At the end of may each of the auxiliaries in my ward were given a challenge. 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. Home true book of mormon geography lands western new york. Wayne may is the foremost authority on the book of mormon lands and its real. We were asked to read the entire book of mormon by june 28th. 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. I knew it was going to be a hard task, but i tried my hardest to do the challenge. Does the book of mormon fit best in a geography located around the. Wayne may says the land of nephi tennessee was a higher elevation than the land of zarahemla illinois. 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. Unconventional book of mormon geography theories mormon matters. We intend to use the tools of modern science to discover the location of this city. 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.
Book of mormon geography map book of mormon, book of mormon. Taking the book of mormon as our guide, we seek to define coordinates for that great city zarahemla. Mar 26, 2016 the material below covers the geography of the book of mormon in north america. First, the terms barley and wheat, as used in the book of mormon, may refer to certain other new world crop plants that were given old world designations.
While the book of mormon may follow the common biblical precedent of. The book of mormon itself is the best source for understanding the geographical locations contained therein. A response to wayne may book of mormon archaeology in north america this is the video in question, and heres the thread that prompted the investigation. Wayne may, author and publisher of ancient american magazine now in its 25th year of print, continues to fill its pages with new and past discoveries in the americas. Wayne may true book of mormon geography lands western. With the river sidon identified, we can go on to identify the location of the city and land of zarahemla we may surmise that because the lamanites and robbers occupied the western seashore, the mulekites would have avoided them and ventured inland, no doubt following the buffalo river as they went. Book of mormon geography in north america wayne may youtube. According to the internal geography of the book of mormon, the city of zarahemla was on the west side of the sidon river, northward from manti. This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon. Book of mormon geography in north america wayne may by lds archaeology.
I have watched more than 20 hours of wayne may book of mormon lecture videos and conve. Wayne and kristine are the parents of seven children, and grandparents to sixteen. We agree 100% with what wayne may has to say on the. Wayne may tells the full account in this clip taken from the dvd book of mormon archaeology in north america. Book of mormon geography in north america wayne may lds archaeology. Since the publication of the book of mormon in 1830, mormon archaeologists have attempted. Open your mind and heart to the information contained in these books, and you will gain a renewed love for the prophet and. A response to wayne may book of mormon archaeology in. Wayne may book of mormon archaeology in north america.
Wayne may also reproduced the letter on pages 9192 of his own book. Research on this matter supports two possible explanations. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon. Until then, lets use the modern tools of science to help wayne may find the lost city of zarahemla. Aug 06, 2014 here wayne may gives us more information on the hopewellnephite comparison that for so long has been lost from us. Apr 20, 2009 most of you believe that the book of mormon occurred in central america, right. Such maps can be a useful introduction for those who are new to the book of mormon. Cecil mcgavin and willard bean, the geography of the book of mormon, with alternating chapters by may. The book of mormon geography lds map and lands with dna evidence for zarahemla, cumorah, america, and. The first research goal is to do sensys scanning on the site, which wayne may has identified as the location for the zarahemla temple.
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. Book of mormongeographymodelshemisphericgoblemay 2002. Mar 23, 2017 wayne may presents archaeological support of the book of mormon to a group in malad, idaho in february of 2017. Mar 26, 2016 wayne may book of mormon lectures confirmed evidence in north america below are links to videos videos of lectures by wayne may describing secularly confirmed evidence of the book of mormon peoples on the north american continent.
In 1993, he expanded his argument in his book christ in north america. Jun 23, 2014 wayne may book of mormon geography in north america youtube. 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. Book of mormon geography in the world of joseph smith. Book of mormon evidence in american archaeology wayne may. Joseph smith received a revelation that his name was zelph. In the book of mormon, the river sidon near zarahemla could be. At that time and in that place, let us refrain from telling moroni that a north american setting for the book of mormon is a mockery. Higher to lower elevation map wayne may, book of mormon geography presentation, ancient american history conference, slc, april 1, 2011 rivers flow from higher elevations to lower elevations. 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. Wayne mays book series provides the most comprehensive compilation of book of mormon background history, geography, logical research, and artifacts complete with photographs, of any book on the subject to date.
Proof of joseph smiths teachings on book of mormon geography duration. Wayne is author of four books on the subject of book of mormon archaeology in north america. It was approximately near to the waters of ripliancum, which the book of ether says, by interpretation. Zarahemla and the nephite nation, and is also the author of this land. A limited geography model for the book of mormon is one of several theories by latter day saint movement scholars that the book s 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. That description exactly fits the site of zarahemla, iowa. Book of mormon archaeology in north america wayne n. Let us pray that we will be humble and honest when we meet moroni. This book locates everything from the narrow neck, to zarahemla, from cumorah, to the land of promise, bountiful. Book of mormon geography the encyclopedia of mormonism.
The book of mormon geography book, a promised land, the land of promise, is one of our books at alpha publishing available for purchase at virginia elieson was inspired with this geography, while with her patriarch husband and mission president in dallas here organized into a book by peter covino, jr. Similar uses of the word pass in the book of mormon, describe something far narrower than the breadth of the heartland models latest narrow pass. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. The book of mormon shows that the promised land for the nephites and. 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. Book of mormon geography your site for lds theology.
A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. Book of mormon tours with wayne may lds archaeology. Wayne may presents archaeological support of the book of mormon to a group in malad, idaho in february of 2017. True book of mormon geography lands, western new york model. Wayne may presents book of mormon evidence in north american geography, archaeology and historical records. Book of mormon lands the near cumorah setting duration. May will be presenting new archaeological research in americas heartland that supports the book of mormon record. Prophetic statements about geography joseph smith foundation. Watch as wayne may presents the parallels in geography, archaeology and timelines between the jaredites and the adena civilization of north america. Book of mormongeographynew worldgreat lakes geography.
Wayne may book of mormon geography in north america. During the zions camp march of 1834 the men dug into a burial mound overlooking the illinois river where they found the skeleton of an ancient warrior. Wayne may is the foremost authority on the book of mormon lands and its real setting. In 1991, john sorenson of byu, the dean of book of mormon geography, created a book called the geography of book of mormon events. Book of mormon geography in north america wayne may. Maps moronis america the north american setting for. Zarahemla and the nephite nation, hayriver press,colfax, wisconsin march 2002. Wayne may distorts facts about hill cumorah book of mormon. A clip from the dvd book of mormon and new world dna produce by us at fair. It clearly follows the same pattern as the missouri manti. That the city of zarahemla was north of, and by meaning near the narrow. This 2004 book is a newlyedited version of the 1948 book by e.
Join wayne may and ryan fisher for a book of mormon archaeology tour of cumorahland. The book of mormon geography lands and map with dna evidence. 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. Together they publish the quarterly magazine ancient american which has been in continuous print for 17 years and covers the precolumbian americas. This is the battlefield tour youve been waiting for.