Come join us for an adventure of a lifetime to explore firsthand, the beautiful world of guatemala, the land of the eternal spring, and other wonderful countries of central and south america, mexico, and the caribbean. Nov 22, 2010 readers can follow the links to the peruvian and baja models and come to their own conclusions. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. This book is a great read and serves as a great companion to studying the book of mormon. May 07, 2012 a readers exception to baja critiquepart i a reader, identifying himself only as elbeau, took several exceptions to a previous series of posts about baja california not qualifying for the site of the book of mormon land of promise the fallacy of extremist theoriesthe baja caifornia theory. Theres no dearth of theories of just where the book of mormons new world is located from the great lakes to the heartlands in north america, from various sites in central america or south america and on to a geography theory consisting of the entire western hemisphere. The lost lands of the book of mormon takes the reader back in time to an era when ancient waters and. Book of mormon geography posted on july 25, 2014 by bruce nielson i recently came across a new and interesting book of mormon geography theory that i wanted to pass along even though i havent researched it much yet and so cant say what i think of it. Searching for book of mormon lands allen, joseph l. Is this a plausible location for the book of mormon lands. As stated in this book, this does not mean that descendants of book of mormon peoples did not eventually migrate to other parts of the hemisphere and the world during or following book of mormon times. Apr 18, 2010 many people ask what the most compelling evidence is that baja california is the location of the book of mormon lands. 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. 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.
The lost lands of the book of mormon phyllis carol olive on. A few years previous to that, no baja models existed at all. Sep 12, 2011 book of mormon lands 1986 2011 john l. George is a proponent that the book of mormon lands are in peru. Tours to the lands of the book of mormon guatemala and southern mexico. So did the book of mormon take place up by 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. None of the baja california theories include all geographical references, so comparing these theories to the book of mormon is incomplete.
An approach to the book of mormon geography a choice land. Book of mormon tours lehitours guided tours of guatemala. Jul 17, 2015 going deeper than just physical geography, members of the rosenvalls working group have also done a fantastic job of pointing out that the climate of baja california and southern california parallel climaterelated references in the book of mormon quite well. I feel i missed so much by not being able to understand a lot of what was said.
It conforms to the book of mormons requirement that the events took place in a limited geography. Arianne brown is a mother of six young children and is an altra, probar, nuun and unshoes sponsored athlete. Its not the movie nor will book of mormon videos give a. Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning tools. The meaning of zarahemla from the book of mormon youtube. Whichever government is on book of mormon land is the government of the new jerusalem. 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. Mar 06, 2012 the lost lands of the book of mormon phyllis carol olive on. As each new theory surfaces, we gain fresh hope of acquiring additional insights into it ancient location, but are all too often disappointed. But trace them back to where their language came from and youll find its southern california and northern baja.
After making a post on a baja california book of mormon model, i was. A summary of several theories of book of mormon lands in. We propose that the land of nephi was located in the southern. Going deeper than just physical geography, members of the rosenvalls working group have also done a fantastic job of pointing out that the climate of baja california and southern california parallel climaterelated references in the book of mormon quite well. There are no large bodies of water more than one north of any part of the baja california chosen as the narrow neck. The climate of jerusalem, its got to be california or baja california, one of those. Aug 09, 2017 as conference speakers mentioned, there are mormons who think that the book of mormon lands were in mesoamerica, the great lakes region, baja california, or peru. Sorensons landmark publication an ancient american setting for the book of mormon salt lake city. It is our assertion that the heartlands of the book of mormon peoplesthe nephites, the lamanites, the jaredites and the people of mulekwere located in what is now the peninsula of baja california. The book of mormon itself is the best source for understanding the geographical locations contained therein. There is an incredibly lengthy section in archaeology and the book of mormon covering the proposed book of mormon geographical setting, and does not really talk about any hard archaeological evidences. City of gideon, plains of nephihah, land of nephi, land of shemlon, city of teancum, land of desolation, city of mulek, city and land of manti, land of bountiful.
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. Lehitours offers quality, personalized tours for cultural, religious, humanitarian, medical and recreational travel throughout the americas. It is pretty apparent to me that the book of mormon lands are much. In fact all of the plants that mentioned in the book of mormon are grown in baja california today including. New jerusalem true book of mormon geography lands, western. Jul 12, 2017 3 while putting that project together, he and his father came up with a new book of mormon geography theory on the baja peninsula. Jan 31, 2011 it is interesting that anyone would think tha baja california is the land of promiseor that the word isle means a peninsula. When you consider that baja california is a place where fertile lands are found in geographically restricted areas, the fact that those places are distributed in a way that matches up well to the book of mormon text is a significant strength to the model. The lord could have removed all questions regarding the exact locations of these events but he did not. Jul 15, 2017 if thats who are the book of mormon people, you would see their culture where they were found when the europeans found them. May 02, 2010 another bonus is the fact that the baja peninsula is much closer to the generally accepted book of mormon locations than say the malay theory. When i returned home from my mission in 1987, my father at the time was showing me something called hypertext.
His latest newsletter dated oct, 2009, says, 10 reasons why the book of mormon took place in peru. Satellite image of baja california, mexico, overlaid with book of mormon lands. In the overview article, the rosenvalls go into great detail on showing how similar the climate of baja california is to the mediterranean. Book of mormon land in baja general discussions mormon.
Others view the modern hill cumorah to be distinct from the original. Just a few short years ago, our model of the lands of the book of mormon in baja california and the north american southwest didnt even exist. Baja california land of missions book photos facebook. This also brings into question the white lamanite that joseph smith discovered, some sort of skeleton that was allegedly a white lamanite named zelph. An approach to the book of mormon geography located in baja california. 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. Of course, some geographical models of the book of mormon lands. The book of mormon describes the land of promise as a choice land where agriculture was practiced and seeds flourishedisnt baja california mostly just a. 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. I have also seen predictions that the book of mormon took place down on the baja california peninsula, as well as upstate new york. The book of mormon describes the land of promise as a choice land where agriculture was practiced and seeds flourishedisnt baja california mostly just a desert. The land of zarahemla is at a lower elevation relative to the land of nephi. I think this is a clear cut case of merging this information into this article.
The church and byu stay neutral in questions of exactly where the book of mormon took place. You will not believe what we found in baja california. Interactive book of mormon map virtual book of mormon. The answer to this question is simply yes, but if youre familiar with the text of the book of mormon, you might take note of how often it speaks of wildernesses as opposed to fruitful lands. My new book, nephi in the promised land is now available in the nephi project discovery store. Former dean of the college of biology and agriculture at byu, kent crookston, shared his hypothesis on where he believes the record keepers of the book of mormon lived. Well talk more about language in a future episode, but let me ask you. I wish there had been a way that i could have been provided with some kind of source of the speaking parts. Appreciate your comments and keeping on top of these weird theories out there that make the bom appear like some ancient academic text that needs someone to tell us what it means. Sep 09, 2014 after making a post on a baja california book of mormon model, i was contacted by beau anderson who has put together his own baja california model. Narrow neck baja california book of mormon geography. It was fascinating to hear speakers virtually tiptoeing around the question.
As noted above, one of the weaknesses for the baja model is the lack of archaeological support for civilizations during book of mormon periods in lands that are suggested to encompass book of mormon cities. A model for the book of mormon in baja status of our. 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. See my answers to questions about the book of mormon here. When i think of the baja california peninsula, i think of the baja. 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. It was a new technology on our little macintosh computer. 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. What all book of mormon geography enthusiasts miss are the prophecies that are tied to the land. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. My response is simple, there isnt one or even ten, but rather it is the correlation of everything asserted in the book of mormon can be plausibly found in baja california that is most compelling.
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