Archaeology of the book of mormon class for the final time at byu prior to his retirement. Read more in a mormons unexpected journey, volume 2, chapter 16. Moronis americamaps edition 150 maps of the bofm in north. 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. What all book of mormon geography enthusiasts miss are the prophecies that are tied to the land. The following map contains probable locations for book of mormon related locations in modern mexico and central america. Both books contain gods guidance as revealed to prophets, as well as religious histories of different civilizations. Moronis americaheartland map package both map books.
See the video below for a great overview on the topic as well as the debates ive had on this topic with mormon apologists. The book of mormon geography lands and map with dna evidence. Site correlations more about these maps land northward. Exploring the lands of the book of mormon, by joseph allen, sa publishers, orem, utah, 1989, pp. From the hit broadway musical adapted from the graphic novel memoir of the same name by alison bechdel. For that reason, our design team has chosen to develop an internal map that shows relational directions and approximate distances that match the. Book of mormon manuscripts the joseph smith papers. While the bible is written by and about the people in the land of israel and surrounding areas and takes place from the creation of the world until shortly after the death of jesus christ. Items do not represent the official views of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints or of book of mormon central. The map spans jaredite and nephite lamanite periods during which settlements changed over time. Havent you always wanted to have a detailed map of just where everything is in the book of mormon. I believe a viable book of mormon map will convincingly show all 10 characteristics.
Several proponents of the tehuantapec model have proposed that the final. First staged in 2011, the play is a satirical examination of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints beliefs and practices that ultimately endorses the positive power of love and service. Venice priddis has achieved this in a remarkable piece of detection which produces a unique geographical setting. One very distinctive feature he mentions is that there was a land. To help with the increasing amount of new information, a blog site has been setup for research relating to the book of mormon lands in baja california. These principal book of mormon lands are southward from the land northward mentioned in helaman 3. Videos photographs illustrations charts maps podcast.
This page provides a generic map or schematic diagram of the book of mormon lands, including nephite, lamanite and jaredite place names in the promised land in the americas, without providing any scale, or attempting to relate them to presentday geography or place names. Another possible location for the book of mormon places and locations has been proposed. Archaeological evidence for 7 locations on lehis journey. This final map is an older version but tends to be more readable for printing on paper. Zoom in to maximum zoom level to see the actual spot close up from overhead. Compare them to a map of palestine to view the correlations. Chief among these is the fact that we know we certainty where the story beginsin old world jerusalem. The book is a translation of golden plates that smith reports to have dug up in surrounding. Are you being served oh what a tangled web s4 finale duration. Maps the north american setting for the book of mormon. X map in my view, there are two categories of book of mormon maps.
According to the book of mormon, the promised land shall be a land of liberty, with no kings upon the land 1, and be discovered by a gentile whom the spirit of god wrought, to cross many waters 2 in order. It is named after mormon, one of the last of these ancient prophets. Siron, city of jordan, waters of ripliancum, city and land of noah, land of joshua, city of teancum, city of aaron, city of mulek, hermounts, city of nephi, land of antum, land of jershon, city of bountiful, city of gid, land of desolation, middoni, sea sou. A summary of several theories of book of mormon lands in. The geographical setting of the book of mormon is the set of locations of the events described. Jul 27, 2016 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. They remain woefully incomplete, but there is enough substance here to help many book of mormon students visualize the texts new world setting. How a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand ended up losing his faith. The lord could have removed all questions regarding the exact locations of these events but he did not. In addition he completed intensive study of the book of mormon itself and the historical background and documents associated with it. The land of zarahemla is at a lower elevation relative to the land of nephi. Mormon developments on march 26, 1830, joseph smith publishes the first edition of the book of mormon. Mormon s map is book of mormon scholar john sorenson s reconstruction of that mental map solely from information.
Book of mormon map the maps below will evolve as new information comes to light. This book locates everything from the narrow neck, to zarahemla, from cumorah, to the land of promise, bountiful. See the final battles of mormon and moroni near the hill cumorah. Interactive book of mormon map virtual book of mormon. This book is in contradiction to all other published books on the subject of geography. 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. How a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand. All markers have been placed at the exact locations with a few exceptions this will be noted in the marker text box if the exact location is not known. While there is still much to learn about the people and stories in the book of mormon, some of the best archaeological evidence to support the book of mormon comes from lehis journey to the promised land. A detailed map for the book of mormon has been produced by archaeologist. The book of mormon relates the history of the inhabitants of the american continent between the time of the tower of babel spoken of in the old testament and 400 ad. The titles of the maps, which indicate the drafters opinion of book of mormon lands, are entitled map of the world showing probable course of the ancient colonies across the ocean, map of the land of zarahemla and the northern portion of nephi, map of the southern portion of land of nephi, map of the lands of the jaredites, and map of. Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning tools.
This long distance between the land northward and the land southward doesnt fit the setting of the book of mormon story. 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. Hammond drives that point home by the use of maps, travel distances, and relationships to other areas. A twohundredyear era of peace followed that visit of christ. Its hosted by awardwinning religion writer peggy fletcher stack and salt lake tribune managing editor david noyce salt lake city. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints does not officially endorse any one particular geographical model for where the events in the book of mormon transpired in the new world. The book of mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics and book by trey parker, robert lopez, and matt stone. Book of mormon charts charting the book of mormon is a collection of more than 175 visual aids that promote deeper understanding and appreciation of the book of mormon. 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. Here is more evidence showing that the lamanites of the book of mormon are in north america not mezoamerica as published in our book several years ago.
There was a book published in 1791 by john walker entitled, a key to the classical pronunciation of greek, latin, and scripture proper names. A detailed map for the book of mormon has been produced by archaeologist garth norman which may solve a longstanding puzzle. Mapping book of mormon geography 101 book of mormon. Exploring the lands of the book of mormon ought to be on the bookshelf of everyone interested in book of mormon geography. 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. As latterday saints know, making the two meet is no easy task. This was a land that mormon knew, and no doubt a land that he loved, and a land which he was pained to see swept away in so much warfare, sin, and violence mormon 2. Stream tracks and playlists from mormon land on your desktop or mobile device. Apr 28, 2016 book of mormon lands map, january 2016. The book is liberally illustrated with maps to help the reader discover the uncanny similarities between the numerous geographical descriptions found in the book of mormon and the lands of western new york.
This page provides settings and an overview or summary timeline with approximate dates for the generic map or schematic diagram of the book of mormon lands, including nephite, lamanite and jaredite place names in the promised land in the americas. It is not entirely geographically accurate, but then it isnt trying to argue that joseph smith used exactly this map when creating the book of mormon, only that he could have used a general knowledge of the area to create the book of mormon geography. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. Book of mormon geography settings, timeline, overview. The book of mormon is more than a history book of two ancient civilizations, it reveals the covenant land of joseph, the favorite son of jacob, israel who was sold into egypt by his brothers that being the promised land of america. Mormon states that he hid up in the hill cumorah all the records which had been. This significant volume, a large book of 437 pages with 147 maps, is a pleasure to read. Book of mormon in north america maps book of mormon evidence. Recently there have been a number of new discoveries in the americas that have brought new information about cultures existing during the book of mormon time periods. 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. A promised land, the land of promise uses the book to show the book of mormon geography evidence, land, map, dna, definitive, and true along with prophetic statements. The book of mormon is a collection of the writings of their prophets and record keepers.
The continent of north america is the land of the book of mormon peoples. The text describes 10 largescale characteristics of the book of mormon land mass that should be observable via satellite imagery. The final blow to this theory is that they also overlook the biblical source for their. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon.
In this book are a number of future book of mormon names, which appeared within alphabetized lists. All of the static images in the article book of mormon map and most of. Sorenson attempts to reconstruct that mental map mormons map using information in the text. Book of mormon geography further analysis and information on book of mormon geography compared to land of joseph smiths youth. Lds book of mormon geography evidence land map dna definitive true. Quarterly articles and internet articles on book of mormon history, language, culture, and geography. From the west sea to the east sea at the narrow neck of land was 1 to 1 12 days. The heartland is the place where it all happened, right under our very noses.
Allen biography book of mormon archaeological forum. Exploring the lands of the book of mormon byu studies. Charting the book of mormon is a collection of more than 175 visual aids that promote deeper understanding and appreciation of the book of mormon. Second, the only geographic model that fits the text of the book of mormon is a limited geographical model. By following carefully worded geographical descriptions recorded by various ancient book of mormon scribes, and by careful attention to. The book of mormon is the word of god, like the bible.
Possible book of mormon sites in relation to each other. The church and byu stay neutral in questions of exactly where the book of mormon took place. 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. Claims the narrow neck of land is the isthmus of tehuantepec, and the basic area is that of mesoamerica.
Allen makes convincing arguments in a style that is generally easy to understand. An interesting correlation with mesoamerican geographysee map below. The book of mormon refers to two lands, a land northward and a land. Yet, it is placed on the book of mormon map based on the correlation which the. As mormon edited the book of mormon, he must have had a map in his mind of the places and physical features that were setting the events described in that book. The purpose of constructing unbiased internal maps is to orient major lands, seas and landmarks mentioned in the.
This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon. Book of mormonplagiarism accusationsplace names from north. All opinions, speakers and presenters represent and express their own individual opinions, and not necessarily the opinions of firm foundation, book of mormon evidence, or its employees, and no information or opinions represent the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. This book was a common household reference in young joseph smiths time and place. 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. Dec 02, 2016 to help with the increasing amount of new information, a blog site has been setup for research relating to the book of mormon lands in baja california. May 20, 2011 where are these major book of mormon cities. A discussion of the arabian, or old world, geography of the book of mormon enjoys many advantages over discussion of new world matters. Mormon s map purchase as the ancient prophet mormon edited the scriptural texts that would become the book of mormon, he must have had a map in his mind of the places and physical features that comprised the setting for the events described in that book. Why did mormon give so many details about geography.
Discover the book of mormon like youve never seen it before. You cannot fit a continental geographical model to the text of the book of mormon. A limited geography model for the book of mormon is one of several theories by latter day. The main one says that a new jerusalem would be setup before the book of mormon came forth see subpage new jerusalem already here further down. Designed for multiple use as study guides, handouts, and masters for creating projectable images, the charts convey a wealth of information that will enrich personal study and. A summary of several theories of book of mormon lands in mesoamerica the contents of all bmaf publications are the sole responsibility of the individual authors and therefore do not necessarily represent the views of bmaf or the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Book of mormon geography, the near cumorah setting book of. Land of desolation, hagoth, sea west, city of bountiful, sea south, land of antionum, land of ishmael, land of zarahemla, waters of mormon, waters of ripliancum, city of zarahemla, land of jershon, city of and land of moroni, land of antum, narrow strip of. Sitemap true book of mormon geography lands, western new. After all, when you read the bible, you can turn to the maps and see where everything happened. Book of mormon places and locations mormonism to grace. Imagined map of the book of mormon lands by tyler griffin, taylor halverson, and seth holladay, byu. For that reason, we have designed and prepared this artistic rendering in such a way that you can get a basic idea of approximate directions.
Book of mormon timeline brigham young universityidaho. The book of mormon records the visit of jesus christ to people in the americas following his resurrection. Possible book of mormon sites in relation to each other possible relationships of sites in the book of mormon, based on internal evidence. Maps true book of mormon geography lands, western new. This is the new sept 2018 sequel to the original 150 page map book. No effort should be made to identify points on this map with any existing geographical location. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. The maps above show a plausible explanation for some of the geography and place names. As the ancient prophet mormon edited the scriptural texts that would become the book of mormon, he must have had a map in his mind of the places and physical features that comprised the setting for the events described in that book. Designed for multiple use as study guides, handouts, and masters for creating projectable images, the charts convey a wealth of information that will enrich personal study and teaching. The scientific search for nephite remains mormons in transition. Oct 02, 2014 finally there is a way to really explore john sorensons book of mormon geography.
See my answers to questions about the book of mormon here. Read the classic biography of the founder of the mormon church. Cheesmans, the world of the book of mormon, deseret book, 1978. The book of mormon states several times that the land which they were led to, was the promised land, or a choice land. Nov 17, 2014 the book of mormon map described in alma chapter 22 has finally been deciphered. 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. Following are two of the most well known theories for book of mormon geography.
The book of mormon itself is the best source for understanding the geographical locations contained therein. Mormon land explores the contours and complexities of lds news. Early 1900s book of mormon mapszarahemla, land of nephi. Zeniff leads a group from zarahemla to possess the land of lehinephithe lamanite king permits them to inherit the land mosiah, chapters 922. Book of mormon manuscripts 2 book of mormon editions 4 bible revision manuscripts 5. Book of mormon geography this page provides a generic map or schematic diagram of the book of mormon lands, including nephite, lamanite and jaredite place names in the promised land in the americas, without providing any scale, or attempting to relate.
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