Over 23 of the book is given to proving that a benjamin winchester was probably the author of the editorial in times and seasons linking the book of mormon with south america, not joseph smith, and b benjamin winchester apostatized and fought the leaders of the. A correlation of the sidon river and the lands of manti and zarahemla with the southern end of the rio grijalva san miguel chapter xxiii. Book of mormongeographynew worldlimited geography theory. See my answers to questions about the book of mormon here. Book of mormon in north america maps book of mormon evidence. Literary and historical studies of the book of mormon provo, ut. Join us in the urgent cause to increase faith in the book of mormon and its liberating message. From the title, i would have expected much more detail about how cities and other points line up or supporting ruins found. Charting the book of mormon, 1999 welch, welch, farms alma 4362 there are several major wars or periods of warfare documented in the book of mormon. Having spent a lifetime searching for book of mormon lands in some 250 ruins throughout mexico and central and south america.
The second popular proof of the book of mormon that we must set aside is the idea that there is anything in the quetzalcoatl legends that is a remembrance of the book of mormon. But i emphasize, thats because i think knowing the realworld setting is. Read the classic biography of the founder of the mormon church. He began in zarahemla by calling the people to repentance in a powerful speech see alma 5. I note the careful gridding of the area to map finds, the advance dowsing method plastic rather than outdated wood and, most of all, the two excavated structures in the 5th photo. Mission to antionum zarahemla under judicial rule the.
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. Religious studies center, brigham young university, 1998, 1127 almas conversion. Book of mormon geography your site for lds theology. The land of zarahemla is north of the land of nephi. Literary and historical studies of the book of mormon.
Zarahemla was the name of the major nephite city as recorded in the book of mormonpart of the official canon of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints the city of zarahemla and surrounding area were not originally nephite. At least eighty versions of a book of mormon map have been produced. A dictionary of the book of mormonzarahemla, land of. Since the publication of their work, an approach to the study of book of mormon geography, analysts of the scripture have found still more data in the book of mormons own statements suggesting that the immediate land covered by the books events was probably. The lord could have removed all questions regarding the exact locations of these events but he did not. 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. The following verses describe the relationship between the city of bountiful and the city of zarahemla. Before we examine some of the possible locations for book of mormon geography however, i would like to stress the fact that as of today, the lord has not revealed where the nephites or lamanites lived, and as such, the lds church has taken no official stance on anything related to book of mormon geography. This city was situated on the west bank of the sidon river, and was originally built by the descendants of the people of mulek, who left jerusalem, b. Almas journeys in the land of zarahemla book of mormon. Quarterly articles and internet articles on book of mormon history, language, culture, and geography allen, joseph l. Though captain moroni led a successful military campaign against the lamanites, domestic confusion and division pushed his nation dangerously close to disaster.
The city of omner is conspicuously absent in mormons narrative of captain moronis liberation campaign down the east coast. The two big problems with the mesoamerican model for book of mormon geography are 1 there is zero evidence of the book of mormon narrative there and 2 the proponents insist joseph didnt know much about the book of mormon. I began my personal campaign change opinions about this material in 1986. Around 323 bc a nephite man named mosiah found the already built city. Zarahemla was destroyed but was soon rebuilt in the same spot see 4 nephi 1. Sections 1, 2, and 4 present north america as the book of mormon land of promise with the city of zarahemla in the center and heart of the land. Internal book of mormon geography focuses on the relationships between. Jared grew up in the stone house his greatgrandfather, nathaniel thatcher, made for his fourth polygamous wife in the town of zarahemla, which greatgrandfather thatcher had established under the direction of brigham young.
The church and byu stay neutral in questions of exactly where the book of mormon took place. Internal book of mormon geography focuses on the relationships between lands. Another city prominently mentioned in the book of mormon is the city of bountiful which was located in the land bountiful. Zarahemla under monarchial rule the book of mormon online. Touch a location on the map, and book of mormon data about that location pops up. Almas sermonsformal and informal addresses alikebrim with references to and applications from his. Pratt a detailed map for the book of mormon has been produced by archaeologist garth norman which may solve a longstanding puzzle. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. If people were reading the book of mormon and allowing the spirit to guide them as to its great. With all the wars found in the book of mormon, battle armor provides the. Zarahemla and the nephite nation, hayriver press,colfax, wisconsin march 2002. For me, any map that doesnt put cumorah in new york is not useful or even relevant. A dictionary of the book of mormonzarahemla, city of.
Since the publication of their work, an approach to the study of book of mormon geography, analysts of the scripture have found still more data in the book of mormons own statements suggesting that the immediate land covered by the books events was probably only hundreds rather than thousands of miles long and wide. Mosiah and his followers leave, and eventually end up at zarahemla, where they. With all the wars found in the book of mormon, battle armor provides the perfect analogy for protecting ones self from the spiritual darts. Book of mormon maps app seeks funding on kickstarter cody. Maps moronis america the north american setting for. Zarahemla research foundation is a nonprofit, taxdeductible organization dedicated to book of mormon research. Finally there is a way to really explore john sorensons book of mormon geography. The capital of the nephite nation, from about 200 years b. The book of mormon geography lands and map with dna evidence. 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. This map charts out a possible understanding of the travels of alma the younger reported in alma 516. The foundation is not associated with any specific religious organization. Nov 19, 2016 the excavation at the purported site of the zarahemla temple, which i first wrote about here, has apparently already taken place. Book of mormon central archive proposed details around zarahemla.
Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. Book of mormon evidence, or its employees, and no information or opinions represent. 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. Book of mormon geography, lands, map, dna true evidence. We build enduring faith in jesus christ by making the book of mormon accessible. Zarahemla, land of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The book of mormon itself is the best source for understanding the geographical locations contained therein. The following map very roughly shows the greatest extent of the greater land of.
May 20, 2011 where are these major book of mormon cities. With the river sidon identified, we can go on to identify the location of the city and land of zarahemla we may surmise that because the lamanites and robbers occupied the western seashore, the mulekites would have avoided them and ventured inland, no doubt following the buffalo river as they went there is a nice piece of land between the buffalo river and its middle fork cazenovia creek. You may also view pages from the annotated book of mormon now. Zarahemla the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Mosiah and his refugee people presumably united with the people of zarahemla sometime between 279 and b. For purposes of this map, the area of zarahemla across. When mosiah i led the more righteous portion of the nephites northward from the land of lehinephi. Joseph lovell allen true book of mormon geography lands. The nephite war with the amlicites is graphically illustrated on this map. Book of mormon analysts should have no doubt that the narrow strip of wilderness was mountainous. A dictionary of the book of mormonzarahemla wikisource. Joseph smiths book of mormon names at least 127 locations. Compare them to a map of palestine to view the correlations. 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.
May 11, 2012 no detail is given, but mormon s cheery annual summary alma 16. The precise meaning of the word zarahemla is not known. This map places the land of nephi in highland guatemala. Overall i call this the zarahemla centric heartland map for book of mormon geography. Book of mormon maps app seeks funding on kickstarter codyclark. A dynamic, interactive, webfriendly presentation of the book of mormon. This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon. We want to find the exact coordinates for zarahemla and are not interested in fables.
Response to jonathan nevilles the lost city of zarahemla. It was a place you had to pass to gain access to the land northward. Picture the following passage from the book of mormon in your head. Mcclure hopes to raise accrued in the first five days of his campaign, which.
The term comes from the book of mormon account of the people who came to america from jerusalem at the time zedekiah was carried captive into babylon. A correlation of the sidon river and the lands of manti and. To me this account is difficult to explain on any map at all, so finding a solution. Geography moronis america the north american setting. Chris heimerdinger breaks mormon cinemas mold, ambitiously transposing settings from the book of mormon into a stimulating actionadventure drama. Alma gets word that a group of people called the zoramites are apostatizing and falling into idolatry. Regarding point 1, i have read all of sorensons works and most of what farms and the maxwell institute have. Orphans on the run kerra and brock mcconnell seek help from lds relatives in the small town of leeds, utah. Having names and dates for these wars can help read. Statements about book of mormon geography, a work by. Help the current and future generations to avoid the confusion that comes from incomprehensible fantasy maps. These maps are not drawn to scale and are for illustration only. Garth normans map book of mormon archaeological forum. President smith declined to officially approve of the map, saying.
After all, when you read the bible, you can turn to the maps and see where everything happened. The capital city of zarahemla was located on the river sidon in the center of the land of zarahemla. The purple line on the map below shows the probable route the servants of the slain lamanite king took from the city of nephi to the land of melek where they joined the people of ammon alma 47. Videos watch past wayne may presentations as he reveals the supporting evidences of the book of mormon as found in archaeology, geography and historical records. Kent brown, marriage and treaty in the book of mormon, in from jerusalem to zarahemla. I have listened attentively to his fireside presentation and watched in amazement as he almost mesmerized his audience with tall tales and misrepresentations of what. Tolkiens lord of the rings names at least 279 locations. The approximate dates and locations of these wars, along with accompanying scriptural references, are listed in this chart. Site correlations more about these maps land northward. Mormon s map is book of mormon scholar john sorenson s reconstruction of that mental map solely from information. Book of mormon central archive from nephi to zarahemla.
According to the beliefs of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, zarahemla. According to the book of mormon, the nephite mosiah and his followers discovered that the people of zarahemla came out from. And it was in the morningverifying the longitude of zarahemla new. Did joseph smith teach a hemispheric, rather than a limited, geography model for the book of mormon. The land of zarahemla is at a lower elevation relative to the land of nephi. Critics of the book of mormon have claimed that the limited geography is only a late, desperate attempt to defend the book of mormon question. Archaeologists and historians have not been able to archaeologically verify a location for the city. We assume omner returned to nephite control because at the end of the 29th year of the judges, moroni was devising. Book of mormon maps app seeks funding on kickstarter. Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning. But i emphasize, thats because i think knowing the realworld setting is important. Missing indices indicate people in the index who are not in the book of mormon. In the book of mormon, zarahemla refers to 1 a man who led muleks colony, 2 a city named after him, 3 the land of zarahemla, or 4 the people who.
Less likely is hypothetical hebrew zeroemla arm of mercy, an english phrase used three times in the book of mormon, including once by jesus at 3 nephi 9. Nov 19, 2011 article and photos by ryan fisher the phrase armor of god, has been ingrained into the mormon culture ever since i was a deacon and it probably goes back many generations. Relationships among zarahemla, minon, gideon, and river sidon. Zarahemla true book of mormon geography lands western.
City of bountiful true book of mormon geography lands. Learning of the crisis at home, moroni marched to zarahemla, united his army with pahorans, and defeated the kingmen who had seized control of the government. As the ancient prophet mormon edited the scriptural texts that would become the book of mormon, he must have had a map in his mind of the places and physical features that comprised the setting for the events described in that book. According to the book of mormon, the nephite mosiah and his followers discovered that the people of zarahemla came out. The book of omni in the book of mormon tells how zarahemla and his people came to settle the land of zarahemla in the new world. Later, the people of ammon journeyed north from lehinephi to jershon see alma 27. As there were two lands of nephi, the greater and the lesser, so, for exactly the same reasons, there were two lands of zarahemla. Why did alma need to establish the order of the church in zarahemla again. Proposed details around zarahemla book of mormon central. Interactive book of mormon map virtual book of mormon. The geographic size of the city and land of zarahemla depends on the time.
For that reason, our design team has chosen to develop an internal map that shows relational directions and approximate distances that match the. It also is used to refer to a large political division, and a minor character in the book. Book of mormongeographystatementstwentieth century. I have listened attentively to his fireside presentation and watched in amazement as he almost mesmerized his audience with tall tales and misrepresentations of what the book of mormon states. Mormon inserts his explanation about the large and small plates about 380 ad. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon.
The israelite deliverance from egypt serves as a type for several book of mormon accounts of deliverance. Thayer explores the struggle of keeping the past real while moving on to the future. None to date have been independently identified because it is a work of fiction. Mantizarahemla part of the book of mormon sidon river, a number of otherwise. We build enduring faith in jesus christ by making the book of mormon accessible, comprehensible, and defensible to the entire world. A detailed map for the book of mormon has been produced by archaeologist garth norman which may solve a longstanding puzzle. Searching for book of mormon ruinswhat should we expect to find. Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning tools. Nephihahs son, named pahoran, assumes the position of chief judge. The thing they came over was the mountainous narrow strip of wilderness that separated the greater land of nephi on the south from the greater land of zarahemla on the north. River sidona key to unlocking book of mormon lands. Article and photos by ryan fisher the phrase armor of god, has been ingrained into the mormon culture ever since i was a deacon and it probably goes back many generations.
Some of these maps are included in the annotated book of mormon. In my view, there are two categories of book of mormon maps. Nephite lobbyists try to get pahoran to alter certain parts of the law, but when pahoran refuses to comply, some people become dissatisfied with pahoran as their chief judge. Zeniff leads a group from zarahemla to possess the land of lehinephithe lamanite king permits them to inherit the land mosiah, chapters 922. Was the limited geography model created in response to dna claims. Havent you always wanted to have a detailed map of just where everything is in the book of mormon. The amlicites journeyed southwest near the city of amnihu and met the nephites at the hill amnihu, across the river sidon, where they were defeated see alma 2. Oct 02, 2014 finally there is a way to really explore john sorensons book of mormon geography. The zoramites were centered in a city called antionum, near the lamanites bordersthey were religious dissenters and were considered a political threat. Those that show cumorah in new york, and those that dont. Items do not represent the official views of the church of jesus christ of. Why did alma ask church members fifty probing questions.