But in my opinion, the growing consensus among lds scholars is that mesoamerica is the only reasonable place to consider for the book of mormon, and is actually beginning to be an excellent candidate. I believe that there is no evidence of an ancient literary tradition in that area. 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 land. Early, church of jesus christ of latterday saints, church records for california wards and branches can be found on film and are located at the family history library of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints in salt lake city. Apr 18, 2018 in terms of book of mormon geographyhistoricity, there are dozens of plausible models, all of which honestly think they are faithfully applying the descriptions in the text to the real world. One group believes the entire book of mormon took place in baja california. In 1972, the brothers split over leadership of the church of the firstborn of the. The movie treatment, confirmation of any certain geography theory, blockbuster battle scenes or cast members with bulging biceps. The fallacy of extremist theoriesthe baja california. The ecology and agriculture of the book of mormon the daily. Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning tools.
Sep 08, 2009 i came across some interesting book of mormon geography theories. May 07, 2012 a reader, identifying himself only as elbeau, took several exceptions to a previous series of posts about baja california not qualifying for the site of the book of mormon land of promise the fallacy of extremist theoriesthe baja caifornia theory. There is an incredibly lengthy section in archaeology and the book of mormon covering the proposed book of mormon geographical setting, and does not really talk about any hard archaeological evidences. In 2008 he phoned me up and said, david, where do you think the book of mormon took place. Some of which i was familiar with and a few that were new to me. Around 323 bc a nephite man named mosiah found the already built city. In our last few episodes weve tried to poke holes in davids theory of the baja theory of the book of mormon. Jul 12, 2017 3 while putting that project together, he and his father came up with a new book of mormon geography theory on the baja peninsula. Former dean of the college of biology and agriculture at byu, kent crookston, shared his hypothesis on where he believes the record keepers of. Narrow neck baja california book of mormon geography. Its not the movie nor will book of mormon videos give a. This also brings into question the white lamanite that joseph smith discovered, some sort of skeleton that was allegedly a white lamanite named zelph. The baja model has a general list of attractive features. His critiques of our posts, along with current answering responses, are listed below.
It was a new technology on our little macintosh computer. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. As stated in this book, this does not mean that descendants of book of mormon peoples did not eventually migrate to other parts of the hemisphere and the world during or following book of mormon times. May 10, 2012 continuing with the reader who identifies himself only as elbeau, who took several exceptions to a previous series of posts about baja california not qualifying for the site of the book of mormon land of promise the fallacy of extremist theoriesthe baja california theory. Where it takes place exactly we dont know, but kent crookston has been working to find out. 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. Brother ash is author of the book shaken faith syndrome. I wish there had been a way that i could have been provided with some kind of source of the speaking parts. Im sure there are more theories out there, but here are a few for you to read through. Going deeper than just physical geography, members of the rosenvalls working group have also done a fantastic job of pointing out that the climate of baja california and southern california parallel climaterelated references in the book of mormon quite well. 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 first mission to be established on the baja california peninsula was in 1683. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia.
Book of mormon roads and highways in baja california posted on july 22, 2015 by beau anderson one of the first things that people notice when they start investigating the archaeology of the central baja california peninsula is the extensive network of trails that lead from city to city and from place to place. Another testament of jesus christ for our day discover the book of mormon like youve never seen it before. 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. Feb 23, 2017 where i explain the meaning of the name zarahemla omni 1. Violent death shadows polygamist sect washington post. It conforms to the book of mormons requirement that the events took place in a limited geography. Sorenson, an ancient american setting for the book of mormon salt lake city, deseret book, 1985. 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. The baja model of book of mormon geography book of. After making a post on a baja california book of mormon model, i was contacted by beau anderson who has put together his own baja. As for the book of mormon, we still dont know if baja california is where those ancient events took place, but our run confirmed it is possible to traverse this.
The full text of this article can be found at deseret news online. Heres a behindthescenes look at the filming of the book. On friday the th of april 2029, an asteroid large enough to fill the rose bowl as though it were an egg cup, will fly so close to earth, that it will dip below the. An approach to the book of mormon geography a choice land. Heres a behindthescenes look at the filming of the book of. Jul 22, 2015 book of mormon roads and highways in baja california posted on july 22, 2015 by beau anderson one of the first things that people notice when they start investigating the archaeology of the central baja california peninsula is the extensive network of trails that lead from city to city and from place to place. Olsens malay theory, and david rosenvalls baja california theory. Before 1900 the largest religious groups in california were the catholic, methodist, presbyterian, and congregational churches.
The church of jesus christ has experienced rapid growth in tijuana in recent years. My new book, nephi in the promised land is now available in the nephi project discovery store. Mormon heretic did a post on this subject book of mormon on the baja in 2010 that may help the discussion. A study was done at the university of arizona where they looked at the dna of old world crops grapes, figs, pomegranates, dates, olives, barley and wheat in north america and found that the old world crops in baja california matched oman and egypt. Nov 22, 2010 readers can follow the links to the peruvian and baja models and come to their own conclusions. California church records genealogy familysearch wiki. An approach to the book of mormon geography located in baja california. 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.
May 02, 2010 another bonus is the fact that the baja peninsula is much closer to the generally accepted book of mormon locations than say the malay theory. I recently discovered a baja california theory that is in the early stages of development, and i look forward to the information the authors are. Continuing with the reader who identifies himself only as elbeau, who took several exceptions to a previous series of posts about baja california not qualifying for the site of the book of mormon land of promise the fallacy of extremist theoriesthe baja california theory. Book of mormon roads and highways in baja california. His latest newsletter dated oct, 2009, says, 10 reasons why the book of mormon took place in peru. The climate of jerusalem, its got to be california or baja california, one of those californias. The baja book the baja book by tom miller and elmar baxter. Book of mormon geographical correlations are being proposed throughout the americas. The book of mormon describes the land of promise as a choice land where agriculture was practiced and seeds flourishedisnt baja california mostly just a desert. Sorensons mesoamerican theory of the book of mormon in part 2. After making a post on a baja california book of mormon model, i was contacted by beau anderson who has put together his own baja california model. This one inconsistency invalidates baja california theories. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. I have also seen predictions that the book of mormon took place down on the baja california peninsula, as well as upstate new york.
Where i explain the meaning of the name zarahemla omni 1. Theres no dearth of theories of just where the book of mormons new world is located from the great lakes to the heartlands in north america, from various sites in central america or south america and on to a geography theory consisting of the entire western hemisphere. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading geology of the book of mormon. Its not the movie nor will book of mormon videos give. The book of mormon describes the land of promise as a choice land where agriculture was practiced and seeds flourishedisnt baja california mostly just a. In this podcast brother ash discusses the rosenvalls model for the book of mormon geography in the baja peninsula of mexico. Geology of the book of mormon kindle edition by grover, jerry. Other areas were still being pursued and it wasnt until 1697 that the spanish finally took full control of the yucatan peninsula from the aztec. Its geographic service area will be baja california and the sonoran border community of san luis rio colorado. Readers can follow the links to the peruvian and baja models and come to their own conclusions. The church and byu stay neutral in questions of exactly where the book of mormon took place. George is a proponent that the book of mormon lands are in peru. But its the memory of doing this as a team, with a wonderful group of friends, that will stay with me. None of the baja california theories include all geographical references, so comparing these theories to the book of mormon is incomplete.
Interactive book of mormon map virtual book of mormon. I feel i missed so much by not being able to understand a lot of what was said. There are no large bodies of water more than one north of any part of the baja california chosen as the narrow neck. I came across some interesting book of mormon geography theories. Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning. Others have proposed baja california in mexico and some have proposed peru. It is our assertion that the heartlands of the book of mormon peoplesthe nephites, the lamanites, the jaredites and the people of mulekwere located in what is now the peninsula of baja california. Jul 25, 2014 mormon heretic did a post on this subject book of mormon on the baja in 2010 that may help the discussion. Zarahemla was the name of the major nephite city as recorded in the book of mormonpart of the official canon of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints the city of zarahemla and surrounding area were not originally nephite. Sep 09, 2014 after making a post on a baja california book of mormon model, i was contacted by beau anderson who has put together his own baja california model. Apr 18, 2010 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. Tijuana mexico temple mormonism, the mormon church, beliefs. Strengthening ones testimony in the face of criticism and doubt, as.
In the overview article, the rosenvalls go into great detail on showing how similar the climate of baja california is to the mediterranean. The baja model of book of mormon geography book of mormon. You will not believe what we found in baja california. We propose that the land of nephi was located in the southern. The film numbers, for each ward, can be locate through the familysearch catalog. 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. Joels younger brother, ervil lebaron, was his second in command during the early years of the churchs existence. I told him id let him do a guest post to present his own theory. The church released a behindthescenes video today highlighting filming of the book of mormon videos series, now in its third season in conjunction with the september 5 release of a trailer advancing the book of mormon videos series and the schedule of video releases through the end of the year, members of the media were given onset and behindthescenes access to.
The lord could have removed all questions regarding the exact locations of these events but he did not. The book of mormon is a second witness, confirming the validity of biblical doctrine and verifying the divinity of christ through the inspired words of other sheep in christs fold see john 10. Book of mormon land in baja general discussions mormon. A narrow neck of land running sea to sea in baja california. As for the book of mormon, we still dont know if baja california is where those ancient events took place, but our run confirmed it is possible to traverse this particular narrow neck of land in a day. Another testament of jesus christ is full of ecological clues. Early california population project database of information contained in early mission records. In fact all of the plants that mentioned in the book of mormon are grown in baja california today including. The meaning of zarahemla from the book of mormon youtube. Jul 17, 2015 going deeper than just physical geography, members of the rosenvalls working group have also done a fantastic job of pointing out that the climate of baja california and southern california parallel climaterelated references in the book of mormon quite well. Satellite image of baja california, mexico, overlaid with book of mormon lands. As noted above, one of the weaknesses for the baja model is the lack of archaeological support for civilizations during book of mormon periods in lands that are suggested to encompass book of mormon cities. In 1980, a member of the lebaron family, ervil, a polygamist who founded an offshoot community in the mexican state of baja california, was jailed for.
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. In terms of book of mormon geographyhistoricity, there are dozens of plausible models, all of which honestly think they are faithfully applying the descriptions in the text to the real world. Currently, latterday saints from the area must cross the u. When i returned home from my mission in 1987, my father at the time was showing me something called hypertext. On friday the th of april 2029, an asteroid large enough to fill the rose bowl as though it were an egg cup, will fly so close to earth, that it will dip below the altitude of our communication satellites. A reader, identifying himself only as elbeau, took several exceptions to a previous series of posts about baja california not qualifying for the site of the book of mormon land of promise the fallacy of extremist theoriesthe baja caifornia theory. The answer to this question is simply yes, but if youre familiar with the text of the book of mormon, you might take note of how often it speaks of wildernesses as opposed to fruitful lands. Media tour, new video provide behindthescenes look at. The book of mormon is a complex book covering a variety of historical, religious, political, and military events in a variety of ancient communities. I think this is a clear cut case of merging this information into this article. So did the book of mormon take place up by new york.
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