The church and byu stay neutral in questions of exactly where the book of mormon took place. In the year 1851 began the third period or chapter in the history of the sectionthat of mormon occupation. Clair river, andor land between lake st clair and lake erie detroit river, andor ew pass between lake erie and lake ontario near niagara falls, andor ew pass south of lake erie and north of the continental divide along the allegheny river near the narrow passage. The main passage mentions the land of nephi bordering on the seas, a narrow strip of wilderness, the land of zarahemla, and the headwaters of the river sidon see alma 22. Narrow neck baja california book of mormon geography. Holleys theory is that joseph smith authored the book of mormon and used the names of places in the new england area that he was familiar with to come up with names for the book of mormon. 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. Book of mormon civilizations built humble homes and cities rather than. We cannot legitimately use the location of american cities to create a book of mormon map that we then use as evidence that the book of mormon used the location of american cities to construct its map. However, the fatherson team of david and lynn rosenvall believe the baja peninsula south of california in mexicoits most famous city you may recognize is tijuana could be the location of book of mormon lands. This is one of a series of book of mormon visual maps. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. Major city land city land jaredite city land wilderness nephite cities in mormon 25. Much of the book of mormon is a nephite record, so most of the prophets are nephites.
Read more in a mormons unexpected journey, volume 2, chapter 16. Alma 51 names some of these cities, such as moroni, morianton, lehi, nephihah, omner, gid, mulek. Possible book of mormon sites in relation to each other. Unfortunately, exploring and testing his geographic.
Following are two of the most well known theories for book of mormon geography. We have discovered a very great city here in the heart of bountiful land, ferguson wrote. Many other individuals can be found inside its covers, including both good women and men. Yet, it is placed on the book of mormon map based on the correlation which the critic wishes to prove.
The only information that you have about diamond bar is that it was a city in california and that it was. The book of mormon is not specific if the weather system with the east wind comes from. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. 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. See my answers to questions about the book of mormon here. Are there any official lds maps, showing the physical places and locations described in the book of mormon. It has also been referred to as the book of mormon belt, a cultural reference to the. Interstate 8, interstate 10, interstate 40 and interstate 80. The geographical setting of the book of mormon is the set of locations of the events described. None to date have been independently identified because it is a work of fiction. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading book of mormon lands, cities, and ancient civilizations. Are ruin sites on the yucatan peninsula related to the. Underwater archaeology and the book of mormon in sorenson.
An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. Plausible locations in mesoamerica for book of mormon. 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. Land of helam, waters of mormon, hill cumorah, city of gid, land of antionum, city of omner, city of ammonihah, hermounts, land of jershon, city and land of manti, sea north, city of and land of morianton, land of desolation, angola, city of zeezrom, land o. Joseph smiths book of mormon names at least 127 locations.
This will give you the chapter summary and show you on the map where that chapters events occurred, what year or range of years they covered, and any traveling that took place. You will also see various cities change from nephite to lamanite control or vice. Civilizations of their magnitude and duration would be expected to leave extensive archaeological records. It postulates that the events in the book took place over north and south america, with the isthmus of panama as the narrow neck of land. There was a book published in 1791 by john walker entitled, a key to the classical pronunciation of greek, latin, and scripture proper names. Such maps can be a useful introduction for those who are new to the book of mormon. The following chronological list only details major prophets from the book of mormon. The mormon corridor is the areas of western north america that were settled between 1850 and approximately 1890 by members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church, who are commonly known as mormons in academic literature, the area is also commonly called the mormon culture region. Fast forward into the distant future, 150 years from now. Valley of lemuel from eye altitude of 4,051 kilometers wadi tayyib al ism, tabuk, saudi arabia. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. After years of studying maps, mormon scripture, and spanish chronicles.
When i think of the baja california peninsula, i think of the baja offroad race where people take lots of vehicles and cross the deserts in all sorts of vehicles. Book of mormonplagiarism accusationsplace names from. See more ideas about book of mormon, mayan ruins and lds art. An interesting correlation with mesoamerican geography see map below. Brigham young, the head of the mormon church, desired the establishment of a colony on the pacific coast, as an outfitting post for the church, and as a pacific port where european converts might be landed, mormons in san bernardino county, california read more. Significant natural forces, for baja california, earthquake hazard maps. Site correlations more about these maps land northward. Here is another version of the map with named cities in the land. Baja california peninsula the book of mormon online.
Holley is an antimormon who does not believe that the book of mormon is an ancient record. This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon. Get the book of mormon tickets for all california shows at the most affordable prices and with minimum fees. 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. 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.
This long distance between the land northward and the land southward doesnt fit the setting of the book of mormon story. For that reason, our design team has chosen to develop an internal map that shows relational directions and approximate distances that match the. The book of mormon, with its saga of righteous, white nephites and wicked, darkskinned lamanites, echoed these ideas. Some major book of mormon figuressuch as captain moroni, ammon, pahoran, and. This book was a common household reference in young joseph smiths time and place. Mormons map gives a model that we can apply to stories from the record, shedding a new light on the influence of geography on nephite history, increasing our understanding of that book and its characters, and making events and places more concrete in our minds. Book of mormon civilizations built humble homes and cities rather than the elaborate structures that might have survived until modern times. A contemporary mormon view is that these civilizations rose and fell in mesoamerica.
Compare them to a map of palestine to view the correlations. The cities along the river sidon were zarahemla as the furthest downstream. The book and the map will not improve upon the sacred record, but it should certainly help to make the book of mormon story more understandable to the average reader. This is the city of aaron that is near nephihah and moroni alma 50. Another possible location for the book of mormon places and locations has been proposed. The scientific legacy of a quest to prove the book of mormon. The purpose of constructing unbiased internal maps is to orient major lands, seas and landmarks mentioned in the text. Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning. The book of mormon does not state into which sea the river sidon empties, so the mouth of the river is not shown. Discussion regarding the historicity of the book of mormon often focuses on archaeological issues, some of which relate to the large size and the long time span of the civilizations mentioned in the book. Read the classic biography of the founder of the mormon church. Book of mormon verses taken from the 1990 independence edition, which is published by the church of christ. It conforms to the book of mormons requirement that the events took place.
The book of mormon also spoke of sprawling ancient cities. Book of mormon in north america maps book of mormon evidence. There have been some past, semiofficial locations indicated, including in south america and central america, but none have. 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.
A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. No, the church of jesus christ of latterday saints mormons do not have any maps that they currently recognize as the official maps for book of mormon sites. Route 6, route 50, route 101, route 199 and route 395. Holy bible book of mormon doctrine and covenants pearl of great price study helps about the scriptures. These maps are not drawn to scale and are for illustration only. So, the more eyes and brains working on this puzzle, the more likely we will find zarahemla or. Tolkiens lord of the rings names at least 279 locations. The book of mormon mentions a number of cities that either existed or were built on or near the eastern coast of nephite lands, a coast that most book of mormon analysts consider to be in the country of belize. The lord could have removed all questions regarding the exact locations of these events but he did not. Book of mormon lands, cities, and ancient civilizations. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. Interactive book of mormon map virtual book of mormon. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon.
A summary of several theories of book of mormon lands in. How a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand. The land of zarahemla is at a lower elevation relative to the land of nephi. The owner and employees of this site are members of the lds church and in good standing. At least eighty versions of a book of mormon map have been produced. 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. I arranged the cities and lands in more of a chronoligical manner so as stories progress, you move down the page. The lamanite city jerusalem in the land of nephi was named by lehite migrants after the. Wilderness of akish wilderness of hermounts hill amnihu hill onidah south wilderness narrow strip hill riplah waters of mormon mt. Book of mormon study map alma 127 the red headed hostess. For this reason the average reader as well as the student will want to keep a copy of this book near his book of mormon for easy reference. Below is more detail about the above north american map of the book of mormon narrow pass. In this book are a number of future book of mormon names, which appeared within alphabetized lists.
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