Map of book of mormon cities

Book of mormon in north america maps book of mormon evidence. Book of mormon map the maps below will evolve as new information comes to light. The lands of te book of mormon are found in mesoamerica. The land of zarahemla is at a lower elevation relative to the land of nephi.

No effort should be made to identify points on this map with any existing geographical location. Here is another version of the map with named cities in the land southward and their proposed correlates. The book of mormon itself is the best source for understanding the geographical locations contained therein. May 20, 2011 where are these major book of mormon cities. They remain woefully incomplete, but there is enough substance here to help many book of mormon students visualize the texts new world setting.

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. It comes with an optional explanatory booklet entitled book of mormon mesoamerican historic geography, and is available online. Virtual scriptures group creates interactive map of book of. This is the city of aaron that is near nephihah and moroni alma 50. There was a book published in 1791 by john walker entitled, a key to the classical pronunciation of greek, latin, and scripture proper names.

I like this take on where the cities might have been. The mormon corridor has been nicknamed the jello belt due to the popularity of jello in the region. Mar 12, 2012 book of mormon map the maps below will evolve as new information comes to light. The book of mormon is the sacred text of mormonism. Jan 20, 2010 after making the antediluvian map, i decided to upgrade the book of mormon map that i posted on here before. Finally there is a way to really explore john sorensons book of mormon geography. You will also see various cities change from nephite to lamanite control or vice. Oct 02, 2014 finally there is a way to really explore john sorensons book of mormon geography. Indications of weather and climate in the book of mormon by ted dee stoddard. 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. This book of mormon study guide will deepen your love for the scriptures. The book of mormon describes massive destructions when christ was crucified.

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. This book was a common household reference in young joseph smiths time and place. Make studying fun and effective with diagrams, doodles, and insights. Are ruin sites on the yucatan peninsula related to the. The problem is hollys map is full of errors and this logic completely collapses. See my answers to questions about the book of mormon here. In fact the early mixture of nephite outliers and lamenites with the epiolmecs sets the stage for the book of mormon s zoramites, amalekites, amulonites and other nephite dissenters who effectually take control of remnant olmec cities like tres zapotes after the olmec collapse. Narrow neck of land, narrow strip of wilderness, narrow pass, oceans. 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.

We can now develop a map based on our understanding of the placement of locations in the rest of the book of mormon to determine the position of the overlapping jaredite sites. 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. The map below is interactive and gives locations for various archaeological sites, artifacts, or associated stories that may be associated with the book of mormon and its people, or book of mormon descendants. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon. Book of mormon geography the encyclopedia of mormonism. The proposed geographies distort the text and are unconvincing. Possible book of mormon sites in relation to each other. There were massive earthquakes, and darkness covered the land. This is specifically for alma 36 49 which will start you on what is often referred to as the war chapters. Jan 12, 2016 this is my best book of mormon lands map to date. Such maps can be a useful introduction for those who are new to the book of mormon. This means that the maps that book of mormon scholars have determined as likely geographic matches previously can also be used to determine the whereabouts of the jaredites. 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.

Brief history of the limited geographic view of the book of mormon by john a. From textual evidence, one can approximate some spatial relationships of various. Book of mormonplagiarism accusationsplace names from north. The book of mormon west sea and east sea, on the other hand, are proper nouns that is, they are the actual names of bodies of water that situate on the west and on the east respectively, of the lands of zarahemla and nephi.

Book of mormon pronunciation guide retrieved 20120225, ipa ified from i. Book of mormon geography list of place names and scriptural. Read the classic biography of the founder of the mormon church. 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. You will also see various cities change from nephite to lamanite control or viceversa in chapters. I just added some jaredite cities, and some late nephite cities around the narrow neck of land and northward. Jan 22, 2014 this pin was discovered by polly jamsa. These principal book of mormon lands are southward from the land northward mentioned in helaman 3.

You may also view pages from the annotated book of mormon now. Many book of mormon cities cannot be situated because of insufficient textual information. None of the geographies deals convincingly with the spatial details of features and cities in the book of mormon. This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon. 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. As they began to speak of different battles and different cities i would try to picture the described events and places. Second, vernal holley cracked the case by placing a handful of cities on a great lakes map. As mormon edited the book of mormon, he must have had a map in his mind of the places and physical features that were setting the events described in that book. The book of mormon geography lands and map with dna evidence.

The book of mormon mentions a number of cities that either existed or were built on or near the eastern coast of nephite lands, a coast that most book of mormon analysts consider to be in the country of belize. Many accounts of significant lands and cities are given in the book of mormon. 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. I print these off, trim the edges, and paste them into my chapters journal, like this. The world of the book of mormon has always fascinated me. The team also developed an interactive version of the map that corresponds to. We have removed all labels and city dots to allow students to construct their own version if they. An evaluation of the word snow in the book of mormon by ted dee stoddard. Includes nephite, lamanite and jaredite place names and major features. Garth normans map book of mormon archaeological forum. Five compelling archeological evidences for the book of mormon.

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 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. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. 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. Layton, an ideal book of mormon geography, the improvement era 41 july 1938. The holly map really nailed it for me, too, especially after having read sorensons geographical fiction an ancient american setting for the book of mormon. We build enduring faith in jesus christ by making the book of mormon accessible, comprehensible, and defensible to the entire world. Internal book of mormon geography focuses on the relationships between lands and other geographic features, independent of. Map of book of mormon cities book of mormon, scripture study lds. Possible relationships of sites in the book of mormon, based on internal evidence. 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. It comes with an optional explanatory booklet entitled book of mormon mesoamerican historic geography, and is available online in time for christmas.

Book of mormon scriptures, book of mormon stories, lds books, bible, lds seminary, lds faith, doctrine and covenants, mormon quotes, visiting teaching. First, that joseph smith had planned to place the hundreds of cities in the book of mormon around the great lakes geography. Book of mormon geography, place names, cities, lands, etc. As mormons believe in jesus christ, they are considered to be christians. Map true book of mormon geography lands western new. Possible book of mormon sites in relation to each other possible relationships of sites in the book of mormon, based on internal 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. Yet, it is placed on the book of mormon map based on the correlation which the critic wishes to prove. The church and byu stay neutral in questions of exactly where the book of mormon took place. Book of mormon study map alma 127 the red headed hostess. The state of utah has the highest percentage of mormons.

Mar 15, 2017 the 2d map was created in high definition and displays reference points for cities and lands in the book of mormon. In 2018, there were 16,118,169 members worldwide with the highest population found in the united states at 6,592,195 members. The overall trend in the date over the past 175 years fits the expectations for the book of mormon as history rather than hoax. Consequently, i reject each proposal purely on its handling of the internal details of the book of mormon. Sorenson attempts to reconstruct that mental map mormons map using information in the text.

Every man, woman and child in salt lake city buys two boxes of the stuff. 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. Interactive book of mormon map virtual book of mormon. Virtual scriptures group creates interactive map of book. Alma 51 names some of these cities, such as moroni, morianton, lehi, nephihah, omner, gid, mulek. Book of mormonplagiarism accusationsplace names from.

Book of mormon study map alma 127 i wanted to repost this because this is where many of you are in sunday school. Red dots are the proposed cities in this model, mostly based on existing archeological sites 500 bc400 ad. The book of mormon geography geography map, dna, lands. Jul 17, 2016 the most recent internal map of the book of mormon superimposed over peninsular siam. Some of these maps are included in the annotated book of mormon. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. The lord could have removed all questions regarding the exact locations of these events but he did not. The book of mormon is essentially a nephite record, and most geographic elements mentioned are in nephite territory. Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning. Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning tools. The map spans jaredite and nephitelamanite periods during which.

The 2d map was created in high definition and displays reference points for cities and lands in the book of mormon. The conceptual map of the land of the book of mormon. 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. This led me to study more to find the locations of the book of mormon cities. As seen by science, the book of mormon is stronger today than it was in 1830, 1844, 1950, or even 2000, so i expect it will continue to become stronger in the future. 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. I began from a byu produced map of book of mormon places which i made my own version of. For that reason, our design team has chosen to develop an internal map that shows relational directions and approximate distances that match the.

In this book are a number of future book of mormon names, which appeared within alphabetized lists. Discover the book of mormon like youve never seen it before. Map of book of mormon cities book of mormon, scripture. Cities were burned, buried with earth, and sunk under water. The map spans jaredite and nephitelamanite periods during which settlements changed over time. The great strength of the book is that it provides a wellargued perspective based on the geology of natural disasters that is new to the analysis of the book of mormonone that adds to the reality of book of mormon events and opens new doors for potential research and understanding of the geography of the book of mormon.