Tours to the lands of the book of mormon guatemala and southern mexico. Mormon land explores the contours and complexities of lds news. However, sorensons map, which is the very best effort that mormons have made to plot the lands of the book of mormon, utterly fails to correspond to the text. In this podcast brother ash discusses the rosenvalls model for the book of mormon geography in the baja peninsula of mexico. The page references following the sorenson quotes refer to the 1996 reprint of sorensons 1985 book an ancient american setting for the book of mormon. Searching for book of mormon lands allen, joseph l. This is our last conversation with david rosenvall.
I tend to frown on doing too much internal modeling. There are times when there is not the opportunity to get a clear understanding of what the traveler saw and these bulletins will help with that understanding. This is one of our bestselling book of mormon tours. Jul 17, 2015 my model is presented somewhat differently than other book of mormon geographical models. Book of mormon central archive lands of the book of mormon. However, the fatherson team of david and lynn rosenvall believe the baja peninsula south of california in mexicoits most famous city you may recognize is tijuana could be the location of book of mormon lands. As each new theory surfaces, we gain fresh hope of acquiring additional insights into it ancient location, but are all too often disappointed. If we had conclusive proof of the book of mormon lands lying around, or anything else for that matter, it would be too easy. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. It combines culture, education, uplifting messages, scenic beauty, and adventure.
When you consider that baja california is a place where fertile lands are found in geographically restricted areas, the fact that those places are distributed in a way that matches up well to the book of mormon text is a significant strength to the model. 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 tours has been operated by the allen family since 1970. Relax, allinclusive, luxurious motels and the best of local cuisine. When i think of the baja california peninsula, i think of the baja offroad race where people take lots of vehicles and cross the deserts in all sorts of vehicles. My model is presented somewhat differently than other book of mormon geographical models. Here is more evidence showing that the lamanites of the book of mormon are in north america not mezoamerica as published in our book several years ago. It conforms to the book of mormons requirement that the events took place in a limited geography. When i returned home from my mission in 1987, my father at the time was showing me something called hypertext.
Items do not represent the official views of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints or of book of mormon central. The book of mormon and place names from the area around joseph smiths home summary. New correlations it is not enough to demonstrate that the book of mormon geography does not fit into central america. Book of mormon and the ruinsthe main issues hugh nibley. We have taken more tours to mesoamerica to compare the ancient sites and civilizations with the book of mormon than any other tour operator. It is pretty apparent to me that the book of mormon lands are much smaller than the hemispheric models that early mormons and many lay. An approach to the book of mormon geography located in baja california. People would be left with a choice of living or not living the gospel instead of debating where it was taught or if it is real. May 02, 2010 i think the book of mormon lands were taken up into heaven along with the golden plates. Arianne brown is a mother of six young children and is an altra, probar, nuun and unshoes sponsored athlete. A summary of several theories of book of mormon lands in mesoamerica the contents of all bmaf publications are the sole responsibility of the individual authors and therefore do not necessarily represent the views of bmaf or the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. We are the pioneers of the book of mormon tour concept.
Come join us for an adventure of a lifetime to explore firsthand, the beautiful world of guatemala, the land of the eternal spring, and other wonderful countries of central and south america, mexico, and the caribbean. One popular lds theory places the setting for the book of mormon in the vicinity of. My response is simple, there isnt one or even ten, but rather it is the correlation of everything asserted in the book of mormon can be plausibly found in baja california that is most compelling. Let the book of mormon change your life, again, as you investigate exploring the lands of the book of mormon. Although there are some compelling reasons for scholars to use internal modeling to identify the lands of the book of mormon, internal models can also cause us to lose focus on what the text itself says. February 11, 2017 exploring the proposed lands of the book of mormon. 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. The book of mormon itself is the best source for understanding the geographical locations contained therein. In our last few episodes weve tried to poke holes in davids theory of the baja theory of the book of mormon. City of gideon, plains of nephihah, land of nephi, land of shemlon, city of teancum, land of desolation, city of mulek, city and land of manti, land of bountiful. The lost lands of the book of mormon takes the reader back in time to an era when ancient waters and.
February 11, 2017 exploring the lands of the book of mormon. If you have a group of 10 or more and are looking for a specific travel date or location not listed, feel free to contact us. Apr 28, 2016 book of mormon lands map, january 2016. Book of mormonplagiarism accusationsplace names from north. Book of mormon land in baja general discussions mormon. Apr 18, 2010 many people ask what the most compelling evidence is that baja california is the location of the book of mormon lands. According to the book of mormon, the promised land shall be a land of liberty, with no kings upon the.
Its hosted by awardwinning religion writer peggy fletcher stack and salt lake tribune managing editor david noyce salt lake city. The nephite far north was a land of lakes and rivers alma 50. See my answers to questions about the book of mormon here. See the largest lds book of mormon scripture reference selection with titles from lds authors ed j. Amphibian and reptile conservation government of b. Exploring the lands of the book of mormon byu studies.
Lands of the book of mormon book of mormon central. In online forums people in england,germany, south africa, israel, mexico, malaysia, australia and all over the world people refer constantly to this book. A summary of several theories of book of mormon lands in. 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. It is still the bible to baja bug builders and offroaders of other types of vws around the world.
For these same reasons, arguments that some defenders of the book of mormon make based on dna studies are also speculative. Lehitours offers quality, personalized tours for cultural, religious, humanitarian, medical and recreational travel throughout the americas. Stream tracks and playlists from mormon land on your desktop or mobile device. Exploring the lands of the book of mormon ought to be on the bookshelf of everyone interested in book of mormon geography. This book is a great read and serves as a great companion to studying the book of mormon. Nothing is known about the dna of book of mormon peoples, and even if their genetic profile were known, there are sound scientific reasons that it might remain undetected. Western yellowbellied racer coluber constrictor mormon 84. Antionum land of bountiful city of bountiful land of east wilderness hill riplah jershon land of melek land of narrow neck of land sidon river seas east and west zarahemla city of zarahemla land of.
The land of zarahemla is at a lower elevation relative to the land of nephi. An approach to the book of mormon geography a choice land. This significant volume, a large book of 437 pages with 147 maps, is a pleasure to read. Exploring the lands of the book of mormon by joseph l. We propose that the land of nephi was located in the southern half of baja california.
The church of jesus christ of latterday saints 503,407 views. Study two dozen detailed, fullcolor maps that follow the footsteps of mosiah, alma, ammon, limhi, and lands from nephi to zarahemla. Book of mormon lands tour days12 nights guatemala. Guatemala is south of the motagua while baja verapaz is north of it. A popular argument among great lake theorists, is the promised land theory. Pm we arrive at the guatemala city airport and transfer by shuttle to our hotel for checkin, dinner with a brief orientation and overnight stay in guatemala city. We correlate the book of mormon city of jacobugath 3 nephi 9. The book of mormon states several times that the land which they were led to, was the promised land, or a choice land. To help with the increasing amount of new information, a blog site has been setup for research relating to the book of mormon lands in baja california.
The comparison below is limited to comparing sorensons internal geographical assertions to our external book of mormon geography in the baja peninsula and the north american southwest. It was a new technology on our little macintosh computer. Purpose of the book of mormon tour helps these single page descriptions of a specific book of mormon site are designed to provide pertinent information to the traveler about the site. Allen makes convincing arguments in a style that is generally easy to understand. Of course these inconsistencies could readily be explained by understanding the book of mormon as a work of fiction written by a nineteenth century american, but book of mormon scholars often approach the topic with the a priori acceptance of the theory that the book of mormon is an ancient text as joseph smith claimed. The range of the western toad extends from southeast alaska south to baja california. A model for the book of mormon in baja baja compared to.
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