The book of mormon historicity debates resemble debates about bible historicity that divided twentiethcentury protestant liberals and fundamentalists. Contents title page introduction to the book of mormon seminary teacher. King benjamin addresses his people mosiah 15 book of. While the majority of the events described in the book of mormon took place in the americas, the opening chapters are set in the ancient near. This episode helps establish that the scattering of israel was taking place even among the nephites. Why did mormon give so many details about geography. We have power, through the priesthood, to gain eternal life, the greatest of all the gifts of god eternal life is the name of the kind of life god lives. This book locates everything from the narrow neck, to zarahemla, from cumorah, to the land of promise, bountiful, and more. I married an lds woman who had children from a prior marriage. This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon.
Since the initial publication of the book of mormon in 1830, church members have speculated about the geographical locations of the cities mentioned and detractors have scoffed at the lack of correlation to known new world sites. The book of mormon movie volume 1 the journey 2003 youtube. Journey of faith book of mormon documentary youtube. The book of mormon reports that an exceedingly curious man named hagoth went forth and built him an exceedingly large ship alma 63. The book of mormon itself is the best source for understanding the geographical locations contained therein. Sep, 2012 journey of faith chronicles the book of mormon, another testament of jesus christ. For that reason, our design team has chosen to develop an internal map that shows relational directions and approximate distances that match the. Boyd tuttle out of darkness into light a decade of discovery in book of mormon research. Use this to help you follow the various journeys of the people and understand the significance of the locations mentioned in the book of mormon. Brian stubbs lehite language evidence in native american languages.
Would you respond to the theories that the book of mormon is based on the spaulding manuscript or on ethan smiths view of the hebrews. Book of mormon geography settings, timeline, overview. Byu geography department map of the lehi partys journey from jerusalem to old world bountiful. Mapping mormonism an atlas of latterday saint history menu. George potter and richard wellington, lehi in the wilderness.
This unique book on mormonism will help you understand the powerful, spiritual experiences behind a mormons testimony. 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. He indicates how, at one time, he believed in the heartland theory, then became skeptical of certain parts of that theory. The journey is a 2003 american adventure drama film directed by gary rogers and written by rogers and craig clyde. The mormons journey probably refers to the main trek of the mormons from nauvoo, illinois, starting in the winter of 1846, and ending in the salt lake valley in july, 1847. The distances for the other five journeys listed on this map were determined in a similar fashion, although considerable time must be allowed in ammons case. The one and only river mentioned in the entire book of mormon is called the sidon. Along with lazy days and days full of chaosdrivers ed, kids working, felling trees and fixing problems with our home. It, therefore, is an important geographical indicator. See my answers to questions about the book of mormon here.
The book of mormon sisters podcast was started in 2018 by two sisterin laws, hailee and lindsey ardmore. The lord could have removed all questions regarding the exact locations of these events but he did not. Aug 18, 2014 book of mormon maps and charts geography on the trail of the plates of mormon. The book of mormon movie is the incredible true story of a family commanded by god to leave the city of jerusalem in 600 b. After a particularly rough week, lindsey approached hailee into doing the podcast and hailee couldnt say no. The book of mormon speaks of earth being carried up upon the city and of many cities being covered with earth which again matches, startlingly, the effects of the 18111812 earthquakes. What old world sites match those on lehis journey as described in the book of mormon. Those that show cumorah in new york, and those that dont. Book of mormon quotes book of mormon scriptures book of mormon stories lds books lds quotes gospel quotes book of mormon prophets mormon book prophet quotes.
This is a challenge to read the entire book of mormon in 40 days, please come and join me to learn about the gospel of jesus christ. When hearing what the message was, it just made sense to me. Book of mormon in north america maps book of mormon evidence. A discussion of the arabian, or old world, geography of the book of mormon enjoys many advantages over discussion of new world matters. In this stateoftheart atlas, readers can take in the epic sweep of the mormon movement in a new, immersive way, with over 500 maps, timelines, and charts.
Every topic provides links out to research, presentations, and. Havent you always wanted to have a detailed map of just where everything is in the book of mormon. True book of mormon geography lands, western new york model. The book of mormon, the first broadway musical by matt stone and trey parker the creators of south park. The book of mormon and place names from the area around joseph smiths home summary. I was born and raised in a methodist church and considered myself a christian.
Book of mormon sisters a journey through the book of mormon. Such maps can be a useful introduction for those who are new to the book of mormon. Map of the exodus and wilderness journey tuttle publishing. Several years ago i began my journey out of mormonism. The book of mormon page and journey, stockbridge, georgia. Archaeological evidence for 7 locations on lehis journey. This is specifically for alma 36 49 which will start you on what is often referred to as the war chapters and are some of my favorite chapter to teach because mormon jam packed these stories with principles that are incredibly applicable to us.
Finding joy and happiness in the journey mormon beliefs. The book of mormon indicates that after the group left the valley of lemuel, they traveled for the space of four days in a southsoutheast direction 1 nephi 16. Many of the names and places didnt exist in the late 1820s, and they are in the wrong locations relative to one another. The geographical setting of the book of mormon is the set of locations of the events described in the book of mormon. A mormons unexpected journey is a riveting testimony of a womans search for truth when her strong religious convictions were reversed by god in a surprising way. Maps moronis america the north american setting for. This book is, in part, gobles journey with book of mormon geography. Despite the limited space on the plates, mormonas a historian and military leader. Book of mormon map alma 3649 the red headed hostess. The book of mormon shall stand as a testimony against the world, ether 5. Filmed on location in the middle east, scholars from a broad range of backgrounds give insight into the courage. All lds students of book of mormon geography who have worked systematically with the problem in recent decades have come to agree on this sorenson 1985, 2930.
The lesson introduces brigham young and looks at the challenges on the journey and how the mormons sought to overcome them. Compelling book of mormon evidence for lehis journey. Bring the scriptures to life with the dramatized book of mormon on. It is claimed that joseph smith is clearly the author of the book of mormon because many book of mormon place names supposedly have clear evidence of borrowing from geographic locations in the united states and canada. The journey is full of danger, mystery, intrigue and romance. Book of mormon 40 day reading challenge home facebook. The journey of an 1830 book of mormon byu scholarsarchive. The journey 2003 starring noah danby and jacque gray on dvd and bluray. How well does the geography of the old world match the book of mormon. The book of mormon records the visit of jesus christ to people in the americas following his resurrection. Every topic provides links out to research, presentations, and videos for more information. Nov 03, 2007 a map animation of the journey of the original mormons from new york to utah.
By dianne pomon sometime in 198788, i became seriously disillusioned with mormonism, the faith id adhered to for almost ten years. The distances for the other five journeys listed on this map were determined in a similar fashion, although. It consists, first, of the continuation of the family unit in eternity, and second, of an inheritance of the fulness of the glory of the father. The lord warns lehi to depart out of the land of jerusalem, because he prophesieth unto the people concerning their iniquity and they seek to destroy his life. 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. For 146 years, readers of the book of mormon have in their minds eye traveled. In my view, there are two categories of book of mormon maps. The early mormon journal entries are far from canonical, and definitely cannot be relied on for placing book of mormon lands. The land of zarahemla is at a lower elevation relative to the land of nephi. The book of mormon sisters is recorded weekly and follows the book of mormon in chronological order, starting with ether. The church and byu stay neutral in questions of exactly where the book of mormon took place. This book of mormon story includes a flow chart showing where different groups of people in the book of mormon go.
But we can figure out quite a lot through a process of deductive reasoning. The route south to aqaba is an anciently primary way. Jan 12, 2004 after seeing this one i have faith that gary will make the next one better. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon. Phelps land of desolation its time it were realized that ancient israelites coordinated directions based on the perceived movements of the heavens. The following is a list of all the intersections of the geography of the jaredites and the people throughout the rest of the book of mormon. This page provides settings and an overview or summary timeline with approximate dates for the generic map or schematic diagram of the book of mormon lands, including nephite, lamanite and jaredite place names in the promised land in the americas. A popular traditional view among many latterday saint faithful covers.
In the unfolding book of mormon text, joseph smith found answers to some of the questions that had brought him to the sacred grove as a 14yearold boy. The lost book of mormon was an intensely thoughtful, introspective, well written traveloguemeditation on joseph smiths book as one or all of. And now, it was only the distance of a day and a halfs journey for a nephite, on the line between the land bountiful and the land desolation, from the east to the west sea. With strategic cities identified and a strong sense of spatial relations, he analyzed the geographic descriptions in the book of mormon using some new paradigms to solve such. Final battle between the nephites and lamanites at cumorah. The book of mormon is a religious record of three groups of people who migrated from the old world to the american continents. After all, when you read the bible, you can turn to the maps and see where everything happened. Imagined map of the book of mormon lands by tyler griffin, taylor halverson, and seth holladay, byu. Mapping the events in the book of mormon does involve a lot of guesswork. 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. Recently there have been a number of new discoveries in the americas that have brought new information about cultures existing during the book of mormon time periods. In fact, we can internally map out most of the book of mormon lands and their relative locations. Because of this, we have an opportunity in this coming year to read, study, ponder and meditate on the book of mormon.
Mar 28, 2017 gcse history lesson focuses on the mormon journey west. A crucial difference is that where fundamentalists lost control of the mainline protestant denominations, orthodox lds leaders and scholars have succeeded at stigmatizing liberal views of book. Mormon deposited all the plates except the plates of mormon, which he gave to his son moroni. These groups were led by prophets who recorded their religious and secular histories on metal plates. 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. The reason that the lehite land journey, roughly 2100 miles3300 km in length, is now largely in place on the modern map stems mainly from two facts. 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. Most researchers believe that the trail lehi took was near or on the passage most commonly taken by travelers, and known as the frankincense trail. Journey of faith films book of mormon documentaries from. Dean sessions latter day saint creationism the doctrine and science. While there is still much to learn about the people and stories in the book of mormon, some of the best archaeological evidence to support the book of mormon comes from lehis journey to the.
There is no universal consensus among mormon scholars regarding the placement of these locations in the known world, other than somewhere in the americas. Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning. Life is meant to be lived, and that means different things at different times in our journey. The missionaries soon came around to speak with her kids and i listened in. Book of mormongeographyold worldcorrectness fairmormon. Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning tools.
A book of mormon prophet, king benjamin, gathers his people to hear him preach the gospel of jesus christ one last time. Prophecies the second dvd in the journey of faith series discusses the religious milieu, culture, the land, and language surrounding the descendants of lehi and sariah in the new world. Ultimately, however, we are meant to live after the manner of happiness 2 nephi 5. The book of mormon, like the bible, contains a record of gods dealings with a part. Book of mormon geography, lands, map, dna true evidence. Moroni wandered alone and abridged the jaredite history. The phoenicia ship expedition has now demonstrated unequivocally that lehis voyage could have left the arabian peninsula and sailed around africa to the americas rather than attempting to cross the earths largest ocean at its widest point, as.
Jaredite history in book of ether destroyed jaredite nation. A detailed map for the book of mormon has been produced by archaeologist garth norman which may solve a longstanding puzzle. For geometry students tuning in, knowing the distance between two points does not mean you know their exact locations. Chief among these is the fact that we know we certainty where the story beginsin old world jerusalem. The book of mormon geography lands and map with dna evidence. Book of mormon map and geography high def duration. The map is without any scale, and does not attempt to relate them to presentday geography or place names. 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. Book of mormon evidence streaming faithfully exploring. My journey out of mormonism to the truth mormons in transition. Whether one has devoted daily reading and studying, or this is the first time one has read the book of mormon, as members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, we have an opportunity of strengthening our testimony. Our journey in search of places where lehi might have traveled was a time of.
The people pitch their tents near the temple in zarahemla. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. Hagoth eventually built even more ships and many people set sail in these vessels toward the land northward. Book of mormon documentary lehis journey of faith youtube. Many people close to the process were moved by the book s message and eagerly waited for a renewing of old covenants and the restoration of christs church. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. The original idea behind this proposal was that joseph picked up these place names and locations from a map in order to create his book of mormon geography. The story of the book of mormon and lehis exodus from the old world begins in jerusalem, the capital of the kingdom of judah and the most prominent city in all israel. Cheesman was professor emeritus of ancient scripture at brigham young university when this was published. The book of mormon contains the record of gods dealings with a branch of the tribes of joseph, who were divinely led to a country far away from the biblical promised land. Premier publisher of asian inspired books, gifts, craft kits. The book of mormon movie volume 1 the journey 2003. Book of mormonplagiarism accusationsplace names from north. Research the book of mormon and learn its history with easy access to articles on various subjects.
Journeys indicating distances book of mormon central. A film adaptation of the first two books in the book of mormon, a religious text of scripture, the film was given a limited theatrical release on september 12, 2003. 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. A look at the map told us that lehis trail went through lands that were difficult to. An account of lehi and his wife sariah, and his four sons, being called, beginning at the eldest laman, lemuel, sam, and nephi.
Firstly, it is the account that the book of mormon gives us the most information about. But i emphasize, thats because i think knowing the realworld setting is important. Mapping book of mormon geography 101 book of mormon. External evidences part i from jerusalem to bountiful the first dvd in the journey of faith series plots the journey started in 600 bc by the israelite prophet lehi and his family as they made their exodus from jerusalem across the arabian desert to the coast. In all of these instances the geographic location exists in both time periods, providing the necessary information in establishing a link between the timeline and geography of the two periods. Amidst the hundreds of passages of potential geographic significance, alma 22. 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.
It could also account for the book of mormon description claiming that waters have i cause to come up from the earth. Book of mormonplagiarism accusationsplace names from. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints does not officially endorse any one particular geographical model for where the events in the book of mormon transpired in the new world. Dean sessions how practical scientific applications of the um help us learn truth. Lefevre, we did again take our journey, journal of book of mormon studies 15, no. Pate employed his talents for problem solving to trace ancient place names in central america to book of mormon cities using the same methods. Jun 27, 2016 practically since the book of mormon was published, its geography has been the subject of discussion and debate.