This map has many notes and documentation, also see. Critical criteria for identifying the new world lands of the book of mormon by ted dee stoddard. Book of mormon lands in america general discussions. Dec 20, 2018 take, for example, the phrase land of jerusalem, which shows up about 40 times in the book of mormon, nearly half appearing in 1 and 2 nephi. Maps true book of mormon geography lands western new york. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence that proves the book of mormon. Ancient forests true book of mormon geography lands. The book of mormon s darius nichols misses his broadway. Read the s of posts he has made over the last three years explaining why south america is the book of mormon lands yet the land of promise is both north and south america. This fact actually drew some criticism in joseph smiths day. His analysis is interesting because he once held the view that book of mormon lands were located in mexico and central america but has since become persuaded that a much stronger case can be made for western new york and pennsylvania and ontario, canada.
Tom perry made an official statement in the december 2012 ensign when he stated, the united states is the promised land foretold in the book of mormon. The scientific legacy of a quest to prove the book of mormon. Indications of weather and climate in the book of mormon by ted dee stoddard. Book of mormon geography mormonism, the mormon church. Clark, book of mormon geography, in encyclopedia of mormonism, 4 vols. Hamilton, both of whom settled in the richfield, utah area credited joseph smith with teaching them that the land of bountiful. Book of mormon geography the encyclopedia of mormonism. The book of mormon is a record of the forefathers of our. This also explains why there were no remaining cement structures to be found in the land northward. Of course, placing the book of mormon lands within a limited region like. Golden plates containing what would become the book of mormon were believed to be buried on this new york. Ultimate book of mormon lands including the country of honduras escape winter and join with us after christmas.
Jun 18, 20 book of mormon lands book of mormon geography new york by dietmar. Pioneer history of the holland land purchase of western. Tehuantepec geography, in new approaches to the book of mormon. Land of desolation true book of mormon geography lands. Interest in answering these questions began almost immediately after the book of mormon was published. Land northward true book of mormon geography lands. The socalled gap suggested by aston does not exist. Critique of a limited geography for book of mormon events jstor. The book of mormon, the first broadway musical by matt stone and trey parker the creators of south park. Instead, m2c teaches that the hill in new york has nothing to do with the book of mormon, except that moroni hauled the plates from mesoamerica to new york so joseph could find them. Make your own pilgrimage see if you come to believe as we.
And anyone that takes the time to research, will find that the island was not that big, certainly not the continents that most map makers place the book of mormon lands on. This contains the complete text of the 1981 edition, but with more modern text formatting. City of and land of moroni, city of ammonihah, city of desolation, city of zarahemla, land of ishmael, land of bountiful. Turner in 1850 ancient man in america including works in western new york and portions of other states, by frederick larkin, m. 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. Views on book of mormon geography, privately circulated book of mormon working paper no. It was suggested by john sorenson and others that no modeler of book of mormon geography should attempt to physically place it without first extracting the. Book of mormon lands book of mormon geography new york. The new york origins of mormonism new york almanack. 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.
Moronis 36 year trek to new york book of mormon archaeological. Book of mormon in north america maps book of mormon evidence. Unfortunately, the mormon church has taught for more than a century that book of mormon lands are in mesoamerica. Western new york model true book of mormon geography lands. An ancient american setting for the book of mormon kindle. Oct 03, 2019 it must be conceded that this description fits perfectly the land of cumorah in new york, as it has been known since the visitation of moroni to the prophet joseph smith, for the hill is in the proximity of the great lakes and also in the land of many rivers and fountains. Zarahemla is located03142021 come unto me jesus said did you know that jesus visited ancient america after his resurrection. President kimballs expression, cumorahs hill implies that the hill referred to belongs to the book of mormon land cumorah. Book of mormon lands book of mormon geography new york by.
Mormon and moronis cumorah is claimed by many believers to be the same land containing the modern hill cumorah near joseph smiths home in palmyra, western new york, from whence the gold plates of the book of mormon were retrieved. Nov 08, 2012 joseph smith called the hill in new york where he found the plates cumorah. This book locates everything from the narrow neck, to zarahemla, from cumorah, to the land of promise, bountiful. The mesoamerican model does not support the destruction of the jaredite and nephite civilizations at hill cumorah in new york state. Aug 25, 2020 while the english created a major cultural region in new england yucatan, the book of mormon seem not to have any such cultural center for the nephites, in the far north of the land.
Book of mormon archaeological forum critical criteria for identifying the new world lands of the book of mormon by ted dee stoddard thick darkness, vapor of darkness, and mists of darkness. Western new york model true book of mormon geography. Lands true book of mormon geography lands western new. Amidst the hundreds of passages of potential geographic significance, alma 22. Church releases statement on book of mormon geography book. Cumorah is a drumlin in manchester, new york, united states, where joseph smith said he found a set of golden plates which he translated into english and published as the book of mormon. Book of mormon, work accepted as holy scripture, in addition to the bible, in the church of. Cement houses true book of mormon geography lands western.
Western new york is truly a land of many waters containing nearly 900 waterfalls. The book of mormon geography lands and map with dna evidence. In particular, he rejects the socalled twocumorah theory. On june 25, 1842, joseph recorded in his journal that stephens and catherwood had succeeded in collecting in the interior of middle america a large amount of relics of the nephites, or the ancient inhabitants of america treated of in the book of mormon, which relics had recently landed in new york. Only months later, a group of missionaries, including oliver cowdery, were apparently telling people in ohio that lehi landed on the coast of chile. The olive leaf foundation 2017 a new approach to studying the book of mormon. The western new york model encompasses western new york during the middle woodland period 500 bcad, and is of the point peninsula complex and squawkie hill phase. Jan 12, 2015 some have even made the statement that the hill cumorah is in mezoamerica ignoring the signs the church has put on the hill in new york. Geographical references in the book of mormon refer to a land northward, a land southward, a narrow neck of land, a west sea, an east sea, rivers, valleys, lakes, forests, mountains, and other geographical features. Ritchies account is thought to be problematic and misleading only because the nephiteequivalent period in new york is one of relatively low population, and aston believes these to be book of mormon lands.
The geography becomes more clear when we consult modern revelation. M2c is a separate issue from where book of mormon events other than cumorahramah took place. We hold to the truth that book of mormon lands are right where their records were deposited 1600 years ago, and joseph smith retrieved them 200 years ago western new york. Another testament of jesus christ, is true, not false. Garth norman, book of mormon geography study on the narrow neck of land region, privately circulated book of mormon geography working paper no. 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. Thick darkness, vapor of darkness, and mists of darkness. Book of mormongeographynew worldgreat lakes geography fair.
The phrase land of jerusalem is a common phrase in the book of mormon and is used by its writers to refer to the place of their original inheritance before their journey to a new land of promise 1 nephi 2. Home true book of mormon geography lands western new york. The land of many waters could be the finger lakes area of. The scientific search for nephite remains mormons in transition. In one section of the genesee valley, just south of rochester, hardly a knoll is opened without revealing skeletons william a.
The scientific search for nephite remains mormons in. In palmyra, a replica of the printing shop that published the book of mormon has also been recreated. The original smith family farm and other historical sites have been meticulously restored by church members. 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. The fight over book of mormon geography deseret news. True book of mormon geography lands western new york model. To be considered a western new york model it must meet two criteria. We hold to the truth that book of mormon lands are right where their records were deposited 1600 years ago, and joseph smith retrieved them 200 years agowestern new york. 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. However, there is evidence that joseph smith and other church leaders believed that the events of the book of mormon spanned the north and south american continents, that the isthmus of panama was the narrow neck of land, and that the hill in new york was the cumorah referred to in the book of mormon. New york, buzzed with speculation about who the mound builders were and how they came. Romney indicated that the jaredites perished at the hill cumorah in new york, the same hill where the golden plates were buried.
She answers a lot of the questions that most people would ask. Those who claim otherwise are not representing the facts. The same reason they only built cement homes in the land northward during book of mormon times plenty of cobblestones, which were not plentiful in the land southward south of buffalo cobblestone house article. Why does the book of mormon talk about a land of jerusalem. Dec 29, 2014 joseph smith believed the hill in new york to be the hill cumorah from the book of mormon and moroni never corrected that assumption. Central portion of book of mormon lands 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. Jun 27, 2016 practically since the book of mormon was published, its geography has been the subject of discussion and debate.
In the eighteentwenties, in palmyra, new york, a man named joseph. Large land northward view other notable characteristics regarding the land northward are. The land occupied by the nephites is north of the ohio river. We believe that the book of mormon land of zarahemla near the coast of the.
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. These principal book of mormon lands are southward from the land northward mentioned in helaman 3. How a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand. In the text of the book of mormon, cumorah is a hill located in a land of the. There is no known, unambiguous, firsthand statement by joseph smith placing book of mormon lands in central or south america. This byu fantasy map is given to students of the book of mormon in seminary and institute. Apr 07, 2011 if you would like consider the true book of mormon lands do some research from the author who wrote the book lehi never saw mesoamerica. May 19, 2019 the hill in new york, known as cumorah to the nephites and ramah to the jaredites, is the exact hill spoken of in the book of mormon, where the nephites and jaredites both fought their last battles and perished as nations. The book of mormon was a sacred object meant to be venerated the fact that it. Nov 29, 2018 the book of mormon describes the final battle place between the nephites and lamanites as the land and hill cumorah.
The book of mormon in north america moronis america. New york, near where the book of mormon was published in 1830. The book of mormon notes them as initially righteous people who eventually had fallen into a state of unbelief and awful wickedness and were destroyed by the lamanites in about ad 385. In the other corner is the challenger, a new theory that places book of mormon events in a north american heartland setting. With the discovery of ancient forests in key areas of western new york it is now possible to ascertain what those trees and plants were and possibly.
Lds scripture clearly places the ny, pa region in the free land upon which. May 07, 2018 in recent years, mormons have focused increased attention on their new york roots. The land occupied by the lamanites is south of the ohio river. Bountiful temple found delaware park, tonawanda, new york. 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. The dimensions of the book of mormon lands alone rule out the whole continent, while any attempt to consider just a part of south america as the land southward runs afoul of a number of points in the text for example, alma 22.
The new essay begins with this declarative statement. While some latterday saints have looked for possible locations and explanations for book of mormon geography because the new york hill cumorah does not. Ritchie, culture influences from ohio in new york archaeology, american antiquity, vol. While it has been commonly believed that the hill in new york where joseph smith received the gold plates is the same hill cumorah described in the book of. Culture influences from ohio in new york archaeology, american antiquity, vol. Lands book of mormon lands were made up of two large geographical areas arranged north land northward to south land southward connected by a smaller one narrow neck of land along the west. Why did mormon give so many details about geography. True book of mormon geography lands western new york model home lands. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia.
Not long after the book of mormon was published, latterday saints began speculating about the location of this hill. The book of mormon nephites parallel the history of the hopewell culture beginning in 600 bc in florida and ending in 400 ad in new york. Between modern day logging and fires, the types of trees and plants that once covered ancient book of mormon lands is near impossible to ascertain. Phelps linked the land of desolation to the midwestern united states, ranging from the mississippi to the. Despite the limited space on the plates, mormon as a historian and military leader. Pioneer history of the holland land purchase of western new york embracing some account of the ancient remains. Some readers have thought, since jerusalem was a city, that the phrase land of jerusalem is anachronistic. Joseph smiths dictated text with hundreds of corrections from royal skousens study of the original and printers manuscripts. Just because there happens to be a hill called cumorah in new york does not mean the book of mormon people lived there.
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