Baja california book of mormon lands north

The book of mormon is consistent with recorded old testament history according to christs recorded words to the nephites in the book of mormon, there are only two covenant lands of promise for the house of israel. Baja california is a state in northern mexico, the westernmost in the country. When i think of the baja california peninsula, i think of the baja offroad. It has also been referred to as the book of mormon belt as a cultural reference to the. And there is only one watercourse within the heartlands of the peninsula of baja california that could be considered the river sidonthe rio san ignacio. It conforms to the book of mormons requirement that the events took place in a limited geography.

Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon. To geographers it would be that last southern point of rock on the baja california peninsula. Internal book of mormon geography focuses on the relationships between lands and other geographic features, independent of where they might be physically located on todays maps. It is pretty apparent to me that the book of mormon lands are much. The full text of this article can be found at deseret news online. In fact all of the plants that mentioned in the book of mormon are grown in baja california today including. But trace them back to where their language came from and youll find its southern california and northern baja. Nov 22, 2010 readers can follow the links to the peruvian and baja models and come to their own conclusions. Well talk more about language in a future episode, but let me ask you. The land of bountiful lies far north of the land of zarahemla. Natural history of baja california baja california travels series english and spanish edition barco, miguel del on.

This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon. 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. Is this a plausible location for the book of mormon lands. 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. In ones wildest imagination, this land, baja california, north and south. In this podcast brother ash discusses the rosenvalls model for the book of mormon geography in the baja peninsula of mexico. The book of mormon claims to be an historic document and contains hundreds of geographical and ethnological references within its text. An approach to the book of mormon geography a choice land. The purpose of this article is to give cerro prieto a proper introduction so that those who study our model can start to understand the characteristics of the hill and its. Book of mormon geography, the near cumorah setting there have been numerous attempts to locate the long, lost lands of the book of mormon over the years. The rough guide to baja california rough guide travel guides. Jan 31, 2011 it is interesting that anyone would think tha baja california is the land of promiseor that the word isle means a peninsula.

How manifest destiny destroyed book of mormon evidence the. Internal book of mormon geography focuses on the relationships between lands and. The geographical setting of the book of mormon has been the subject of serious study and casual speculation since before the book was first published. Within minutes of our initial scrutiny of baja california as a promising location for the book of mormon lands, we became cautiously aware we had only one candidate river. When i think of the baja california peninsula, i think of the baja offroad race. Jul 15, 2017 if thats who are the book of mormon people, you would see their culture where they were found when the europeans found them. This area is potentially one of the most abundant agricultural areas in north america. Jared, his brother and their friends, january 2010 2. Sep 08, 2009 a friend sent me info from a website of the book of mormon archaeological forum in which 16 scriptural points were listed as having to exist for any book of mormon lands proposal must include all of these to be seriously considered. Interactive book of mormon map virtual book of mormon. Narrow neck baja california book of mormon geography. 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.

Dec 02, 2016 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. This also brings into question the white lamanite that joseph smith discovered, some sort of skeleton that was allegedly a white lamanite named zelph. Ervil morrell lebaron february 22, 1925 august 15, 1981 was the leader of a polygamous mormon fundamentalist group who ordered the killings of many of his opponents, using the religious doctrine of blood atonement to justify the murders. My new book, nephi in the promised land is now available in the nephi project discovery store. Vineyards and orchards dot the northwest region of baja california. When you consider that baja california is a place where fertile lands are found in. The book of mormon does not say that the entire land northward resides in land occupied by the united states of america. It has been a year since i added content to this site, not because ive lost interest or become dissuaded from the possibility that events described in the book of mormon occurred in baja california and the north american southwest, but because last year i was diagnosed with a large tumor that my doctors initially thought was cancerous. Apr 18, 2010 many people ask what the most compelling evidence is that baja california is the location of the book of mormon lands. So did the book of mormon take place up by new york. When you consider that baja california is a place where fertile lands are found in geographically restricted areas. The baja model has a general list of attractive features. The rio colorado is north of any narrow neck location.

Olsens malay theory, and david rosenvalls baja california theory. Initially, book of mormon lands were thought to occupy all of south americathe land southwardand north americathe land northwardwith the isthmus of panama understood to be the narrow neck of land connecting the two. New jerusalem true book of mormon geography lands western. None of the baja california theories include all geographical references, so comparing these theories to the book of mormon is incomplete. Another testament of jesus christ for our day discover the book of mormon like youve never seen it before. 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.

Jan 12, 2015 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. Purpose of the book of mormon tour helps these single page descriptions of a specific book of mormon site are designed to provide pertinent information to the traveler about the site. He was sentenced to life in prison for orchestrating the murder of an opponent, and died there. Another baja california book of mormon model posted on september 9, 2014 by bruce nielson 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.

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. Horse remains have been found in california which radiocarbon date before the spanish arrival to the area. 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. This little hill is identified as the hill cumorah in our model of the lands of the book of mormon. A model for the book of mormon in baja cerro prieto.

Its hosted by awardwinning religion writer peggy fletcher stack and salt lake tribune managing editor david noyce. His quick answer came somewhat as a surprise, but he explained that he had been pondering this question ever since his mission in sweden some twenty years before when he then considered baja california as the most likely location for the book of mormon lands. 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. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. Natural history of baja california baja california travels. Book of mormongeographynew worldgreat lakes geography book of mormon. He explained that baja california had a sea on the east and on the west, a narrow neck of land and a peninsula. Sonora, arizona, and the gulf of california on the east. Jan 08, 2011 the fallacy of extremist theoriesthe baja california theory some theorists have gone far and wide to come up with an exotic location for the land of promise of the book of mormon. Land of antum, city of and land of shilom, city of omner, land of joshua, land of ishmael, city of zarahemla, city of and land of morianton, city of desolation, hill cumorah, city of bountiful, land of shemlon, hill shim, land of first inheritance, city of. As nephites traveled from east to west zarahemla, they had to go round about this wilderness on the north side. The geographical setting of the book of mormon is the set of locations of the events described. Brother ash is author of the book shaken faith syndrome. I have also seen predictions that the book of mormon took place down on the baja california peninsula, as well as upstate new york.

A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. The meaning of zarahemla from the book of mormon youtube. The separation of baja california from mexico was due in part to the. Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning. Dec 30, 2012 lands end is where the sea of cortez and the pacific ocean meet in the azure waters at the tip of the baja peninsula. The location of the book of mormon lands has little to do with the truth of the book but the book of mormon had to happen somewhere. The scale of the book of mormon lands, as measured in days of travel. 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. The river sidona key to unlocking book of mormon lands. Book of mormon geographical correlations are being proposed throughout the americas. Land located south of the land of zarahemla and bordered on the east and west by two large bodies of water, the sea east and the sea west. Then he writes, the active volcano requirement essentially eliminates all book of mormon. In this model of the book of mormon lands there are fertile lands where there are supposed to be fertile lands and there are wildernesses where there are supposed to be wildernesses.

There are only two rivers in the baja region that are permanent rivers, the rio colorado and rio mulege. There are no large bodies of water more than one north of any part of the baja california chosen as the narrow neck. Allens exploring the lands of the book of mormon had me hooked after just a few pages. Where i explain the meaning of the name zarahemla omni 1. Do you prefer to be away from the mega hotels, loud clubs, and busy highways. Book of mormongeographynew worldgreat lakes geography. 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. What led you to baja california as a potential site for. Since both the words isle and land are used in the scriptural record in describing locations in the book of mormon, it has led to considerable discussion of what was meant in the case of jacobs discussion of their present location to the nephites congregated in. A model for the book of mormon in baja the forgotten.

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. There are times when there is not the opportunity to get a clear understanding of what the traveler saw and these bulletins will help with that understanding. I recently ran into bruce nielson s baja article that he posted in july after he came across the other prominent baja model. With these items, i try to focus on the book as more than just a cookbook, but a guide to a regional cuisine that i would like to experience in a future trip to baja california. Zarahemla was the name of the major nephite city as recorded in the book of mormon part of the official canon of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints the city of zarahemla and surrounding area were not originally nephite. It is interesting to read accounts of early historical contact with the tribes living in this region. The church has been neutral when it comes to issues relating to book of mormon geography, as is fairmormon. The fallacy of extremist theoriesthe baja california. Would you like to be in an area where you can buy a beachfront home or view lot for much less than in the big resorts. And it came to pass that the people of zarahemla, and of mosiah, did unite together. Many attempts have been made to match these references to physical locations in the americas, but these have not yet built a consensus among lds scholars. Book of mormon geography posted on july 25, 2014 by bruce nielson i recently came across a new and interesting book of mormon geography theory that i wanted to pass along even though i havent researched it much yet and so cant say what i think of it. His latest newsletter dated oct, 2009, says, 10 reasons why the book of mormon took place in peru.

This fits very well with the idea that the book of mormon occurred largely in baja california like our model suggests, with diffusion of semiticegyptian language traits into the north american southwest during the nephites migrations into the land northward roughly 2,000 years ago. A model for the book of mormon in baja language and. 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. And this pivotal location accurately matches the position of the only river of significance within central baja california the rio san ignacio. A few years previous to that, no baja models existed at all. In the overview article, the rosenvalls go into great detail on showing how similar the climate of baja california is to the mediterranean. Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning tools. Heres a behindthescenes look at the filming of the book. A model for the book of mormon in baja status of our. 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.

What all book of mormon geography enthusiasts miss are the prophecies that are tied to the land. What led you to baja california as a potential site for the. One group believes the entire book of mormon took place 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 in academic literature, the area is also commonly called the mormon culture region. 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. Traveling from the land of desolation in the north, to the land southward, we encounter the principal book of mormon lands of bountiful, zarahemla, and nephi. We propose that the land of nephi was located in the southern. Mormon land explores the contours and complexities of lds news. The first edition of the rough guide to baja california explores the peninsula in its entirety. Geographical, and other evidences in support of the book of mormon landscape, as found in north. 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.

The church and byu stay neutral in questions of exactly where the book of mormon took place. The fallacy of extremist theoriesthe baja california theory. In other words, as you travel north of bountiful and south of zarahemla, the. Before heading to baja california, the informed travel may be interested in reading about the area in the following books. Coe and alfonso casos work handbook of middle americans 3. The rough guide to baja california rough guide travel. Here is more evidence showing that the lamanites of the book of mormon are in north america not mezoamerica as published in our book several years ago. This one inconsistency invalidates baja california. Especially, after he pointed out that an estimated 90% of the archaeological sites in existence during the time of the book of mormon were in mesoamerica. The main one says that a new jerusalem would be setup before the book of mormon came forth see subpage new jerusalem already here further down.

Jared, his brother and their friends book of mormon. The climate of jerusalem, its got to be california or baja california, one of those. It encompasses an area of 27,636 square miles 71,576 sq km and borders the pacific ocean on the west. Additionally, theodore brandleys north american theory, and garth. Overall, i recommend this book for cooks who are seeking to learn more about the people and the land that make baja california. Jul, 2010 we spent hundreds of hours pouring over satellite imagery, reading all we could find on the physical and human and historical geography of baja california and the lands to the north. 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. Appreciate your comments and keeping on top of these weird theories out there that make the bom appear like some ancient academic text that needs someone to tell us what it means.

We propose that the land of nephi was located in the southern half of baja california. My response is simple, there isnt one or even ten, but rather it is the correlation of everything asserted in the book of mormon can be plausibly found in baja california that is most compelling. Book of mormon land in baja general discussions mormon. As each new theory surfaces, we gain fresh hope of acquiring additional insights into it ancient location, but are all too often disappointed. The articles linked below will describe the various. Plus, mesoamerica is the only place with advanced written languages. When i returned home from my mission in 1987, my father at the time was showing me something called hypertext. You will not believe what we found in baja california beach. The book of mormon itself is the best source for understanding the geographical locations contained therein.

The baja model of book of mormon geography book of mormon. Aston is forced to improvise in identifying the named seas of book of mormon lands. 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. The book of mormon sometimes says they would go over to the other lands, because they had to go up and over those mountains through mountain passes in the northernmost part of the range then down in to the valley where the. Satellite image of baja california, mexico, overlaid with book of mormon lands. 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. The northern portion of lake erie is the west sea, and the western portion of lake ontario is the sea west, while the eastern part of this same lake is the sea east. The lord could have removed all questions regarding the exact locations of these events but he did not. Mormon s description leaves little question as to the river sidons relative location within the center of the north south trending book of mormon lands. An approach to the book of mormon geography located in baja california.