Jan 15Could the 3 Nephi destruction described in the Book of Mormon have occurred in the Mexicali/Salton Sea area?In what follows I look at the major destructive events in the 3rd Nephi portion of the Book of Mormon. These events occurred at the time of Christ’s crucifixion. Overview of the destruction In a major destructive event that lasted about three hours, the following occurred: And there was a great and terrible destruction…9 min read9 min read
Jan 2Geographic context indicates a Baja/So Cal setting for the Book of MormonThere are quite a few reasons I personally prefer the Baja Peninsula and Southern California for the Book of Mormon’s setting. Most of the events of the Book of Mormon transpired on a south-projecting peninsula The land was surrounded by water on all sides except for a “small land bridge” to the north. Throughout the Book of Mormon, longer travels and travels between lands…Book Of Mormon Geography8 min readBook Of Mormon Geography8 min read
Jan 2Where did Hagoth launch his ships from?In the Book of Mormon, there is a story of a Nephite man named Hagoth who built and launched multiple ships into the west sea, and traveled north. As I took a closer look I found that there was a lot of context to help find the most likely location…8 min read8 min read
Dec 5, 2022Terrain features of the Book of Mormon: borders, lines, lands, up and down directionsThrough our modern lens, lines, borders and lands are just political boundaries on a map. Up and down, to us, indicates north and south on a map. To ancient peoples, though, terrain features such as lines didn’t have the same meaning. Ancient peoples relied heavily on terrain features to determine…Book Of Mormon Geography7 min readBook Of Mormon Geography7 min read
Nov 26, 2022Where might the Nephites and Jaredites have made their last stand?The most important terrain feature in both extinctions was a hill, called Hill Cumorah by the Nephites, and Hill Ramah by the Jaredites. We get this information from the Book of Mormon itself: Nephite civilization ended in extinction near Hill Cumorah (Mormon 6) Jaredite civilization ended in extinction near Hill…Book Of Mormon7 min readBook Of Mormon7 min read
Jul 28, 2019Do references to the “east wind” in the Book of Mormon provide a clue as to its real-world geographic setting?The Book of Mormon records the events of a people that once resided in some part of ancient America. The specific location, however, is not stated. To this day, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has no official position on where the events may have occurred. There are…Book Of Mormon Geography7 min readBook Of Mormon Geography7 min read
