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The Book of Mormon
speaks of two ancient civilizations which once resided on the American
continent. Their records, a book of
golden plates retrieved from the Hill Cumorah in New York State by
Joseph Smith in 1827, long since translated into the Book of Mormon by
the power of God, speak to those of our day. The geographical
descriptions given in that sacred work also reveal
the
lands the ancients came to live in, a region consistent with, the
territory of the Great Lakes in the United States
of
America – the promised land foretold by Book of Mormon prophets – with
enough evidence present to tie both civilizations to prehistoric New
York and surrounding regions. |
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The location of Book of Mormon territory
has intrigued people since that sacred scripture first came off the
press, yet the homeland of the ancient Nephites and Jaredites has
continued to elude us although numerous sites have been proposed over
the years. This website was created to help answer the many questions
that arise when searching for Book of Mormon territory, and to foster a
setting in the regions of the Hill Cumorah itself which matches in
every way the lands described in the scriptures. After careful attention
to such things as geography, geology, archaeology, hydrology, and
mineralogy, the lost lands of the
Book of Mormon may well have finally emerged from their hiding
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When one contemplates the geological landscape of
the regions around the Hill Cumorah as they exist today, it is no wonder
the region has been overlooked for so long in the on-going search for
the lost lands of the Book of Mormon. But once we become aware of the
great primeval forests and ancient waters that once filled so much of
the area, the picture changes dramatically, and all the missing pieces
of the puzzle begin to fall into place. Not only does the topography of
the lands fit, but evidence of ancient civilizations exactly like those
described in the scriptures show up in this very region, along with
archaeological evidence that great numbers of them died around the Hill
Cumorah. Proof of this lies in the mass graves of an ancient people
found in the region, some of the ancients 1/3 larger than those at
present. Enormous numbers of articles of war have also been found,
undoubtedly used to defend themselves against the onslaught of the enemy
from the confines of the numerous fortifications built exactly like those
constructed by Moroni. the remains of which once doffed the entire
western New York landscape. After studying out this subject in Phyllis
Olive’s The Lost Lands of the Book of Mormon, You will never look at New
York in the same way again. |
Discovering the Lost
Lands of the Book of Mormon
Each of the following segments will fill in another piece of the puzzle
regarding the lost lands of the Book of Mormon, and answer many of the
questions those studying out the Book of Mormon have had about that
ancient setting. Each segment is approximately 4-6 pages long, which is
too long to be included on this home page. Thus each segment will be
treated separately to give the reader a synopsis of the topics under
discussion without cutting down too much on the material being covered.
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The Promised Land
The importance of the promised land cannot be overstated. It is the first
thing that must be studied in preparation for isolating Book of Mormon
territory, for without an understanding of the location of the promised
land, any hope of finding the lost lands of the Book of Mormon would be
futile. |
The Hill Cumorah
and its Rightful Place in New York
There is no more important landmark mentioned in the Book of Mormon than
New York’s Hill Cumorah, the same hill which witnessed the destruction of two
mighty nations, the Jaredites and Nephites who fell in battle around that sacred
hill, the first in 600 B.C., and the other in 384 A.D. The historians of the
past two centuries have written extensively about the relics of war and the
amazing fortifications found in western New York when European colonists first
entered the land. Read some of their reports and see how wonderfully they
reflect the saga played out in the Book of Mormon. |
What Church
Leaders Have Said About the Hill Cumorah
by Scott Hamilton
Many have wondered just what some of our Church leaders have said about
the Hill Cumorah. Scott Hamilton was generous enough to share one of his own web
site segments with us on this subject. |
Book of Mormon
Geography,
(Nephite territory in a nutshell)
Using only the scriptures and a picture of ancient New
York, Nephite territory can be opened up to view, and all the complicated pieces
of what was once considered puzzling descriptions of lands and places become
easy to understand. |
The Mound Building Hopewells
and Their Buried Treasures
The mound-builders if the Ohio and Mississippi
valleys (50 B.C. to 350 A.D.), also referred to as Hopewell, (contemporaries of
the Nephites,) left evidence of their existence behind in the thousands of mounds
which once spread across the land. A description of some of that evidence is
included here for your consideration. |
The Narrow Neck
and the Sea That Divides the Land
Two of the most important landmarks mentioned in the Book of Mormon are
a sea that divided the lands, and various references to a narrow neck of
land which passed between the waters to either side of the neck and into
the land northward. The discovery of that ancient dividing sea has
helped define Book of Mormon in the New York setting. |
The Plants,
Animals and Minerals in New York
During Book of Mormon Times
It is obviously not just enough to have just a land which fits the geographical
descriptions mentioned in the scriptures, but all the
peripheral information mentioned in the scriptures must also fit any given
setting, including such things as the animals present during Book of Mormon
times, and the plants they harvested, the mineral they mined. New York has them
all. |
The Weather,
Earthquakes and Volcanic Activity
Questions about the weather in New York during Book of Mormon
times has come up more than any other subject, supposing that the cold weather in New
York should preclude it from being Book of Mormon territory. The answers
provided in this segment should satisfy any lingering questions about that
long-debated topic. |
Great Destruction
at the Time of the Savior's Death
It may be interesting to some to discover that all the weather phenomenon
described in the Book of Mormon relevant to the destruction which took place at
the time of the Savior’s death can be accounted for in the New York setting.
This is one of the most fascinating of all the segments, and well worth the
read. |
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Those seeking a map of Nephite territory which has
been put together by following the various scriptural descriptions given
in the Book of Mormon Click below.
Book of Mormon Lands
MAP
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Impressive
Archaeological evidence indicates the Book of Mormon saga was played out
in the regions surrounding the Hill Cumorah in the promised land of
America.
Inquire at any L.D.S. book store or contact Bonneville Books at
1-800-759-2665. |
A study of The Lost Lands of the Book of Mormon by Phyllis C.
Olive is an adventure in discovery, which takes you back in time to a
distant era when primeval forests and ancient waters filled New York
State from one end to the other. Journey with the author through that
ancient setting and discover those landmarks and long forgotten seas
that once defined borders and lands, and come to understand just why the
lands of the Book of Mormon have been shrouded in mystery for such a
long time.
Follow the saga of the Nephites and Jaredites from their
entrance into the promised land to their ultimate doom at the Hill
Ramah/Cumorah—a territory that still echoes with the sound of clashing
swords, for artifacts of warfare have been found by the hundreds and by
the thousands, and ancient fortifications dot the entire countryside.
Nowhere else on earth is so suited to be the homeland of the ancient
Nephites and Jaredites.
The Lost Lands of the Book of Mormon is both a geographical
and historical study guide and is liberally illustrated with maps to
help the reader follow the journey of the Ancients from city to city and
from land to land. They also reveal the uncanny similarities between the
numerous scriptural descriptions of Book of Mormon
territory and the lands of western New York. After reading this book and
discovering the many clear evidences of those ancient civilizations that
once populated the region you will never look at New York in the same
way again.
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Powerful new evidence of Nephite and Jaredite occupation in the
regions
around Cumorah can now also be found in Phyllis Olive's
newest work, Christ's New World Flock.
Coming Soon.
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Christ’s New
World Flock, takes in the adventures of the descendents of Noah from the
time of the Tower of Babel through 4000 years of history, including the
migration of the Jaredites. the Algonquins, the Nephites, the Danites and other Celtic
travelers, including a race of giants who played a major part in the
peopling of the Americas. Included in this volume is a detailed
description of the destruction which took place at the time of the
Savior’s death and what natural phenomenon may have been responsible. As the story
proceeds, we follow the remnant tribes which survived the fall of both
Zarahemla and the Great Hopewell civilization of Ohio through the
centuries following, including the fascinating story of an Iroquois
Prophet with ties to Lehi, who made a profound impact on his countrymen.
The Physicist, Vincent Coon, remarked: “This book opens
to view the broadest, most accurate picture of the world of the Book of
Mormon written by anyone in our times.” |
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"Christ's New World Flock is
the most comprehensive, and genuine
treatment of the Book of Mormon’s New World setting written by any LDS
author in modern times. It is a historical fact that other settings,
however glamorous, owe much of their legacy to John Lloyd Stephens’ two
volume book, Incidents of Travel in Central America; written years after
the Book of Mormon was first published. Returning to Promised Land
basics, author Phyllis Carol Olive has spent years sedulously
investigating the peoples and lands that constitute the original setting
for the Book of Mormon. The paradigm shift that has come about, as a
result of letting LDS scripture speak for itself, opens to our view a
truly amazing synthesis of historical, cultural and geographic detail.
Inaccurate maps and images are replaced in our mind’s eye as we come to
terms with a setting that Olive shows has been alluded to all along in
the American Scripture — the Book of Mormon."
N. Vincent Coon, (MS. Physics)
New information of
major importance has come to light which needs to be woven into the
pages of the book. Thus, it will be a little longer before the book is
available. Sorry, for the delay, but the new information is just too
important to leave out. We will post it when it is ready. Sister Olive
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obligation click
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The Mesoamerica
Theory
The websites listed below support the premise that the promised land is within
the
United States of America and the Hill Cumorah sits where it always has, in
western New York.
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