The land of the book of mormon brigham distributing. It is always a lot of fun to show the connection between the scriptural record of the land of. The book of mormon geography lands and map with dna evidence. My new book, nephi in the promised land is now available in the. It was the birth of the united states of america that ushered out the great apostasy, when the earth was darkened by the absence of prophets and revealed light. Granting land to the conquerors included control of the native population to. His latest newsletter dated oct, 2009, says, 10 reasons why the book of mormon took place in peru. My new book, nephi in the promised land is now available in the nephi project discovery store. I eliminated peru as the heartland of the book of mormon, since the. The united states is the promised land foretold in the book of mormon continuing, he wrote, a place where divine guidance directed inspired men to create the conditions necessary for the restoration of the gospel of jesus christ.
George potters newest dvd, peru the land the book of mormon. According to the book of mormon, the promised land shall be a land of liberty, with no kings upon the land 1, and be discovered by a gentile whom the spirit of god wrought. For that reason, we have designed and prepared this artistic rendering in such a way that you can get a basic idea of approximate directions and theoretical. George is a proponent that the book of mormon lands are in peru.
Potters case for a peruvian setting for the book of mormon is problematic in a number of ways, and the problems begin with his methodology, described in chapter. The book of mormon people may not have first arrived in south america, but surely. Connection between peru and the book of mormon nephicode. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints does not officially endorse any one particular geographical model for where the events in the book of mormon transpired in the new world. 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.
The book of mormon contains the record of gods dealings with a branch of the tribes of joseph, who were divinely led to a country far away from the biblical promised land. The book of mormon geography book, a promised land, the land of promise, is one of our books at alpha publishing available for purchase at virginia elieson was inspired with this geography, while with her patriarch husband and mission president in dallas. Relax, allinclusive, luxurious motels and the best of local cuisine. Its been a fun interview with george potter, and its been fun learning more about the frankincense trail that lehi likely followed in the middle east. His latest newsletter dated oct, 2009, says, 10 reasons why the book of mormon took place in peru by george potter my new book, nephi in the promised land is now available in the nephi project discovery store. Antionum land of bountiful city of bountiful land of east wilderness hill riplah jershon land of melek land of narrow neck of land sidon river seas east and west zarahemla city of zarahemla land of. The united states is the promised land book of mormon. Fulfilling the prophecies religious studies center. New archaeological discoveries in peru show how the history of the andes is remarkably consistent with the nephite civilization and its religion. George potter, the explorer tours and ldsmormontours. My theory is that the book of mormon took place in the andes mountains of peru, bolivia, ecuador, parts of chile.
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