Is this a plausible location for the book of mormon lands. It conforms to the book of mormons requirement that the events took place in a limited geography. Before heading to baja california, the informed travel may be interested in reading about the area in the following books. The book of mormon describes this as a land of many waters, rivers, and fountains where both the nephite and jaredite cultures came to an end. 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. We propose that the land of nephi was located in the southern. I made this book of mormon map over 3 readthroughs of the book of mormon. 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 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. George is a proponent that the book of mormon lands are in peru. Now seeds cant grow in unlike climates, so that immediately reduces all possible book of mormon lands to climates that can grow seeds from jerusalem. We have asked ourselves this same question many times. An approach to the book of mormon geography located in baja california. Land of desolation panama and south america book of.
When i think of the baja california peninsula, i think of the baja offroad race where people take lots. 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. What the text reveals about the land and lives of the record keepers. 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. How manifest destiny destroyed book of mormon evidence. While my model generally shows book of mormon events happening in baja california and the north american southwest, chapter 3 of helaman describes migrations to exceedingly great distances in the land northward. I have also seen predictions that the book of mormon took place down on the baja california peninsula, as well as upstate new york. The land of desolation was the place where the people of jared first landed. Baja california land of missions is superbly written and researched, with over a hundred photos, maps, and drawings. There are no large bodies of water more than one north of any part of the baja california chosen as the narrow neck. Former dean of the college of biology and agriculture at byu, kent crookston, shared his hypothesis on where he believes the record keepers of the book of mormon.
Baja california experiences many natural forces that could easily obscure the types of architecture described in the book of mormon. You can look at the koppen classification of climates to verify this. The colorado river delta is an important part of our model of the book of mormon lands in baja california and the north american southwest. Book of mormon land in baja general discussions mormon. A model for the book of mormon in baja status of our. The ecology and agriculture of the book of mormon the. I recently ran into bruce nielson s baja article that he posted in july after he came across the other prominent baja model. The meaning of zarahemla from the book of mormon youtube.
Every year it holds a conference in which mormon scholars and apologists present papers of relevance to the defense of mormonism. Status of our research and model posted on july 21, 2015 by beau anderson just a few short years ago, our model of the lands of the book of mormon in baja california and the north american southwest didnt even exist. In our last few episodes weve tried to poke holes in davids theory of the baja theory of the book of mormon. 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. A model for the book of mormon in baja book of mormon. Satellite image of baja california, mexico, overlaid with book of mormon lands. As an evangelical scholar engaged in research, writing, and ministry in relation to mormonism, i try to keep up with what fairmormon. 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.
An approach to the book of mormon geography, february 2009 5 paci. This book contains a detailed history of the activities by the. I think this is a clear cut case of merging this information into this article. His latest newsletter dated oct, 2009, says, 10 reasons why the book of mormon took place in peru. Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning. Proposed locations for the hill cumorah other than in new york. None of the baja california theories include all geographical references, so comparing these theories to the book of mormon is incomplete. The rough guide to baja california rough guide travel. The historic characters, events, and locations that put baja california on the map, greg niemann, longtime baja traveler, journalist and author of baja fever, has given readers a thorough and easytoread reference to the colorful history and. It is interesting that anyone would think tha baja california is the land of promiseor that the. It has also been referred to as the book of mormon belt, a cultural. Loose stone walls are a common feature of the baja landscape, but little or no effort has been made. An approach to the book of mormon geography a choice land. This new production analyzes book of mormon names with interesting.
Although the book of mormon makes no mention of aqueducts or irrigation, there are various forms of architecture described in the text. Narrow neck baja california book of mormon geography. Possible site of the land of desolation see alma 22. 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. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. The climate of jerusalem, its got to be california or baja california, one of those. A narrow neck of land running sea to sea in baja california. The area we believe is bountiful, in the old world, could have been oman. The church and byu stay neutral in questions of exactly where the book of mormon took place. It isnt a tropical climate not even close it is actually a semiarid climate that matches southern baja california, where we believe lehis family landed. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i.
Another testament of jesus christ for our day discover the book of mormon like youve never seen it before. Kevins friend dave has made a hobby of trying to locate various book of mormon sites, and had developed a theory that this narrow neck of land might be in baja california. A model for the book of mormon in baja the discovery of. 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 developing. So did the book of mormon take place up by new york. And it came to pass that the people of zarahemla, and of mosiah, did unite together. Travels in baja california by bruce berger is a memoir of travels in the area over the course of thirty years, marking changes in baja california over that time and detailing those timeless areas which havent changed at all. A readers exception to baja critiquepart iv 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. 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. Baja california land of missions book photos facebook. Natural history of baja california baja california. Posted on october 16, 2014 by beau anderson the colorado river delta is an important part of our model of the book of mormon lands in baja california and the north american southwest. Natural history of baja california baja california travels series english and spanish edition barco, miguel del on. A readers exception to baja critiquepart i 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 book of mormon mentions that the nephites took seeds from jerusalem and brought them to the promised land. Since that time, the history of baja california has been closely associated with a fierce division between north and south. Kiers summary of the nearly 200 missionaries who served in baja california between 1683 and 1855, is a unique, and incredibly useful, historical resource. My new book, nephi in the promised land is now available in the nephi project discovery store. The lord could have removed all questions regarding the exact locations of these events but he did not. Howlers in the book of mormon matthew roper book of mormon conference 2017 duration. Dave was eager to find a few runners who were willing to test this theory by attempting to run it in one day. Readers can follow the links to the peruvian and baja models and come to their own conclusions. Actually, baja california is an 800 milelong peninsula, with a delightful climate similar to california and the state of israel. 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. As many book of mormon geography model developers appear to scatter cities across continents with impunity, let us examine the statements of fact found in the book of mormon to try to understand the magnitude of the nephite culture, the size of their topographic footprint, the years of occupancy, and projected populations. 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 in academic literature, the area is also commonly called the mormon culture region.
It was in this region that limhis people discovered the jaredite ruins, describing the land as being covered with bones of men and ruins of buildings. City of moronihah, sidon river, land of sidom, city and land of manti, city of gideon, hill riplah, city of and land of moroni, land of helam, hill manti, land of first inheritance, land of bountiful. I told him id let him do a guest post to present his own theory. 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. Who were the mulekites, and why are they so important. You will not believe what we found in baja california. When i returned home from my mission in 1987, my father at the time was showing me something called hypertext. In the beginning, this was a religious division, with northern baja california being dominated by the franciscan church and southern baja california being controlled by the dominican church. Book of mormon lands were thought to occupy all of south americathe land southwardand north. The spanish sent enslaved natives from many places in central america to cuba and other caribbean islands. This is our last conversation with david rosenvall. This one inconsistency invalidates baja california theories.
It is a land with a blessed physical environment of unusual variety and exciting vistas, and areas where the land narrows to some 40 miles. Fairmormon is arguably the leading mormon organization devoted to defending the lds religion. Why havent others proposed baja california as the location of the book of mormon lands. My name is beau anderson and im the author of a website that describes a model of the book of mormon lands in baja california and the north american southwest. It takes a few liberties haha like splitting up the land of zarahemla into two sections separated by the land of manti, land of minon, and wilderness but its something fun to do while i read.