Since the publication of the book of mormon in 1830, mormon archaeologists have attempted to find archaeological evidence to support it. This book locates everything from the narrow neck, to zarahemla, from cumorah, to the land of promise, bountiful. Allen makes convincing arguments in a style that is generally easy to understand. All of our tours follow the format of the book, exploring the lands of the book of mormon, by joseph l. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland. In 1989, the book, exploring the lands of the book of mormon, written by dr. Allens exploring the lands of the book of mormon 1989 is one. From iowa to guatemalaand back again rochester, ny. Described as the most traveled man in the church, andrew jenson was a lifelong globetrotter since his emigration as a. The book of mormon gave only scattered clues, speaking of a narrow isthmus, a river called sidon, and lands to the north and south occupied by. Study two dozen detailed, fullcolor maps that follow the footsteps of mosiah, alma, ammon, limhi, and lands from nephi to zarahemla.
Lee exploring book of mormon lands the 1923 latin american travel writings of mormon historian andrew jenson por disponible en rakuten kobo. Joseph lovell allen true book of mormon geography lands. The book of mormon describes massive destructions when christ was crucified. The opening statement expresses his active interest in exploring possible locations of book of mormon lands. He established the new world archaeological foundation. As we begin to explore mormon archaeology, it seems appropriate to introduce the fascinating history of thomas ferguson, an attorney by trade, whose true passion manifest as an amateur archaeologist who dedicated decades of his life to the search for evidence to validate the book of mormon as a historical record. Assistant historian of the church of jesus christ of latter. This is the land south of the lamanite line of possession and in general terms is referring to lamanite lands meaning, lamanites by birth or in other words, the lands of preexisting, neutral in belief people the hopewell. The interpretion of the image as referenced in joseph allens book exploring the lands of the book of mormon is listed below the image. The first edition of exploring the lands of the book of mormon was published in 1989 and has been an overwhelming success. Let the book of mormon change your life, again, as you investigate exploring the lands of the book of mormon.
A clip from the dvd book of mormon and new world dna produce by us at fair. I learned so much from this trip and from the book exploring the lands of the book of mormon. Leading experts of the early americas disavow the historicity of the book of mormon narrative. For almost 50 years, thousands of people have explored the enchanting lands of the book of mormon with book of mormon tours. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland photographic book. In 1990, todd allen joined his father in conducting book of mormon tours to mesoamerica. The book of mormon geography lands and map with dna evidence. Mayan civilization and parallels to the book of mormon. Allen pointed out in his book, exploring the book of mormon lands, that a candidate for hill shim is found in southern vera cruz by the name of cintepec.
Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. Zarahemla of the book of mormon is theorized to be located across the mississippi from nauvoo, illinois in iowa see meldrum, exploring p. Let the book of mormon change your life again as you investigate exploring the lands of the book of mormon. How a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand.
Feb 18, 20 a clip from the dvd book of mormon and new world dna produce by us at fair. Publishers, 1989, 173, and the discussion in chapters 18. Amidst the hundreds of passages of potential geographic significance, alma 22. Critique of a limited geography for book of mormon events. The book of mormon states several times that the land which they were led to, was the promised land, or a choice land. October 1st is the anniversary of a little known event in early church history that i believe, in consequence of significant research progress, now deserves recognition for identifying a region of major book of mormon lands and for initiating book of mormon archaeological historicity research. The geographical setting of the book of mormon is the set of locations of the events described. Book of mormon lands january 12, 2015 several times our followers have commented that they wish the church would make an official statement about where the book of mormon lands are located to remove the confusion that exists about them being located in mezoamerica.
Claims the narrow neck of land is the isthmus of tehuantepec, and the basic area is that of mesoamerica. 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. Exploring the lands of the book of mormon orem, ut. Exploring book of mormon lands ebook by rakuten kobo. Why did mormon give so many details about geography.
Most recent book of mormon geographies have eliminated south america from. They have a sincere concern for the members of their tours. Exploring the lands of the book of mormon deseret book. Mar, 2018 that sound made its way into later book of mormon languages and survived the centuries until today. 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. Book of mormongeographynew worldgreat lakes geography. In simplistic internal geographies that read the book of mormon as implying a narrow neck of land connecting the lands northward and southward, the existence of the hill cumorah south or southeast of the narrow neck places it in the land southward. There are a few very important paragraphs from joseph fielding smith in doctrines of salvation, volume 3, chapter 12 a voice from cumorah witnesses of book of mormon.
Book of mormon lands tour days12 nights guatemala, honduras and mexico aug 1st to aug. The land of zarahemla is at a lower elevation relative to the land of nephi. Nephi true book of mormon geography lands western new. These principal book of mormon lands are southward from the land northward mentioned in helaman 3. Allen, see joseph lovell allen and blake joseph allen, exploring the lands of the book of mormon, rev.
Many mormon apologists point to central america for the location of book of mormon lands due to the mention of a narrow neck of landwhere the sea divides the land, however problems arise when one considers that the sea south and the sea north are irreconcilable with this limited geographical location for book of mormon. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland, a visual journey of discovery by rod l. The exploring party would have known approximately how long it had. Nov 14, 2019 the opening statement expresses his active interest in exploring possible locations of book of mormon lands.
Joseph allen wrote and published exploring the lands of the book of mormon, a large 8. As the modern lds church tries to shore up belief in the prophet joseph smith and his special powers of translation, it continues to try to argue for something more than a fictional narrative for the book of mormon. In our opinion, the second edition of exploring the lands of the book of mormon will be the encyclopedia for the study of the book of mormon history and geography for years to come. Jensons scarcely studied 1923 exploration of book of mormon lands proved to be another important link leading to the opening of the south american mission in 1925. Over 500 stunningly beautiful photographs combine with quotes, stories, charts, commentary, maps and scripture to introduce the reader to the rapidly mounting body of evidence that presents the very real possibility. Speculation through the years has located the b of m lands in south or central america or mexico. Book of mormon lands discovering the lost lands of the. This book locates everything from the narrow neck, to zarahemla, from cumorah, to the land of promise, bountiful, and more. Central and south america as well, anciently their was trade between all the ancient american lands with others. However, the lamanites crossed the river sidon away up south beyond the borders of manti alma 16. At book of mormon tours we strive to provide the type of experience.
Exploring the lands of the book of mormon by joseph l. Practically since the book of mormon was published, its geography has been the subject of discussion and debate. Jensons letters help reader better understand events and experiences that may have led to the reopening of the south american mission in 1925. 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. Cheesmans, the world of the book of mormon, deseret book, 1978. Let the book of mormon change your life, again, as you investigate exploring the lands of the book of. Book of mormon geography the encyclopedia of mormonism. See more ideas about book of mormon, america and ancient civilizations. Notes 1 andrew jenson, autobiography of andrew jenson. In a times and seasons editorial, october 1, 1842, the prophet joseph smith, after. 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. 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. Book of mormon lands discovering the lost lands of the book.
This book makes a very good case for cumorah to be joseph smiths cumorah, with b of m lands extending up the mississippi corridor and in ohio, michigan, extending into the atlantic coast. Read the legends, see the evidences and take it from there. The 1923 latin american travel writings of mormon historian andrew jenson provo, ut. As each new theory surfaces, we gain fresh hope of acquiring additional insights into.
Exploring the lands of the book of mormon ought to be on the bookshelf of everyone interested in book of mormon geography. See my answers to questions about the book of mormon here. This significant volume, a large book of 437 pages with 147 maps, is a pleasure to read. Exploring the lands of the book of mormon byu studies. The name being a nahuatl word meaning cincorn and tepechill. Exploring book of mormon lands religious studies center. This book covers this important period in both jensons life and church history, which has rarely been told and is virtually unknown by most mormon historians. Directions in the book of mormon book of mormon research. What are the mathematical chances of a boy audacious enough or crazy enough to go around speaking about seeing a vision of god the father and his son jesus christ, an entirely new concept, the ante nicean council trinity, would then be able approx ten years later to write a book in 90 days that holds up to scutiny by mormon scholarsthose who want to believe.
Wells jakeman claimed that a carved stone monument unearthed in izapa, mexico, in 1941 depicted lehis vision of the tree of life as reported in the book of mormon. Such agreement cannot be found in either the archaeological priority campwhich includes potter, a south american advocate, and mesoamerican advocates joseph l. As each new theory surfaces, we gain fresh hope of acquiring additional insights into it ancient location, but are all too often disappointed. Book of mormon lands were longer from north to south than from east to west. 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. Exploring the lands of the book of mormon joseph l.
You leave with the feeling that you have truly made friends with them. 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. Exploring the lands of the book of mormon, by joseph allen, sa publishers, orem, utah, 1989, pp. It was downhill from the lands of nephi and manti on the south to zarahemla on the north meldrum, exploring p. For the rest of my life, i will have vivid images in my mind of the locations i read about. Lands south of cumorah, where a few nephites had temporarily escaped destruction, are referred to as the south. They consisted of two land masses connected by an isthmus a narrow neck of land flanked by an east sea and a west sea alma 22. That sound made its way into later book of mormon languages and survived the centuries until today. The lamanites under zarahemnah also crossed the river sidon near manti, located to the south of zarahemla alma 43.
The second key places the city of nephi within a miles of new york, and as a result, the rest of the book of mormon lands all within the eastern half of the us. Bruce warren in the course at byu called archaeology and the scriptures. This is a book that brittany got me for christmas about the geography of the book of mormon and it makes the case that the promised land of the book of mormon was in the heartland of the united states. Read exploring book of mormon lands the 1923 latin american travel writings of mormon historian andrew jenson by available from rakuten kobo. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland a. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland book. The lands of te book of mormon are found in mesoamerica. 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. Exhaustively researched, this fullcolor revised edition of the bestselling book now includes many developments and discoveries of the last twenty years on the subject of mesoamerica and the book of mormon.
936 964 333 900 229 823 450 1395 1089 534 237 98 831 804 1385 1581 1519 1369 818 999 1168 1144 865 1403 895 1581 1494 827 257 380 1013 636 901 1098 1125 1323 596 1252 152 209 1479 1079