Book of mormon geography papers archives joseph smith. Book of mormon geography posted on july 25, 2014 by bruce nielson i recently came across a new and interesting book of mormon geography theory that i wanted to pass along even though i havent researched it much yet and so cant say what i think of it. Home true book of mormon geography lands western new york. The geopolitics of postbrexit britain foreign policy. May papers 4 comments the following is a chapter from the book, this land. The land of zarahemla is at a lower elevation relative to the land of nephi. Utah is a state in the mountain west region of the united states. About true book of mormon geography lands western new. 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 and nearly all current latter day saints. In this short video, wayne talks with lori bean henderson, a granddaughter of willard and rebecca. The book of mormon is true and could have only happened in north america.
An approach to the study of the book of mormon geography. Biblical lands and the book of mormon lands provides an important premise and solution for several geographical features and challenges noted in the book of mormon text. I know the brethren of the church take a neutral position on the geography of the book of mormon. 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. Book of mormon geography shows geographical evidence supporting the heartland model for the book of mormon. Oct 27, 20 the authors wrote in the introduction to this 1939 book, while the present writers have an aquaintance in a general way with the existing body of writing on the subject of geography of the book of mormon, there have here purposefully endeavored to keep this material in the background until the study was completed. Wayne may places the narrow pass and land northward in canada which is ruled under a monarchy, but the book of mormon states. Book of mormon evidence come follow me boyd tuttle. 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. Most of the sites can be seen with touring companies but there are sites in this presentation that touring companies do not see. Book of mormon geography and archaeology ii north america. Wayne may s twopart presentation at the november 20 vernal, ut book of mormon evidence conference. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints became formally recognized by the government in november 1983.
Hollywood westerns where the same mythic geography has been inscribed an. More information book of mormon geography in north america wayne may. Maps true book of mormon geography lands western new york. The physical maps here, in all their detail, were not formulated until after 16 years of research, which included not only the internal geography, but also the spiritual geography a term coined by us, and. Buck was installed by ballot as librarian, john pratt. Book of mormon geography in north america wayne may book. Why did the church change the book of mormon geography.
By contrast, in north america, there are found equus samples which do indeed. The geslisons returned to iceland on two more missions and saw the completion of a visitors center and the organization of a branch in akureyri. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints affirms that the book of mormon is a volume of sacred scripture comparable to the bible. Wayne may says the land of nephi tennessee was a higher elevation than the land of zarahemla illinois. Book of mormon archaeology in north america book of mormon. Why did mormon give so many details about geography. Wayne may, creator and publisher of ancient american magazine, credits willard beans research with sparking his own interest in book of mormon lands in north america. The true book of mormon lands are in western new york between palmyra and erie, pa. Wayne may quick start to cumorah april 11th, 2019 book of mormon archaeology in north america book of mormon archaeology in north america feb. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints in ireland. The battle for joseph smiths words in book of mormon geography, the mormon interpreter july 2014.
Cannon noted there were several different and conflicting book of mormon geographies in circulation, and no two of them agree on all points. Book of mormon evidence in american archaeology wayne may. 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. See my answers to questions about the book of mormon here.
Wayne may presents archaeological support of the book of mormon to a group in malad, idaho in february of 2017. Careful analysis of early writings on book of mormon geography reveals a diversity of ideas and opinions on the location of nearly every book of mormon place. The book of mormon without this developing archeoloogy is unintelligible. In mesoamerica there were thousands of books in use at the time of the spanish conquest, but. This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon. I discovered the answer to the why geography question when i allowed myself to explore the possibilities of. Introduction true book of mormon geography lands western. A clip from the dvd book of mormon and new world dna produce by us at fair. May youve doubtless heard of evidences for christ in.
Those hearings were held on friday, january 21 through monday, january 24, 1921. With his coauthor cecil mcgavin, he published the book the geography of the book of mormon. May youve doubtless heard of evidences for christ in central and south america. Wayne county, in this state, upon which were revealed,in an unknown tongue, an.
Wayne may on book of mormon geography book of mormon. A few months ago, the church updated its official statement on book of mormon geography. Book of mormon geography jeff lindsays site and the. A dissertation submitted to the faculty at the university of north carolina at chapel hill in. Yet, the british government has imposed on a part of its own territory the same mutability and paradox that geography conditioned with respect to. Jun 22, 2016 book of mormon archaeology in north america. This letter is in response to a request from wayne may for. 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. The hopewell culture has a parallel to the book of mormon timeline.
The most logical place to look for information regarding book of mormon geography is the book of mormon text itself. Based on the same map, we see that the main river in the book of mormon called sidon, is the buffalo river. The products services offered by wayne may are neither made, provided, approved nor endorsed by intellectual reserve, inc. Jun 27, 2016 practically since the book of mormon was published, its geography has been the subject of discussion and debate. 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. Nibleys defining statement on book of mormon geography was published in 1957. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints in iceland. Wayne may, publisher of ancient american magazine, talks about willard beans research into the geography of the book of mormon and his book geography of th. Northcote parkinson might well argue that the production of. 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. Hugh nibley and book of mormon geography book of mormon.
Book of mormon geography matters god intends us to find and use the. The book of mormon committee had overseen the successful publication of the 1920 edition and due to great interest around the church, decided to convene a series of book of mormon geography hearings. Joseph smith may have derived some of his religious and theological. That the inhabitants of book of mormon lands knew and used formal writing systems and compiled numerous books see helaman 3. It was suggested by john sorenson and others that no modeler of book of mormon geography should attempt to physically place it without first extracting the internal geography. The fight over book of mormon geography deseret news.
Numerous attempts have been made to diagram physical and political geographies depicting features mentioned in the text, but this requires many additional assumptions and is difficult to accomplish without making approximate relationships appear precise sorenson, 1991. May 08, 2018 careful analysis of early writings on book of mormon geography reveals a diversity of ideas and opinions on the location of nearly every book of mormon place. Fly over the book of mormon lands and terrain using the text from the scripture and its inside map. We agree 100% with what wayne may has to say on the setting and the people that inhabited north america during the book of mormon. The book of mormon was translated into icelandic and published by the church in 1981. Book of mormon geography in north america wayne may. This is the battlefield tour youve been waiting for. You are acquainted with the mail road from palmyra, wayne co. Literally hundreds of passages in the book of mormon either tell us directly about or imply spatial relationships and other geographical parameters that characterized the books setting. I have watched this change over the past two decades in particular.
This page is about the book of mormon geography by wayne may, the founder of ancient american magazine and author of this land book series. Join wayne may and ryan fisher for a book of mormon archaeology tour of cumorahland. Wayne may will be your guide on this tour of promising book of mormon lands here in north america, focusing on the midwest and great lakes regions. Both an approach to the book of mormon geography, february 2009 6 mediterranean california basin chile south africa australia mediterranean climates throughout the world. At the time, i wrote a blog post setting out what i believe are the very obvious implications of the statement, and expressed a hope that people everywhere could cordially engage in conversations about book of mormon geography.
Wayne mays version of a great lakes geography and including the. Perhaps it may be said that the book of mormon follows the king james. He was only there for three days, but was followed shortly after by other lds members. Watch as wayne may presents the parallels in geography, archaeology and timelines between the jaredites and the adena civilization of north america. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. Brant gardner, the problem of directions in the book of mormon, fairlds conference, 2012. Maps true book of mormon geography lands western new. There are over 100 theories of where the book of mormon happened, including, baja, chile, malaysia, honduras, peru, etc. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. 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 movement believe that it. Wayne may book of mormon geography in north america book. These are the core areas for the history of the book of mormon and is called the western new york model.
Wayne may presents book of mormon location theories. It is our conviction that proof of the book of mormon does lie in central america, but until the people who study that area can come to some agreement among themselves as to what they have found, the rest of us cannot very well start drawing conclusions. Book of mormon geography jeff lindsays site and the shake. Any content or opinions expressed, implied or included in or with the goods services offered by wayne may are solely those of wayne may and not those of intellectual. Sep 7, 2020 wayne may presents archaeological support of the book of mormon to a group in malad, idaho in february of 2017. The expedition traveled as far north as utah lake and encountered the native residents. The book of mormon musical official dublin website tickets. The first official mormon missionary activity in northern ireland occurred on 23 may 1840 when reuben hedlock became the first known latterday saint to visit the area. Book of mormon geography and archaeology ii north america wayne may on.
Hugh nibley and book of mormon geography book of mormon central. Neal rappleye, war of words and tumult of opinions. The material below covers the geography of the book of mormon in north america. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon. Jan 24, 2020 the antimormons love the idea that we dont even know where our sacred scriptures happened.
Wayne may true book of mormon geography lands western new. Jul 6, 2017 wayne may presents archaeological support of the book of mormon to a group in malad, idaho in february of 2017. The spiritual geography is a sifter of models, for if any part of a model is outside the boundaries of colonial america then it cannot be book of mormon landswhich excludes the hemispheric, mesoamerican, heartland, great lakes, south american, baja, malay and most other models. Buffalo logged more days of 50% sunshine than orlando, fl mike vogel, buffalo is sunshine capital of northeast, buffalo news, may 18, 1989, a1. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any.
The lost ancient irish inscription of kentucky by m. Since the publication of the book of mormon in 1830, mormon archaeologists have attempted to find archaeological evidence to support it. Wayne may true book of mormon geography lands western. Book of mormon geography the encyclopedia of mormonism. 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. Apr, 2018 wayne may presents archaeological support of the book of mormon to a group in malad, idaho in february of 2017. This tour has been years in the making as we have searched out ancient remains of indian forts that date to nephite times located around the hill cumorah battlefield. Why are these things mentioned in the book of mormon as being made.
Wayne may north from lehis landing point land of ishmael to nephis city north from nephis city to the city of zarahemla north from zarahemla to bountiful. Criticism of mormonismonline documentsletter to a ces director. Book of mormon geography in north america wayne may youtube. It contains a record of gods dealings with three groups of people who migrated from the near east or west asia to the americas hundreds of years before the arrival of europeans. Sorenson, one of the foremost students on the subject, identified over 600 passages relevant to geography. Mar 26, 2016 the material below covers the geography of the book of mormon in north america. Book of mormon archaeology in north america book of. Evidence of the ancient inhabitants have been documented in the following volumes. You will find in lds scripture that the ground, on which the book of mormon was translated, was the same ground possessed in life by the books ancient dead 2 nephi 26. Joseph smith and the manchester new york library jstor.
Wayne may places the narrow pass and land northward in canada which is ruled under a monarchy, but the book of mormon. Two dvds with over 3 hours of wayne mays newest information for 2020. These are real maps because this is the real geography. Yet, in his abridgement, mormon gave us many details about the lands where these messages took place. For detailed maps see our book of mormon geography site.
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