In this way the nephite and jaredite lands and cities are defined. I like this take on where the cities might have been. May 20, 2011 where are these major book of mormon cities. It incorporates much of what i have learned since this journey began in august, 2011. The hill cumorah in ontario county ny is the hill where joseph smith found the golden plates and is the same hill where the civilizations of the nephites cumorah and the jaredites ramah fought their last battles. Here is another version of the map with named cities in the land. So really, there arent many cities outside of utah that are heavily mormon. The conceptual map of the land of the book of mormon. Internal book of mormon geography map prophecy fulfilled book of mormon geography map the holland land purchase external book of mormon geography map watershed book of mormon geography map true lay of the land. It is, however, a fantastic and exhaustive examination of what the book of. 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. Frank leverett glacial formations and drainage features of the erie and ohio basins, 1902. Soon after publishing the book of mormon in 1830, joseph smith left his. Possible relationships of sites in the book of mormon, based on internal evidence.
Traveling from the land of desolation in the north, to the land southward, we encounter the principal book of mormon lands of bountiful, zarahemla, and nephi. 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. No effort should be made to identify points on this map with any existing geographical location. This is the first map to actually do this i believe. Book of mormon in north america maps book of mormon evidence. A map shown left was produced by cyrus thomas in 1894 in a bureau of ethnology book. See many of the territories, lands, cities, events and battles spoken of in the book of mormon with specific map detail. Nov 17, 2014 the book of mormon is true and pretty awesome too. History and geography of ancient america in the book of mormon. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland.
The book of mormon in north america 140 maps by rian. There was a book published in 1791 by john walker entitled, a key to the classical pronunciation of greek, latin, and scripture proper names. 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. Nephite cities in north america could the great octagon be. 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. That being said, mormons can be found all over the country. At least eighty versions of a book of mormon map have been produced. Mesoamerica and the book of mormon linkedin slideshare.
Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning. Upcoming cities seattle 12 16 eugene 19 120 spokane 123 23. Maps true book of mormon geography lands western new. As latterday saints know, making the two meet is no easy task. The mormon corridor has been nicknamed the jello belt due to the popularity of jello in the region. It comes with an optional explanatory booklet entitled book of mormon mesoamerican historic geography, and is available online.
Years later, joseph smith received a book on central american ruins as a gift. Maps true book of mormon geography lands western new york. The land of zarahemla is at a lower elevation relative to the land of nephi. Countries with the largest mormon populations worldatlas. Book of mormon lands, cities, and ancient civilizations maps.
The book of mormon describes massive destructions when christ was crucified. Book of mormonplagiarism accusationsplace names from north america. In 2018, there were 16,118,169 members worldwide with the highest population found in the united states at 6,592,195 members. Book of mormonplagiarism accusationsplace names from north. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia.
Book of mormon pronunciation guide retrieved 20120225, ipa ified from i. City of gid, city invaded by lamanites and used as a prison camp to detain nephites city of gideon, suburb of zarahemla, location of battle, preaching, and other events land and valley of gideon, east of river sidon. 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. 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. Hidden cities in north america book of mormon evidence. Arabia and precolumbian america kindle edition by nielsen, rocky k. Broadway tour is not affiliated with or endorsed by the producers of any broadway show, venue or box office. 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. The book of mormon geography lands and map with dna evidence.
It is, however, a fantastic and exhaustive examination of what the book of mormon itself says about its own geography. Internal book of mormon geography map prophecy fulfilled book of mormon geography map the holland land purchase external book of mormon geography map watershed book of mormon geography map true lay of the land moraines and drumlin hills map. Trace the mormons path from new york to utah territory using this map. By 1837 the towns population will swell to more than 3,000, with the majority mormons. I began from a byu produced map of book of mormon places which i made my own version of. Such maps can be a useful introduction for those who are new to the book of mormon. You will also see various cities change from nephite to lamanite control or vice. The map spans jaredite and nephitelamanite periods during which. Venice priddis has achieved this in a remarkable piece of detection which produces a unique geographical setting.
The state of utah has the highest percentage of mormons. Mound cities appear to have been designed for defense. Purchase this new cd of maps, art, cartoons, and diagrams of the setting of the book of mormon in north america. You will find maps, art, and diagrams of the setting of the book of mormon in north america. The first person to be baptized by the ldschurch was. Many book of mormon cities cannot be situated because of insufficient textual information. Forced migrations american experience official site pbs. In this book are a number of future book of mormon names, which appeared within alphabetized lists.
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. Jan 01, 2000 john l sorenson is one of the best book of mormon scholars, having written seveal excellent texts, such as an ancient american setting for the book of mormon and images of ancient america. Read the classic biography of the founder of the mormon church. I recently returned from 11 days in guatemala where i collaborated with bright people such as mark wright, diane wirth, dave gray, rick callister, van dunham, neal rappleye, stephen smoot, and rolando amado. As the map makes clear, utah remains the home base of the churchand mormons have migrated from their initial settlement in the salt lake valley to towns and cities across the mountain west. In this text, sorenson reconstructs the internal geography of the book of mormon. There were massive earthquakes, and darkness covered the land. 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. The puzzle is to draw the river sidon, as well as the location of the city of zarahemla, on a book of mormon internal map such as in figure 7, or your own, in a way to explain the following weird result of the limhi expedition see mosiah 8.
As they began to speak of different battles and different cities i would try to picture the described events and places. Book of mormon geography, the near cumorah setting book. Yet, it is placed on the book of mormon map based on the correlation which the critic wishes to prove. This map plausibly positions these and other book of mormon locations in the.
Mexico has the highest population of mormons outside the u. Internal book of mormon geography focuses on the relationships. The hemispheric geography theory or hgt is the traditional understanding of the book of mormon. You will also see various cities change from nephite to lamanite control or viceversa in chapters. This led me to study more to find the locations of the book of mormon cities. The hopewell and nephite cultures thrived during the same time frame, 400 bc 300 ad and many students of the book of mormon believe they are one and the same. The church and byu stay neutral in questions of exactly where the book of mormon took place. Phoenix is supposedly a highly mormon city, but based on percentage its about as mormon as my city memphis is catholic, but i dont consider memphis a catholic city. The lands of te book of mormon are found in mesoamerica. Book of mormon geography the encyclopedia of mormonism. Possible book of mormon sites in relation to each other. As mormons believe in jesus christ, they are considered to be christians. 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.
Many accounts of significant lands and cities are given in the book of mormon. 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. Book of mormon geography in north america the products services offered by wayne may are neither made, provided, approved nor endorsed by intellectual reserve, inc. In the heartland of north america the hopewell civilization built some of the largest and grandest earthworks in the world. Nephite cities in north america could the great octagon. 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. The book of mormon geography and map with dna evidence and the location of lands and cities such as zarahemla, cumorah, the narrow neck, mexico, caribbean sea, american indians, and true evidence are all here. The following is a brief overview of the book of mormons new world american internal geography. Possible book of mormon sites in relation to each other possible relationships of sites in the book of mormon, based on internal evidence. Most mormon cities in the usa largest, compared, places. Frank leverett glacial formations and drainage features of the erie and ohio basins, 1902 interactive. John l sorenson is one of the best book of mormon scholars, having written seveal excellent texts, such as an ancient american setting for the book of mormon and images of ancient america. 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. Zarahemla, a part of central america several hundred miles of territory from north to south,10.
This is the city of aaron that is near nephihah and moroni alma 50. The book of mormon in north america 140 maps by rian nelson. As the above logo depicts, we do respect this mandate, and our model is unique in this regard. Finally there is a way to really explore john sorensons book of mormon geography. From textual evidence, one can approximate some spatial relationships of various.
The world of the book of mormon has always fascinated me. Where were famous book of mormon cities, like zarahemla and. Every man, woman and child in salt lake city buys two boxes of the stuff. The owner and employees of this site are members of the lds church and in good standing. Jan 12, 2016 this is my best book of mormon lands map to date.
Gods word is to be established by two or more witnesses 2 cor. Garth normans map book of mormon archaeological forum. The map spans jaredite and nephitelamanite periods during which settlements changed over time. Upcoming cities lincoln 1211 1216 indianapolis 1218 1223 kansas city 1226 1230.
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. Watch till the end to see a point by point walk through of mormons description in alma 22 2734. The book of mormon is the sacred text of mormonism. 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. Mar 07, 2015 in the heartland of north america the hopewell civilization built some of the largest and grandest earthworks in the world.
The book of mormon is essentially a nephite record, and most geographic elements mentioned are in nephite territory. It comes with an optional explanatory booklet entitled book of mormon mesoamerican historic geography, and is available online in time for christmas. Cities were burned, buried with earth, and sunk under water. The lord could have removed all questions regarding the exact locations of these events but he did not. Feb 16, 2012 as the map makes clear, utah remains the home base of the churchand mormons have migrated from their initial settlement in the salt lake valley to towns and cities across the mountain west. These maps follow the details of the amazing book moronis america by jonathan neville and the concepts and details from exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland by rod meldrum. Home true book of mormon geography lands western new. 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 mormonplagiarism accusationsplace names from. The book of mormon does not say that the entire land northward resides in land occupied by the united states of america. Sorensons work is the best ive yet read on book of mormon geography. Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning tools. The lds church did their first missionary work in mexico in 1874 right after the book of mormons was translated to spanish by meliton trejo and daniel jones. This book was a common household reference in young joseph smiths time and place.
Traveling from the land of desolation in the north, to the land southward, we encounter the principal book of mormon lands of bountiful. This is not a book of archeaology or consideration of placement of cities in modern mesoamerica. The book of mormon geography geography map, dna, lands. The book of mormon geography lds map and lands with dna evidence for zarahemla, cumorah, america.
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