Month: June 2023

This following account is included in Willard’s Cumorah Land written by Willard Bean on pages 152-154. The quote most likely comes from the book Life of Samuel Kirkland, Missionary to the Indians. In time, I hope to verify the quote. In the mean-time, this is what Willard Bean reported as being taught by Samuel Kirkland. […]

Mormon 6 4 And it came to pass that we did march forth to the land of Cumorah, and we did pitch our tents around about the hill Cumorah; and it was in a land of many waters, rivers, and fountains; and here we had hope to gain advantage over the Lamanites. Dr. Fairchild of the […]

This quote is taken direction from The Latter-Day Saints’ Millenial Star dated July 7, 1866. Images of publication are given below. Original source document taken from here – https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/MStar/id/11828. The Hill Cumorah is situated in western New York, between the villages of Palmyra and Canandaigua, about four miles from the former. It is celebrated as […]

This text comes direction from History of the Church – Joseph Smith Volume 2 pages 79-80 copyrighted by George Albert Smith for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. During our travels we visited several of the mounds which had been thrown up by the ancient inhabitants of this country – Nephites, Lamanites, etc., […]

In verses 8 and 9, Nephi is writing about restoring the Jews to the lands of their inheritance, in other words what is now modern day Israel. Nephi also refers to the kings and queens of the Gentiles being nursing fathers and nursing mothers to them. This would be referring the the European nations including […]

This chronology is taken with permission from the book Between These Hills written by Jonathan Neville. It comes from pages 71-74. Let’s review the chronology. Beginning in 1827, Joseph Smith, Oliver Cowdery, their contemporaries and successors all taught that the Hill Cumorah of Mormon 6:6 is the same hill near Palmyra, New York, where Joseph […]

In this chapter, Nephi is summarizing two separate Isaiah chapters which he had just read to his brothers and his brothers did not understand that. In this summary, Nephi points out that this land which they just landed on is the land upon which the Lord will raise up a mighty nation. This will also […]

This posting is intended to highlight certain verses in 1 Nephi 13 which pertain to the Promised Land and where exactly the Book of Mormon teaches it to be. 1 Nephi 13 : 11-12: 11 And it came to pass that the angel said unto me: Behold the wrath of God is upon the seed of […]

This is taken directly from the book Doctrines of Salvation Volume 3 pages 233-234. LOCALE OF CUMORAH, RAMAH, AND RIPLIANCUM. This modernistic theory of necessity, in order to be consistent, must place the waters of Ripliancum and the Hill Cumorah some place within the restricted territory of Central America, notwithstanding the teachings of the Church […]

This is a excerpt from an article published in the Millenial Star – https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/MStar/id/27175 The excerpt is part of a missionary report from Elders Orson Pratt and Joseph F. Smith in 1878. It includes their interview of David Whitmer, now 73 years of age. Below is what David says about his encounter with a person on his […]

Here is an excerpt from Letter VII written by Oliver Cowdery. I must now give you some description of the place where, and the manner in which these records were deposited. You are acquainted with the mail road from Palmyra, Wayne Co. to Canandaigua, Ontario Co. N.Y.and also, as you pass from the former to the […]

Even before Joseph Smith received the Gold Record from the Hill Cumorah, the family members already knew the place was called Cumorah. The only thing that makes sense is that the Angel must have called it Cumorah. This following excerpt comes from the book Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet and His Progenitors for […]

Knowledge of this sermon was made known to me in the book entitled Between These Hills written by Jonathan Neville. This discourse by President Brigham Young was delivered at a Special Conference Held at Farmington, for the Purpose of Organizing a Stake of Zion for the County of Davis, on Sunday Afternoon, June 17, 1877. […]