See my answers to questions about the book of mormon here. As has been pointed out in lehi never saw mesoamerica, it would have been almost impossible for a sailing ship driven forth before the wind to have left the. Byu studies is collaborating with book of mormon central to preserve and extend access to byu studies and to scholarly research on the book of mormon. Bruce warren in the course at byu called archaeology and the scriptures. Allen, exploring the lands of the book of mormon byu. All of allen s claims are stated as givens, matter of factly, with little supporting evidence, mostly unsubstantiated conjecture based on a fleeting glimpse of something. Sep 10, 2017 map of book of mormon locations by book sacred sites searching for book of mormon lands by joseph l.
That sound made its way into later book of mormon languages and survived the centuries until today. The book details the story of mormons who sought refuge in mexico after fleeing from us authorities for polygamy. Its pages contain accounts of real people who lived somewhere. Allen served in the church educational system for 18 years. On page 25 of his book, exploring the lands of the book of mormon, joseph l. Mormon colonies in mexico is also the title of a 1938 book by thomas cottam romney.
Allen is an educator, explorer, and historian whose research and travels span half a century, and whose knowledge of the ancient civilizations of mesoamerica in relation to the book of mormon has been his lifes quest. The book is published by the university of utah press. Possible relevance of this site to the book of mormon is. A summary of several theories of book of mormon lands in. Cheesmans, the world of the book of mormon, deseret book, 1978. The interpretion of the image as referenced in joseph allen s book exploring the lands of the book of mormon is listed below the image. Book of mormon archaeology and geography meridian magazine. Acayucan is about 28 miles from the gulf of mexico. Louis edward hills, geography of mexico and central america from 2234 bc to 421 ad, independence. Allen, exploring the lands of the book of mormon, p.
Apr 18, 2010 on page 25 of his book, exploring the lands of the book of mormon, joseph l. Exploring the lands of the book of mormon joseph l. New evidences for the book of mormon from ancient mexico. Review of exploring the lands of the book of mormon, by joseph l.
Gods word is to be established by two or more witnesses 2 cor. In 1989, the book, exploring the lands of the book of mormon, written by dr. Joseph lovell allen true book of mormon geography lands. This book is a great read and serves as a great companion to studying the book of mormon. The name being a nahuatl word meaning cincorn and tepechill. Allen describes the ancient archaeological site of izapa, near the current city of. Mormon essentially into southern mexico and southern guatemala with. A week later, i landed in mexico city, where i first met the person responsible for the logistics of the tour, dr. 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. Geographical, and other evidences in support of the book of mormon landscape, as found in north america.
Let the book of mormon change your life again as you investigate exploring the lands of the book of mormon. Land southward is the area known today as southern mexico and. 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. Sorenson, an ancient american setting for the book of mormon, pp. Study two dozen detailed, fullcolor maps that follow the footsteps of mosiah, alma, ammon, limhi, and lands from nephi to zarahemla. Clark phd, university of michigan is a professor of anthropology at brigham young university. 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. It is very interesting that hill cintepec is the hill where the stone was quarried to construct the large olmec stone heads discovered along the gulf of mexico. 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. Exploring the lands of the book of mormon byu studies.
The geographical setting of the book of mormon is the set of locations of the events described. Exploring the lands of the book of mormon book, 2011. Allen s book ends by showing a modern mexican mural depicting benito juarez born in 1806 just after joseph smith, as dr. A summary of several theories of book of mormon lands in mesoamerica by. Not as indepth as allens previous exploring the lands of the book of mormon, it seems that book is required reading for this one. In his 1989 book, exploring the lands of the book of mormon, joseph allen translated the above passage to read as follows. The landing of the mulekites would have been along the gulf of mexico. Exploring the lands of the book of mormon, by joseph allen, sa publishers, orem, utah, 1989, pp. Skeptics have argued since its publication in 1830 that the the book of mormon is the creative work of a religious con man, whose purported visit by an angel and account of hidden gold plates from which the book was written undermine it outright. In 1990, todd allen joined his father in conducting book of mormon tours to mesoamerica. Since the publication of the book of mormon in 1830, mormon archaeologists have attempted to find archaeological evidence to support it. The earliest civilization in mesoamerica is known for.
Home true book of mormon geography lands western new. Arianne brown is a mother of six young children and is an altra, probar, nuun and unshoes sponsored athlete. Allen pointed out in his book, exploring the book of mormon lands, that a candidate for hill shim is found in southern vera cruz by the name of cintepec. The following is gleaned from joseph allens exploring the lands of the book of mormon.
In short, it is ease to slap book of mormon cities and places on a map, but what does it mean without evidence that such civilizations even existed. Allen, exploring the lands of the book of mormon, pp. Allen makes convincing arguments in a style that is generally easy to understand. Having had some acquaintance with the geology of mexico, guatemala and belize during my employment with shell oil co. The land of zarahemla is at a lower elevation relative to the land of nephi. Book of mormon geography the encyclopedia of mormonism.
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. In addition, he has authored and contributed to many articles, books, cds and dvds. This significant volume, a large book of 437 pages with 147 maps, is a pleasure to read. My research, my travels in mesoamerica, and my evaluations of joes thinking all convince me that mesoamerica is the best candidate for the lands of the book of mormon. All of allens claims are stated as givens, matteroffactly, with little supporting evidence, mostly unsubstantiated conjecture based on a fleeting glimpse of something. Joseph allens exploring the lands of the book of mormon orem, utah.
According to joseph allen exploring the lands of the book of mormon, p. As the above logo depicts, we do respect this mandate, and our model. Allen and the postulations in his book exploring the lands of the book of mormon, 1989. Probably the only thing on the latterday saint calendar as reliable as general conference is the buzz, the chatter, the leaks in the weeks before. Claims the narrow neck of land is the isthmus of tehuantepec, and the basic area is that of mesoamerica. Quarterly articles and internet articles on book of mormon history, language, culture, and geography. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. Exploring the lands of the mesoamerican antiquities.
The olmec culture dates to the jaredite time period. Wells jakeman claimed that a carved stone monument unearthed in izapa, mexico, in 1941 depicted lehis vision of the tree of life as reported in the book of mormon. Exploring the lands of the book of mormon ought to be on the bookshelf of everyone interested in book of mormon geography. Book of mormon geography in the world of joseph smith. Allens book ends by showing a modern mexican mural depicting benito juarez born in 1806 just after joseph smith, as dr. Not as indepth as allen s previous exploring the lands of the book of mormon, it seems that book is required reading for this one. Exploring the lands of the book of mormon by joseph l. Mar, 2018 that sound made its way into later book of mormon languages and survived the centuries until today. Searching for book of mormon lands and james john e.
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. Mexico, and guatemala, and the story outline in the book of mormon. Exhaustively researched, this fullcolor revised edition of the bestselling book now includes many developments and discoveries of the last twenty years on the subject of mesoamerica and the book of mormon, such as. Tehuantepec geography, in new approaches to the book of mormon. Mayan civilization and parallels to the book of mormon.
Carr, president of book of mormon archaeological forum, were sending you a copy of his last article. 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. Quarterly articles and internet articles on book of mormon history, language, culture, and geography allen, joseph l. I wish i had this information when i was in that exact mexico area in 19891991. After the flood, the people built a zacualli very high and strong, which means the very high tower, to protect themselves against a second destruction of the world. Thus, the land northward, as mentioned many times in the book of mormon, can very easily be placed in the area of southern mexico from the guatemala border to mexico city even though that entire territory lies in more of a northwest to westnorthwest configuration. Some estimations report that over 85 percent of the people have native blood running through their veins. Allens new book, sacred sites searching for book of mormon lands, published by covenant recordings to be released in november 2003. Critique of a limited geography for book of mormon events. Riplakish, the tenth jaredite king, was a vain and wicked ruler who did erect him an exceedingly beautiful throne.
You may call 18882265205 for information on book of mormon tours and cruises. Let the book of mormon change your life, again, as you investigate exploring the lands of the book of mormon. An introduction to the lands of the book of mormon and then it came to pass looking at dates archaeology in mesoamerica the olmec jaredite culture the maya lamanitenephite culture the zapotec mulekitenephite culture the teotihuacan. Home true book of mormon geography lands western new york. Joseph allen took the first tour to mexico in 1970. Map of book of mormon locations by book sacred sites searching.