Lost Lands of the Book of Mormon : A Geographical and Historical Study

by Olive, Phyllis Carol

• ISBN13: 9781555175108
• ISBN10: 1555175104
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-12-01
• Publisher: Bonneville Books

Summary

From ample archeological evidence, it appears the lands of western and central New York were once populated by ancient civilizations. The question that must be asked is-- did they belong to the Nephites and Jaredites? Since the Book of Mormon clearly details the demise of two mighty nations in the territory of Cumorah, we can only surmise that the artifacts found in that region were left by those whose history is contained within the Book of Mormon. However, in order to successfully locate the individual territories described within the scriptures, which verify that these lands were indeed populated by the Book of Mormon people, we must first go back in time to an era when primeval forests and great inland seas filled the land from one end to the other. Only by reconstructing that ancient setting can we hope to locate the lost lands of the Nephites and Jaredites. Even though much of the water that once filled the territory has long since receded from the land, much water still remains-- including the beautiful Finger Lakes which are the last remnants of that era. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

The Evolutian of Book of Marman Geagraphy	p. 1
The land of Promise	p. 21
The New Jerusalem in the Promised Land	p. 19
The Land of Promise - a Refuge to the World	p. 22
The Prophetic Future of the Promised Land	p. 24
Final Thoughts	p. 27
The Limited Geographical Picture	p. 29
The limited geographical picture	p. 34
Becoming familiar with the terrain	p. 39
Refining the area further	p. 42
Ancient Authors	p. 45
The Ancient Landscape	p. 49
The Land of Many waters	p. 51
A Land of Giants	p. 53
Vanished People Once Occupied the Land	p. 54
Mapping the Land Northward	p. 58
The Sea that Divides the Lands	p. 60
The Narrow Neck of Land	p. 62
Mapping the Land Southward	p. 65
The Jaredite Era	p. 68
The North Countries of the Jaredites	p. 71
The Topography of the Land	p. 73
The Land Southward During Jaredite Occupation	p. 74
The Depletion of the Forests	p. 75
Jaredite Lifestyles	p. 76
Metals	p. 77
Animals	p. 82
Jaredite Kingdoms	p. 84
The Hill Ramah	p. 86
A Land Flowing with Blood	p. 86
The Prophet Ether	p. 88
Ramah	p. 94
Evidence of Ancient Warfare	p. 96
The Land of Desolation	p. 98
Their Lost Grandeur	p. 99
The Land of Nephi	p. 101
Naming the Lands	p. 105
Defining the Land of Nephi	p. 106
The Terrain	p. 107
Defining the Boundaries	p. 108
Boundary lines	p. 111
Life Within the Land of Nephi	p. 112
Location of the Idle Lamanites	p. 113
Political Affiliations	p. 114
The Population	p. 115
Wickedness Prevails in the Land of Nephi	p. 117
The Exodus of Mosiah and his People	p. 119
The Ups and Downs of the Terrain	p. 120
The Exodus of King Limhi's People	p. 122
Alma's Flight to the Waters of Mormon	p. 122
The Exodus of Alma and His Followers	p. 125
The Gathering of the Righteous Lamanites	p. 127
The Mission to the Lamanites	p. 127
Mercy Extended to the Lamanites	p. 128
The Land of Zarahemla	p. 132
The Ancient Landscape	p. 135
The Boundaries of the Land of Zarahemla	p. 136
The Wildernesses	p. 137
The Wildernesses that Separated the Lands	p. 139
Lamanite occupation West of Zarahemla	p. 140
Cities Within the Land of Zarahemla	p. 142
Cities On the Western Borders	p. 145
The River Sidon	p. 146
The East Borders	p. 151
The East Sea	p. 152
Access to the East Borders	p. 154
Cities Along the Southeastern Borders	p. 155
Cities to the North	p. 157
The Land of Jershon	p. 160
The Land of Antionum	p. 160
Hills and Mountains	p. 165
Bountiful and the Narrow Neck	p. 167
Landmarks to the North of Bountiful	p. 169
The Narrow Neck/Northwest of Bountiful	p. 171
The Borders of Bountiful defined	p. 172
The Distance Across Bountiful	p. 173
Fortifying the Borders of Bountiful	p. 173
The Line Between Bountiful and Desolation	p. 174
The Land Southward-Nearly Surrounded by Water	p. 175
The Seas to the East and West of Bountiful	p. 176
The Sea to the East of the Narrow Neck	p. 178
Is There a Difference Between the Narrow Neck and the Narrow Pass?	p. 180
The Narrow Neck/Narrow Pass Issue	p. 182
Limhi's search party	p. 182
Ancient waterways	p. 183
Hagoth's Travels	p. 186
A Changing Landscape	p. 191
The Land Northward and The Land of Many Waters	p. 193
The Land of Many Waters	p. 195
The South Sea	p. 197
Travel Between Lands	p. 198
The Gadianton Robbers	p. 203
The Northernmost Borders	p. 205
Populations From the East to the West Sea	p. 206
The Tempest	p. 210
The Destruction Comes	p. 213
Earthquake Activity in New York	p. 217
Did the Earth Actually Divide Asunder?	p. 218
The Various Types of Destruction	p. 220
The Weather	p. 223
The Hill Cumorah	p. 229
The Land of Cumorah	p. 233
Western N.Y. Scene of Ancient Warfare	p. 236
Final Battleground	p. 236
Iron	p. 238
Nephite Fortifications	p. 240
The Final Battle	p. 241
The Last survivors	p. 245
The Sacred Plates	p. 247
Other Ancient American Tablets	p. 249
Lamanite records	p. 250
The Last of Father Lehi's Posterity	p. 254
The Lord's Promise to the Lamanites	p. 255
The Lamanite Scattering	p. 258
The Great Spirit	p. 261
The Native Peoples of Mesoamerica	p. 263
The Seeding of Central America	p. 265
A Time of Weeding and of Preparation	p. 270
The 'Gathering' in Central and So. America	p. 272
Father Lehi's Posterity in North America	p. 272
The Land of Promise, Sparsely Populated	p. 275
Lamanite Isolation; a Blessing in Disguise	p. 275
Lamanite History, Lost Through Time	p. 276
Future Lamanite Blessings Prophesied	p. 278
The Sacred Records Speak From the Dust	p. 278
Mormon Invites the Lamanites to Believe	p. 279
Final Thoughts	p. 281
Antiguities	p. 283
Large Bones Excavated	p. 285
Ancient Fortifications	p. 287
Artifacts of War Prevalent	p. 290
A Race Predates Native Americans	p. 290
Antiquities Reveal Lifestyle	p. 294
Artistic Works	p. 296
Mound Builders	p. 298
Artifacts Found with Inscriptions	p. 299
Where Are the Temples	p. 301
Final Thoughts	p. 305
The Land of Promise Held in Reserve	p. 308
The Bounds of the Promised Land	p. 309
The Land of Promise is Hallowed Land	p. 311
Correlations Between Text and Terrain	p. 314
Successfully Mapping the Territory	p. 314
We Must Not Look Beyond the Mark	p. 321
Search Ponder and Pray	p. 325
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