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Critique of a Limited Geography for Book of Mormon Events
Critique of a Limited Geography for Book of Mormon Events Earl M. Wunderli DURING THE PAST FEW DECADES, a number of LDS scholars have developed various "limited geography" models of where the events of the Book of Mormon occurred. These models contrast with the traditional western hemisphere model, which is still the most familiar to Book of Mormon readers. Of the various models, the only one to have gained a following is that of John Sorenson, now emeritus professor of anthropology at Brigham Young University. His model puts all the events of the Book of Mormon essentially into southern Mexico and southern Guatemala with the Isthmus of Tehuantepec as the "narrow neck" described in the LDS scripture.1 Under this model, the Jaredites and Nephites/Lamanites were relatively small colonies living concurrently with other peoples in- habiting the rest of the hemisphere. Scholars have challenged Sorenson's model based on archaeological and other external evidence, but lay people like me are caught in the crossfire between the experts.2 We, however, can examine Sorenson's model based on what the Book of Mormon itself says. One advantage of 1. John L. Sorenson, "Digging into the Book of Mormon," Ensign, September 1984, 26- 37; October 1984, 12-23, reprinted by the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS); An Ancient American Setting for the Book of Mormon (Salt Lake City: De- seret Book Company, and Provo, Utah: FARMS, 1985); The Geography of Book of Mormon Events: A Source Book (Provo, Utah: FARMS, 1990); "The Book of Mormon as a Mesoameri- can Record," in Book of Mormon Authorship Revisited, ed. -
Heartland As Hinterland: the Mesoamerican Core and North American Periphery of Book of Mormon Geography
Heartland as Hinterland: The Mesoamerican Core and North Ame Mark Alan Wright [Page 111]Abstract: The best available evidence for the Book of Mormon continues to support a limited Mesoamerican model. However, Alma 63 indicates that there was a massive northward migration in the mid-first century BC. I argue that these north-bound immigrants spread out over the centuries and established settlements that were geographically distant from the core Nephite area, far beyond the scope of the text of the Book of Mormon. I introduce the Hinterland Hypothesis and argue that it can harmonize the Mesoamerican evidence for the Book of Mormon with Joseph Smith’s statements concerning Nephite and Lamanite material culture in North America. Archaeological and anthropological evidence is used to demonstrate that migrations and cultural influence did in fact spread northward from Mesoamerica into North America in pre-Columbian times. I have been trying to avoid the topic of Book of Mormon geography for several years now, for it is a messy and oftentimes ugly endeavor. The Church, of course, has no official position on where the Book of Mormon took place. Nevertheless, there have been heated debates concerning its geography for the better part of the last century. Currently, the bitterest divide is between those who advocate for a Mesoamerican setting and those who believe that the “Heartland” of the United States is the true location. Despite what my somewhat inflammatory title may suggest, this paper is actually an attempt to synthesize [Page 112]some aspects of these two models and build a bridge between the two camps insofar as possible. -
The Secret Mormon Meetings of 1922
University of Nevada, Reno THE SECRET MORMON MEETINGS OF 1922 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History By Shannon Caldwell Montez C. Elizabeth Raymond, Ph.D. / Thesis Advisor December 2019 Copyright by Shannon Caldwell Montez 2019 All Rights Reserved UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL We recommend that the thesis prepared under our supervision by SHANNON CALDWELL MONTEZ entitled The Secret Mormon Meetings of 1922 be accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS C. Elizabeth Raymond, Ph.D., Advisor Cameron B. Strang, Ph.D., Committee Member Greta E. de Jong, Ph.D., Committee Member Erin E. Stiles, Ph.D., Graduate School Representative David W. Zeh, Ph.D., Dean, Graduate School December 2019 i Abstract B. H. Roberts presented information to the leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in January of 1922 that fundamentally challenged the entire premise of their religious beliefs. New research shows that in addition to church leadership, this information was also presented during the neXt few months to a select group of highly educated Mormon men and women outside of church hierarchy. This group represented many aspects of Mormon belief, different areas of eXpertise, and varying approaches to dealing with challenging information. Their stories create a beautiful tapestry of Mormon life in the transition years from polygamy, frontier life, and resistance to statehood, assimilation, and respectability. A study of the people involved illuminates an important, overlooked, underappreciated, and eXciting period of Mormon history. -
2008 Conference Hotel and Other Information
2008 IACA Conference Salt Lake City, Utah Hotel, Airport, Transportation, General Information Hotel: Little America 500 South Main Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 Tel: 801-596-5700 Fax: 801-596-5911 http://www.littleamerica.com/slc/ Rate: $145/night - plus 12.5% tax Rate is good for 3 days prior and 3 days after the conference, subject to availability. Reservations: 1-800-453-9450 Online: https://reservations.ihotelier.com/crs/g_reservation.cfm?groupID=93657&hotelID=4650 • Cancellations must be made at least 24 hours prior to arrival. • Complimentary parking • Free High Speed Internet Access – Please bring your own Ethernet cord or buy one at the hotel for $6.00 Airport: Salt Lake City International Airport http://www.slcairport.com/ 1 Airlines Serving Salt Lake City International Airport Currently, there are 12 airlines with service from Salt Lake City International Airport. Airline Flight Info Gate Assignment America West Express/Mesa 800-235-9292 A2 2 flights per day American Airlines 800-433-7300 A1 7 flights per day Continental Airlines 800-525-0280 A6 3 flights per day Continental Express 800-525-0280 A6 2 flights per day Delta Air Lines 800-221-1212 B2, B4, B6, B8, B10, 95 flights per day B12, C1-13, D1-D13 Delta 800-453-9417 E Gates Connection/SkyWest Airlines 212 flights per day Frontier Airlines 800-432-1359 A5 6 flights per day jetBlue Airways 800-538-2583 A7 5 flights per day Northwest Airlines 800-225-2525 A4 4 flights per day Southwest Airlines 800-435-9792 B11, B13, B14-B18 44 flights per day United Airlines 800-241-6522 B5, B7, B9 6 flights per day United Express 800-241-6522 B5, B7, B9 10 flights per day US Airways 800-235-9292 A2 5 flights per day Car rental facilities are located on the ground floor of the short-term parking garage directly across from the terminal buildings. -
Vol. 20 Num. 2 the FARMS Review
Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011 Volume 20 Number 2 Article 17 2008 Vol. 20 Num. 2 The FARMS Review FARMS Review Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/msr BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Review, FARMS (2008) "Vol. 20 Num. 2 The FARMS Review," Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011: Vol. 20 : No. 2 , Article 17. Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/msr/vol20/iss2/17 This Full Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Review of Books on the Book of Mormon 1989–2011 by an authorized editor of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. The FARMS Review The FARMS Review Editor Daniel C. Peterson Associate Editors Louis C. Midgley George L. Mitton Production Editors Don L. Brugger Larry E. Morris Cover Design Andrew D. Livingston Layout Alison Coutts Jacob D. Rawlins The Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship Executive Director M. Gerald Bradford Director, FARMS Paul Y. Hoskisson Director, METI Daniel C. Peterson Director, CPART Kristian Heal Director, Publications Alison Coutts The FARMS Review Volume 20 • Number 2 • 2008 ! The Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship Brigham Young University © 2008 Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship Brigham Young University All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America ISSN 1550-3194 To Our Readers The Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholar ship encour- ages and supports re search on the Book of Mormon, the Book of Abraham, the Bible, other ancient scripture, and related subjects. -
EMM 2018 Missionary Guide
England Manchester Mission Mission History & Song England Manchester Mission Springwood, Suite G5 Booths Park Chelford Road Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 8GS England Phone: 01565 755 878 (Int’l: +44 1565 755 878) 2 Mission History A Brief History of the Church in Great Britain and of the England Manchester Mission Missionaries privileged to serve in the England Manchester Mission (the EMM) tread in the footsteps of some of this dispensation's most powerful missionaries and stalwart Saints. The list of LDS luminaries who walked these streets before us is long and impressive. Within the mission boundaries are the birthplaces of John Taylor (Milnthorpe), B. H. Roberts (Warrington), George Q. Cannon (Liverpool), and John Longden (Oldham). Furthermore, the work of the British Mission (from which the EMM was created in 1976) has been directed by numerous men who either were or later served as General Authorities, including seven who would become presidents of the Church. As we delve into historical accounts of their labours, it becomes obvious that the tests and trials they endured here helped prepare them to sit in the leading councils of the Church. In the 1830's, during the difficult days of Kirtland and Missouri, the newly-restored Church was struggling for survival. Internal strife, disunity among leaders, apostasy, and financial problems were some of the challenges faced by the Prophet Joseph Smith. In the midst of these troubles, Joseph later wrote, "God revealed to me that something new must be done for the salvation of the Church." The bold, almost all-or-nothing solution, inspired of God, was to send some of the most capable men in the Church to Great Britain as missionaries. -
2021 Source Book Owner-Trainer-Jockey Biographies Stakes Winning Jockeys & Trainers Biographical Sketches 2021
2021 SOURCE BOOK OWNER-TRAINER-JOCKEY BIOGRAPHIES STAKES WINNING JOCKEYS & TRAINERS BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES 2021 Hit the Road and jockey Umberto Rispoli have their photo taken in the “winner’s circle” following their victory in the 2020 Opening Day Runhappy Oceanside Stakes. Del Mar conducted racing despite the world-wide pandemic, but it did so without fans and also minus a winner’s circle in line with social distance guidelines. Owners ...................................3 Trainers .................................28 Jockeys ..................................61 u Del Mar thanks Equibase for their statistical aid in compiling this publication. Owners’ Del Mar statistics are for that owner, or owner group, only. No partnerships are considered, except where specifically noted. On the cover: The strange scenario of a land full of masks played out throughout the year at Del Mar and our photographers – Benoit and Associates – captured the community of horsemen going along with the program, one by one. Photos by Benoit & Associates Owner Profiles • Del Mar 2021 Del Mar Thoroughbred Club Owner Proles — 2021 O W trust, turned his dealership over to his son and daughter Nick Alexander N and headed north to the Central California wine and E Born: September 13, 1942 horse country of the Santa Ynez Valley. R Santa Monica, California • There he purchased his 280-acre ranch – Horse Haven S Reside: Santa Ynez and Del Mar, – in the town of Santa Ynez and went all in as a rancher California specializing in racehorses. These days he notes that the ranch is home to approximately 100 horses, including Silks: White, blue yoke, orange 30 broodmares, 25 to 30 racehorses and dozens of and white “MM” on juveniles, yearlings and foals/weanlings. -
Harvey Fletcher and Henry Eyring: Men of Faith and Science
Edward L. Kimball Harvey Fletcher and Henry Eyring: Men of Faith and Science The year 1981 saw the deaths of Harvey Fletcher and Henry Eyring, men of great religious faith whose superb professional achievements placed them in the first ranks of the nation's scientists. (See Steven H. Heath's "The Reconcilia- tion of Faith and Science: Henry Eyring's Achievement," this issue.) Both could be said to have had simple religious faith — not because they were un- complicated people incapable of subtlety, but because their religious character was early and firmly grounded in a few fundamentals. This freed them from a life of continuing doubt and struggle. The two men, seventeen years apart in age, had a kind of family relation- ship. Henry Eyring's uncle Carl Eyring (after whom BYU's Eyring Science Center is named) married Fern Chipman; Harvey Fletcher married her sister Lorena. After their spouses died, Harvey Fletcher and Fern Chipman Eyring married. As a result, Henry Eyring called him Uncle Harvey. But that was not unique. Nearly everyone else did, too. Harvey Fletcher was born in 1884 in a little frame house in Provo, Utah. Among his memories are attending the dedication of the Salt Lake Temple and shaking President Wilford Woodruff's hand. As a young boy, he recited a short poem at a program in the Provo Tabernacle; and after he finished, Karl G. Maeser, principal of the Brigham Young Academy, stopped him before he could resume his seat, put his hand on Harvey's head, and said, "I want this congregation to know that this little boy will one day be a great man." Instead of being pleased, Harvey was bothered; he perceived it as a prediction of politi- cal leadership, which he did not want. -
Skidmore Lead Miners of Derbyshire, and Their Descendants 1600-1915
Skidmore Lead Miners of Derbyshire & their descendants 1600-1915 Skidmore/ Scudamore One-Name Study 2015 www.skidmorefamilyhistory.com [email protected] SKIDMORE LEAD MINERS OF DERBYSHIRE, AND THEIR DESCENDANTS 1600-1915 by Linda Moffatt 2nd edition by Linda Moffatt© March 2016 1st edition by Linda Moffatt© 2015 This is a work in progress. The author is pleased to be informed of errors and omissions, alternative interpretations of the early families, additional information for consideration for future updates. She can be contacted at [email protected] DATES Prior to 1752 the year began on 25 March (Lady Day). In order to avoid confusion, a date which in the modern calendar would be written 2 February 1714 is written 2 February 1713/4 - i.e. the baptism, marriage or burial occurred in the 3 months (January, February and the first 3 weeks of March) of 1713 which 'rolled over' into what in a modern calendar would be 1714. Civil registration was introduced in England and Wales in 1837 and records were archived quarterly; hence, for example, 'born in 1840Q1' the author here uses to mean that the birth took place in January, February or March of 1840. Where only a baptism date is given for an individual born after 1837, assume the birth was registered in the same quarter. BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS Databases of all known Skidmore and Scudamore bmds can be found at www.skidmorefamilyhistory.com PROBATE A list of all known Skidmore and Scudamore wills - many with full transcription or an abstract of its contents - can be found at www.skidmorefamilyhistory.com in the file Skidmore/Scudamore One-Name Study Probate. -
Book of Zelph.Odt
THEBOOK OF ZELPHANOTHER TESTAMENT OF THE BOOK OF MORMON PRINTED BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE!!!CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS PERSONAL TESTIMONIES!!! THE BOOK OF ZELPH CHALLENGE!!! Title PageIntroduction First Laban (1 Lab.) The Son of Abitch Code (Son.) Second Laban (2 Lab.) Phil (Phil) The Whores (Whor.) Dances with Cureloms (Dance) The People (People) Zelph (Zel.) Poems (Poems) Melph (Mel.) Facsimile 1 The Testimony of Four Witnesses The Testimony of Nine WitnessesTestimony of Josh Anderson (The guy who translated the plates) A Brief Explanation about The Book of Zelph "No man knows my history. No man could write a book like this and live. Joseph Smith did and he got killed. But look at me, I'm not dead!" - Josh Anderson THE BOOK OF ZELPH AN ACCOUNT WRITTEN BY THE HAND OF ZELPH UPON PLATES TAKEN FROM THE PLATES OF LABAN THE YOUNGER, THE WHORES, AND DANCES WITH CURELOMS These leather plates are an abridgement of the record of the people of Laban, The Whores, Dances with Cureloms, and other ancient Americans known collectively as "Lamanites" who mixed their seed and DNA with the Asian women who accompanied Laban the Younger when he sailed to the American Continent, approximately 600BC, in an attempt to avenge the murder of his father Laban at the hands of Nephi. The followers of Nephi became known as Nephites and are a remnant of Jerusalem, and did not mix their seed with Asian whores, and therefore, should have Israelite DNA markers. Unfortunately, the Nephites were destroyed by the Lamanites approximately 400 A.D. and their remains can no longer be found on this continent, not even by scientific means, because they lived in a limited geography which nobody has been able to find. -
Lehi Historic Archive File Categories Achievements of Lehi Citizens
Lehi Historic Archive File Categories Achievements of Lehi Citizens AdobeLehi Plant Airplane Flights in Lehi Alex ChristoffersonChampion Wrestler Alex Loveridge Home All About Food and Fuel/Sinclair Allred Park Alma Peterson Construction/Kent Peterson Alpine Fireplaces Alpine School BoardThomas Powers Alpine School District Alpine Soil/Water Conservation District Alpine Stake Alpine Stake Tabernacle Alpine, Utah American Dream Labs American Football LeagueDick Felt (Titans/Patriots) American Fork Canyon American Fork Canyon Flour Mill American Fork Canyon Mining District American Fork Canyon Power Plant American Fork Cooperative Institution American Fork Hospital American Fork, Utah American Fork, UtahMayors American Fork, UtahSteel Days American Legion/Veterans American Legion/VeteransBoys State American Patriotic League American Red Cross Ancient Order of United Workmen (AOUW) Ancient Utah Fossils and Rock Art Andrew Fjeld Animal Life of Utah Annie Oakley Antiquities Act Arcade Dance Hall Arches National Park Arctic Circle Ashley and Virlie Nelson Home (153 West 200 North) Assembly Hall Athenian Club Auctus Club Aunt Libby’s Dog Cemetery Austin Brothers Companies AuthorFred Hardy AuthorJohn Rockwell, Historian AuthorKay Cox AuthorLinda Bethers: Christmas Orange AuthorLinda JefferiesPoet AuthorReg Christensen AuthorRichard Van Wagoner Auto Repair Shop2005 North Railroad Street Azer Southwick Home 90 South Center B&K Auto Parts Bank of American Fork Bates Service Station Bathhouses in Utah Beal Meat Packing Plant Bear -
New Photograph of the Granite Shaft for the Brigham Young Monument
Brigham Young University BYU ScholarsArchive Faculty Publications 2000 New Photograph of the Granite Shaft for the Brigham Young Monument Richard Neitzel Holzapfel Brigham Young University - Provo, [email protected] J. Michael Hunter Brigham Young University - Provo, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub Part of the Mormon Studies Commons BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Holzapfel, Richard Neitzel and Hunter, J. Michael, "New Photograph of the Granite Shaft for the Brigham Young Monument" (2000). Faculty Publications. 1396. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/1396 This Peer-Reviewed Article is brought to you for free and open access by BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Faculty Publications by an authorized administrator of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. FIG i1 A view of the ceremony just prior to the unveiling of the statue of brigham young july 20189720 1897 detail of a photograph by charles R savage new photograph of the granite shaft for the brigham young monument richard neitzel holzapfel and J michael hunter in july 1897 latter day saints from throughout the intermountain west gathered for a five day celebration honoring the fiftieth anniversary of the arrival of brigham young to the great basin on the first day of the celebration a large crowd gathered at the intersection of main and south temple to dedicate an unfinished monument fig i1 A lone statue of brigham young stood