I have watched more than 20 hours of wayne may book of mormon lecture videos and conversed with both wayne may and rod meldrum in person. First on the list of evidences for geography is the declarations by the book of mormon that the promised land will be free from kings and other rulers for the righteous. City of ammonihah, land of joshua, ablom, city of desolation, city of and land of shem. May, 2018 the point is that for heartland proposals, the ship landed on the eastern side of the united states. Book of mormon study map alma 127 i wanted to repost this because this is where many of you are in sunday school. The material below covers the geography of the book of mormon in north america.
This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon. Ive compared location descriptions pre and post the changes at the death of christ. I now know that the book of mormon happened in the usa in the historic heartland that is such a significant part of american and book of mormon history. The fight over book of mormon geography deseret news. Book of mormon geography your site for lds theology. Book 1 150 maps of the book of mormon in the entire heartland of north america 8. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland a. 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. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland. Others argued for a setting in the american heartland. At least eighty versions of a book of mormon map have been produced. It is true that evolutionary biology does not help the heartland model, but the model has failed long before. Heartland model ignores book of mormon passages that place elements of the promised land outside the presentday or josephs day united statesincluding the visit of christopher columbus, who never entered the modern day united states. We build enduring faith in jesus christ by making the book of mormon accessible, comprehensible, and defensible to the entire world.
Book of mormon central archive book of mormon lands map, january 2016. The book of mormon narrative begins with a small group of people who arrived in the americas around 600 b. The proximity of the heartland geography to upstate new york where the book of mormon remained buried in the hill. Gods word is to be established by two or more witnesses 2 cor. The heartland model or heartland theory of book of mormon geography postulates that the events described in the book of mormon took place, primarily, in the heartland of north america among its proposals are that mound builders, including the hopewell and the adena, were among those peoples described in accounts of events in book of mormon books such as alma and helaman. Correlation and verification through dna, prophetic, scriptural, historical, climatological, archaeological, social, and. The lord could have removed all questions regarding the exact locations of these events but he did not. On page 35 we see a map created by professional archeologist of the typical habitation of the ancient people of this country during the time frame of the book of mormon and an overlay of that map with zions camp march marked. Home true book of mormon geography lands western new. Valley of lemuel from eye altitude of 4,051 kilometers wadi tayyib al ism, tabuk, saudi arabia. Book of mormon lands map, january 2016 book of mormon central. While many lds scholars are converging on the idea of mesoamerica as the focal point for the book of mormon in the new world, there is a notable movement calling for new york and the eastern united states as the place of the book of mormon.
Those that show cumorah in new york, and those that dont. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland series. Moronis americamaps edition 150 maps of the bofm in north. Find thousands of lds books, movies, music and more. 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. 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 difficulties, contradictions and explanations. Meldrum, president of the firm foundation, as he presents his latest research with even more profound brand new evidences for the book of mormon in americas heartland cia and homeland security child trafficking agent timothy ballard recently completed research documenting the deep knowledge our countries greatest leaders had about the prophetic importance of this country. Ive studied all models including all of sorensons writings and maps, malaysia, great lakes, heartland. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. What are the main objections to the heartland model of book of mormon geography.
I print these off, trim the edges, and paste them into my chapters journal, like this. It is titled exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland a visual journey of discovery. The heartland model or heartland theory of book of mormon geography postulates that the events described in the book of mormon took place, primarily. For the first 150 years of mormonisms existence, everyone thought it was a story about a people who left the middle east and came to south or central america, and who fought wars clear up into new york state where. In other words, the heartland model for book of mormon geography is fatally flawedas proven by the statements and actions of these three great prophets.
A limited geography model for the book of mormon is one of several theories by latter day saint movement scholars that the books narrative was a historical record of people in a limited geographical region, rather than of the entire western hemisphere as believed by some early latter day saints these models, developed in an effort to reconcile claims in the book of mormon with archaeology. 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. Summary of problems with rod meldrums heartland theory. See my answers to questions about the book of mormon here. Interactive book of mormon map virtual book of mormon. 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. 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. Mar 05, 2017 what are the main objections to the heartland model of book of mormon geography. 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.
Yet, within 1,000 years, grew to a civilization of. This geography was originally based on a dvd presentation which is in turn based on fireside presentations produced by rodney rod meldrum. Mormons map carefully and concisely accomplishes what it sets out to do. Ive highlighted and studied over 500 verses in the book of mormon relating to geography. Exploring book of mormon in americas heartland photobook. Sold by new prints and ships from amazon fulfillment. Book of mormon geography jeff lindsays site and the shake. Items do not represent the official views of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints or of book of mormon central. Then more recently north america theories including heartland, etc.
The book of mormon is supposed to be a history of real people living in a real place. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints recently released the new film, scripture legacy, which includes several depictions of christs visit to the book of mormons nephite civilization as occurring in the heartland of north america, rather than in the mesoamerican civilization of the maya. All my studies suddenly made sense, all aspects of the book of mormon finally became clear. New insights into book of mormon geography priddis. 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. The heartland model or heartland theory of book of mormon geography states that the book of mormon events primarily occurred in the heartland of north america. The church and byu stay neutral in questions of exactly where the book of mormon took place. Book of mormon lands map, january 2016 book of mormon. The map, though admittedly tentative, offers three services to readers of the book of mormon. Mormon land explores the contours and complexities of lds news. Rodney meldrum, dna evidence for book of mormon geography. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland deseret book.
Taking this map of the theory and moving around the map in a clockwise manner, beginning with lehis landing in the gulf of mexico, we can easily see that. Book of mormon geography jeff lindsays site and the. This heartland model for book of mormon geography downplays the geographical information in the text. The heartland is the place where it all happened, right. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon. The book of mormon also describes the journey of 2 other groups to america. The book of mormon describes a journey by a group of people led by a prophet named lehi from the old world to the new world in approximately 600 b.
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. These maps are not drawn to scale and are for illustration only. 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. Oct 02, 2014 finally there is a way to really explore john sorensons book of mormon geography. Lost civilizations of north america documentary4, deborah bolnick on haplogroup x. Wayne may presents the supporting evidence for the heartland model, that the book of mormon nephites and jaredites lived in north america. Its hosted by awardwinning religion writer peggy fletcher stack and salt lake tribune managing editor david noyce salt lake city. One group was the people of mulek supposed by bible authors to have died, who was the son of zedekiah. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints recently released the new film, scripture legacy, which includes several depictions of christs visit to the book of mormon s nephite civilization as occurring in the heartland of north america, rather than in the mesoamerican civilization of the maya. Much of the heartland of the united states may then correspond to the book of mormon south county or south countries. The land of zarahemla is at a lower elevation relative to the land of nephi. Yet, within 1,000 years, grew to a civilization of hundreds of thousands of people. Exploring book of mormon in americas heartland photobook by rod l. X map in my view, there are two categories of book of mormon maps.
Virtual book of mormon another testament of jesus christ. The hopewell culture in the great lakes area and the book of mormon. How can statements of joseph that might seem to point to a heartland geograp. The heartland model 1 misrepresents the papers cited for dating x2a, many of which are also out of date. A heartland book of mormon exploration the millennial star. That conclusion reflects a straightforward, definitive statement that partially summarizes the rest of the story about the heartland model for book of mormon geography. New scientific support for the truthfulness of the book of mormon. Book of mormon geography, the near cumorah setting book. Site correlations more about these maps land northward. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland book.
For that reason, our design team has chosen to develop an internal map that shows relational directions and approximate distances that match the. Compare them to a map of palestine to view the correlations. As the above logo depicts, we do respect this mandate, and our model is unique in this regard. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. Compelling is an understatement as more and more evidence is unearthed it is actually hard to believe the people of north america could be anything other than those whos year history is documented in the book of mormon. Book of mormon evidence in american archaeology wayne may. Two hundred and twenty gorgeous full color pages filled with more than 500 stunning photos, artwork, maps, charts, artifacts, quotes, scripture and commentary. 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. 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 book is great, but like i said, is the tip of the iceberg. Nov 17, 2014 the book of mormon map described in alma chapter 22 has finally been deciphered. Book of mormon study map alma 127 the red headed hostess. Book of mormongeographymodelslimitedmeldrum 2003 fairmormon. Maps the north american setting for the book of mormon. The book of mormon map described in alma chapter 22 has finally been deciphered. May 29, 2012 book of mormon study map alma 127 i wanted to repost this because this is where many of you are in sunday school. Some placed the nephite capital city zarahemla in mesoamerica, others in south america. The point is that for heartland proposals, the ship landed on the eastern side of the united states. Basically, the two maps compare a proposed map constructed by vernal from the internal descriptions of the book of mormon and comments, over the years by latterday saint scholars, with a map showing actual place names on maps of the area around palmyra, new york, where the book of mormon originally was published.
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