Category: Geography and Archeology

I really don’t know how more direct you can be. Here is a verse from the cannonized scripture known as the Doctrine and Covenants. Doctrine and Covenants 128:20 20 And again, what do we hear? Glad tidings from Cumorah! Moroni, an angel from heaven, declaring the fulfilment of the prophets—the book to be revealed. A voice of the […]

Notes about the Adena and Hopewell I will do my best to make this an objective posting rather than a posting that just fits my narative. For years now, I have listened to certain groups claiming the Adena to be the Jaredites and the Hopewell to be the Nephites. This hypothesis might be correct. But […]

I acknowledge that this is not authoritative. I am taking this quote from Facebook from a post written by Rod Meldrum (Author of Book of Mormon Answers). I had heard this before but did not know the source. So these are the words of Rod Meldrum to be verified at a later time. Even if […]

Very short post here. The Land of Promise is designated in these two verses. Is is possible that the term “Land of Promise” means one thing in the Book of Mormon and something else in the Doctrine and Covenants. Doctrine and Covenants 57:1-2 1 Hearken, O ye elders of my church, saith the Lord your God, […]

Here is another one of the many verses in the Doctrine and Covenants which proclaims that the Lamanites are in the area where the church was being built up. They are in New York at this time. It was originally written in September of 1830 but not published until 5 years later. Doctrine and Covenants […]

In 1830, the time this revelation was given, Lamanites were living in Missouri: Doctrine and Covenants 28: 9 And now, behold, I say unto you that it is not revealed, and no man knoweth where the city Zion shall be built, but it shall be given hereafter. Behold, I say unto you that it shall be […]

What is clear from the below verses is that the Jaredites lived in the northern lands that the Nephites would later be able to settle in for periods of time. The land of the Jaredies is a choice land above all other lands. The inhabitants must serve God, or they will be swept off when […]

Alma 8:3-6 Alma first went to Melek which is on the west of the River Sidon. Afterwards, he travelled three days journey north to Ammonihah. Some people claim to know were Melek is. I don’t believe there is enough context in the Book of Mormon to really pinpoint it. We know it is on the […]

Ether 13 2 For behold, they rejected all the words of Ether; for he truly told them of all things, from the beginning of man; and that after the waters had receded from off the face of this land it became a choice land above all other lands, a chosen land of the Lord; wherefore the Lord would have […]

Getting the original source for this speech will be difficult. I am henceforth relying on the secondary source of the book published by Willard Bean entitled Willard’s Cumorah Land pages 151-152. The speech was given before the New York Historical Society in 1808. Governor Clinton was an early American politician and naturalist who served as […]

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 […]