. If the book is accurate, archaeologists would expect to find numerous pieces of hard evidence in central america that confirm the presence of these societies. Since the publication of the book of mormon in 1830, mormon archaeologists have attempted to find archaeological evidence to support it. Book of mormon archaeology in north america book of. The book of mormon is supposed to be a history of real people living in a real place.
The scriptural basis for book of mormon geography book. I like to think that i am openminded, but proponents of south america as the book of mormon lands are going to have a difficult time convincing me. The view of book of mormon geography taught by joseph smith and subsequent presidents and apostles of the mormon church includes three major, closely related points. Watch as wayne may presents the parallels in geography, archaeology and timelines between the jaredites and the adena civilization of north america. A precolumbian native american trading network and culture. The lands of te book of mormon are found in mesoamerica. Such maps can be a useful introduction for those who are new to the book of mormon. This is significant considering the many prophecies of the gathering of the house of israel to their two respective promised lands in the latter days and it is also clear that the united states of america again fulfills the book of mormon prophecies 2 nephi 1. May 17, 2018 explore alwaysprepares board book of mormon. Although the book of mormon is primarily a religious record of the nephites, lamanites, and jaredites, enough geographic details are embedded in the narrative to allow reconstruction of at least a rudimentary geography of book of mormon lands. The book of mormon geography lands and map with dna evidence. I have watched more than 20 hours of wayne may book of mormon lecture videos and conversed with both wayne may and rod meldrum in person. In addition, he has authored and contributed to many articles, books, cds and dvds. Purpose of the book of mormon tour helps these single page descriptions of a specific book of mormon site are designed to provide pertinent information to the traveler about the site.
Americas first elephant arrived in 1796 on captain jacob crowninshields boat from india. Fort stanwix was a major revolutionary war fort as well as the. Below is the modern map of the area of smiths youth. His map and ideas have dominated lds scholarly thinking for decades. Wayne gives firesides to members and nonmembers alike, wherever he is invited to present. Wayne mays twopart presentation at the november 20 vernal, ut book of mormon evidence conference. I started this blog over a year ago, mainly in response to a document purportedly written by john sorenson about why north america cannot be the setting for the book of mormon. Wayne may presents the supporting evidence for the heartland model, that the book of mormon nephites and jaredites lived in north america. The book of mormon geography geography map, dna, lands.
Comparing book of mormon geography models mormon lds. The book of mormon describes migrations of people from the middle east to central america, and further describes some features of their civilizations in the new world. He began his study of issues surrounding the controversy over dna and the book of mormon in 2003 which lead to questioning the origins of proposed geographical settings of the book of mormon. As each new theory surfaces, we gain fresh hope of acquiring additional insights into it ancient location, but are all too often disappointed. The prophet joseph smith himself accepted what he felt was evidence of book of mormon civilizations in both north america and central america. Book of mormon geography in north america wayne may youtube.
Best evidence for the book of mormon some interesting researchtheories that propose that the book of mormon people actually settled in north america not southcentral america. See my answers to questions about the book of mormon here. After several months of intense careful study of the text i have put together the following proposed map, showing the relative positions of book of mormon lands, cities, rivers, etc. Traveling from the land of desolation in the north, to the land southward, we encounter the principal book of mormon lands of bountiful, zarahemla, and nephi. Book of mormon evidence in american archaeology wayne may. It was a year ago this week, i spent three days at two book of mormon conferences on the same weekend. The hemispheric or twocontinent model proposes that book of mormon lands stretch many thousands of miles over much of south and north america. Oct 7, 20 the book of mormon geography geography map, dna, lands zarahemla, cumorah, narrow neck, mexico, caribbean sea, american indians, and true evidence. Other scriptures that reference the book of mormon in north america. The material below covers the geography of the book of mormon in north america. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations.
See more ideas about book of mormon, lds books and scripture study. In addition, archaeological excavations in bible lands have been under way for decades longer and on a much larger scale than those in proposed book of mormon lands. The lost lands of the book of mormon bonneville books, 2003. Wayne may presents archaeological support of the book of mormon to a group in malad, idaho in february of 2017. The book of mormon is true and could have only happened in north america. Secondary evidences of the book of mormon in north america. For a long time, few people seemed to see any difficulty in setting the book of mormon in all of north and south america. The book of mormon geography and map with dna evidence and the location of lands and cities such as zarahemla, cumorah, the narrow neck, mexico, caribbean sea, american indians, and true evidence are all here. The committee reported that although the church never officially endorsed the maps, the proposed geographical locations of book of mormon cities and lands on the maps made a lasting impression which has been difficult to correct. Some students of the book of mormon have speculated that the record is a history of the ancient peoples of central or south america notwithstanding the fact that their record was recovered from a stone box in a hill near palmyra, new york, usa and church leaders have maintained for over 100 years that this was the location of that hill called cumorah.
Brother sorenson proposed instead that the book of mormon took place in a limited area of mesoamerica. Christ visited the nephites in the land of promise in north america. Moronis america the book of mormon in north america. The book of mormon repeats over and over again, that the wars or battles between the nephites and lamanites occurred in parts of the year, and after fighting, the lamanites retreated back into their lands to the southtypically a description of fighting in summer and holing up in winter. The book of mormon says there were towers read pyramids throughout all of the lands. I must admit, however, that of all the north american proponents, phyllis carol oliver, lost lands of the book of mormon, 2000, made some cogent and constructive arguments which caused me to reconsider and really give another indepth study of the united states as the land where most of the events of the book of mormon might have taken place. According to joseph smith and subsequent presidents and apostles of the lds church, the geographical extent of book of mormon lands included virtually all of north and south america. Because of this theory, he wrote, some members of the church have become confused and greatly disturbed in their faith in the book of mormon. Subject to the approval of interpreter i further propose to post. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia.
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