Comments on: The Book of Mormon & Geography

By: Dan

Dan — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:39:01 +0000

anonymous,

10,

He was led by the Spirit from Central America to the Northeast.

You gotta remember, Mormon states that the last battle, the one where he and all his 24 and each of their 10,000 die happened, in Mormon's words, close to the location where Lehi landed originally. The Hill Cumorah where Mormon hid all the records of the Nephites---which he compiled into the Book of Mormon---is NOT the same Hill Cumorah where Moroni hides the plates containing the Book of Mormon.

By: rick

rick — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:32:32 +0000

So your opinion is that an area three times the size of Texas sunk into the Ocean and no other indigenous peoples noticed?

By: Jared

Jared — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:09:09 +0000

“Perhaps the land of the BOM is currently under ocean water. I think this theory makes more sense than the people on the video did.”

This is an interesting site that demonstrates how this might have happened.

http://www.bookofmormongeography.net/index.htm

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:35:43 +0000

With his hands.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:34:22 +0000

If it all happened down there, then how did Moroni bury the plates in New England?

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:33:34 +0000

Comparing rainfall in the UK with rainfall in the rainforests of southern Mexico is like comparing Alberta rainfall with that of the Sahara. Mexico gets twice as much rainfall as the UK. To say nothing of the difference in temperature, as was already mentioned.

By: Pew Sitter

Pew Sitter — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:31:49 +0000

Perhaps the real reason is that the Nephites did not exist at all in Central America. I remember being taught in Seminary that Lehi landed in South America. Perhaps the great LDS minds back then were wrong as to the actual continent the Nephities lived in. You have to remember that according to the BOM that during the time of Christ the land changed. Perhaps the land of the BOM is currently under ocean water. I think this theory makes more sense than the people on the video did.

By: kodos

kodos — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:18:36 +0000

I'm no expert in archaeology, but it seemed to when I was in England that every little museum had examples of 2000 year-old helmets, coins, etc. England gets a lot of rain, but it is cooler than central America.

By: rick

rick — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:57:10 +0000

"Most things decay and are not preserved."

An area filled with metal smithing facilities would be readily apparent. Smelting itself is an incredibly distinctive activity. If these people were living that close to each other and making weapons, there would be remains.

"Battle grounds do not tend to preserve very well."

Since when? Sites of large battles are renowned for the finds they present.

"Most things decay and are not preserved."

Even if this were the case, all it would take is one semi-intact pre-columbian metal sword of the thousands present to tell the story. The fact that there have been none found speaks for itself.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:46:56 +0000

Let alone in places with a lot of rain.