Heartland humor has been created with the talent of world famous lds cartoonist, val chadwick bagley. May 27, 2010 a new book, tentatively titled mormons codex, is in the process of being published. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland a visual journey of discovery book project was originally started by tonya meldrum, wife of rod meldrum in an effort to help rod make available the most requested item by fellow heartlanders over the years. Dec 11, 2014 in a good faith effort to resolve the conflicts, mark alan wright recently 2014 published an article in interpreter titled heartland as hinterland. What is your opinion on the work of rod meldrum regarding.
Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland by rod l. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland, digital legend. I argue that these northbound immigrants spread out over the centuries and established settlemen. Warning themes in the book of mormon and the condemnation that resteth upon the children of zion trailer. Summary of problems with rod meldrums heartland theory. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. This and much more are all beautifully displayed in this book exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland. Home true book of mormon geography lands western new york. Some placed the nephite capital city zarahemla in mesoamerica, others in south america. This book is full of factual errors and pseudoscience. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland a visual.
New scientific support for the truthfulness of the book of mormon. Jun 07, 20 the book of mormon archeology foundation has a handy short list of major flaws with the recent heartland model for book of mormon geography. Dean sessions how practical scientific applications of the um help us learn truth. The ad uses video of the pages of the book, exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland. Boyd tuttle out of darkness into light a decade of discovery in book of mormon research. Oct 22, 20 exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland by rod l. Exhaustive new research has led to a reexamination of. Fun stuff moronis america the north american setting.
Mormon described the geography from the ground, not from a satellite. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland series. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland, a visual journey of discovery by rod l. The book of mormon in americas heartland rediscovering its. Jan 18, 2018 ancient lightskinned native americans destroyed in war book of mormon pt. This view finds no acceptance outside of mormonism. Heartland tours update, zelph, sister monson passes away. In 1841 joseph smith read stephens incidents of travel in central america. Wayne may presents the supporting evidence for the heartland model, that the book of mormon nephites and jaredites lived in north america. May has been exploring the heartland of north america for evidences of the book of mormon for decades. Meldrum, will present his latest research on incredible new evidences for the book of mormon in the heartland of north america. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland, digital. Book of mormon fringe theory was inspired by geography enthusiast john e.
Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland deseret book. More thoughts on the heartland model of book of mormon geography. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland a. However, alma 63 indicates that there was a massive northward migration in the midfirst century bc. The theory that the book of mormon is an ancient american history is not accepted. There has been much discussion in recent years especially regarding exactly where the events of the book of mormon took place, most people settling upon two main places. With exquisite lyricism and humanity, this astonishing book attempts to reconcile competing versions of our national story. Book of mormon statements with mesoamerica and us heartland.
Sep 16, 2018 meldrums theories, and similar ones from wayne may, are interesting and compellingbut inconclusive. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland book book. The heartland model 1 misrepresents the papers cited for dating x2a, many of which are also out of date. Now you can have wayne take you on a private tour of these sacred sites of the book of mormon through incredibly beautiful photography and video work that is the next best. Brian stubbs lehite language evidence in native american languages. The heartland model or heartland theory of book of mormon geography states that the book of mormon events primarily occurred in the heartland of north america. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi.
Correlation and verification through dna, prophetic, scriptural, historical, climatological, archaeological, social, and. Dean sessions latter day saint creationism the doctrine and science. The evidence that has been compiled in the last 10 years is quite fantastic, if you have never seen it before. While most lds scholars who grapple with details of book of mormon geography see mesoamerica as the most likely or only reasonably candidate for the ancient new world setting of the book of mormon, several people have loudly touted an. Rhonda pickering signs of our time why are the iconic symbols of the hopewell, a hand and a bird. Exploring book of mormon in americas heartland photobook. The mesoamerican core and north american periphery of book of mormon geography mark alan wright its a pleasure to be here today to talk about something i have been trying to avoid for several years now.
The fight over book of mormon geography deseret news. This book uses over 300 photos, works of art, artifacts, maps, charts, scripture and commentary to introduce the reader to the growing body of evidence that suggests the very real possibility of a north american setting for the events of the book of mormon. The best available evidence for the book of mormon continues to support a limited mesoamerican model. American harvest is an extraordinary evocation of the land and a thoughtful exploration of ingrained beliefs, from evangelical skepticism of evolution to cosmopolitan assumptions about food production and farming. Why is the heartland model of the book of mormon is incorrect. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland a visual journey of discovery book. Oct 25, 2018 over 500 stunningly beautiful photographs combine with quotes, stories, charts, commentary, maps and scripture to introduce the reader to the rapidly mounting body of evidence that presents the very real possibility that the book of mormon history occurred in the heartland of north america. This book is great, but like i said, is the tip of the iceberg. Rodney meldrum, dna evidence for book of mormon geography. Among its proposals are that mound builders, including the hopewell and the adena, were among those peoples described in accounts. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland.
Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland book. Exploring book of mormon in americas heartland photobook rod l. The american heartland is definitely not where the book of mormon lands of nephi, zarahemla, and bountiful are. The timeline of the rise and disappearance of the hopewell mound builders mirrors the rise and fall of nephite civilization.
The first episode of the series, hidden in the heartland asks the question can there be real evidence when it comes to the book of mormon. The heartland model of the lands of the book of mormon has been promoted since 2004 by rod meldrum and wayne may even before that. With topics including manifest destiny, the origin of central american model, hebrew in ancient america, and the american covenant, hidden in the heartland provides a compelling argument to an alternative perspective as to where t he events of the book of mormon took place. Clark, archaeology and cumorah questions, journal of book of mormon studies. Nov 18, 2011 exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland series register now. Others argued for a setting in the american heartland. All my studies suddenly made sense, all aspects of the book of mormon finally became clear. The hill cumorah in ontario county ny is the hill where joseph smith found the golden plates and is the same hill where the civilizations of the nephites cumorah and the jaredites ramah fought their last battles. I now know that the book of mormon happened in the usa in the historic heartland that is such a significant part of american and book of mormon history. Adena and hopewell peoples lived in pennsylvania and western new york, but this region represented the impoverished fringe of their culture. Research and evidence supporting the truthfulness of the book of mormon as a literal history of ancient people in north america we sell. Some scholars believe the events in the book of mormon happened right in the heartland of north america. This geography was originally based on a dvd presentation which is in turn based on fireside presentations produced by rodney rod meldrum. Aug 17, 2016 aside from these historical reasons, the heartland proponents believe the text describes the north american setting.
Like the mesoamerican theory, it also is limited in area but not quite as limited. This exciting documentary series explores the possibility through the use of archeology and historical evidence, searching for who lived in the united stated long before the arrival of columbus. Christ appeared and ministered to many people following his resurrection, and the book of mormon is a record of one. Much of the heartland of the united states may then correspond to the book of mormon south county or south countries. Central america and the heartland model which comprises areas between the great lakes and florida.
Scott bradley the constitution and the restoration of the gospel trailer. In the other corner is the challenger, a new theory that places book of mormon events in a north american heartland setting. This episode explores an overview of the mound builder civilization that lived during the time of christ in the united states. May 27, 2010 journal studies of native american dna shows that the rare x dna haplogroup is found in the parts of north america where the heartland theorists say the book of mormon took place. Pros, cons of book of mormon geography theories deseret news. Book of mormon evidence streaming faithfully exploring. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland, 30 second ad. The mesoamerican core and the north american periphery of book of mormon geography. Most, but not all, mormons hold the books connection to ancient american history as an article of their faith. Book of mormon statements with mesoamerica and us heartland comparisons the contents of all bmaf publications are the sole responsibility of the individual authors and therefore do not necessarily represent the views of bmaf or the church of jesus christ of latterday saints.
The ancient north american moundbuilder civilizations correlate with the people. Ancient american publisher and renown book of mormon scholar wayne n. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. This book makes you feel like the missing piece in north american. How well do you know the book of mormon geography in moronis america.
Mapping the internal geography of the book of mormon does not require that the land be hourglass shaped. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. The book of mormon is a historic record of an actual civilization who populated the american continent. A heartland book of mormon exploration the millennial star. This is a book that brittany got me for christmas about the geography of the book of mormon and it makes the case that the promised land of the book of mormon was in the heartland of the united states. Lost civilizations of north america documentary4, deborah bolnick on haplogroup x. Book of mormon evidence in american archaeology wayne may. Ancient lightskinned native americans destroyed in war. May, 2018 those who believe that the book of mormon events took place in north america often quote in the almost complete absence of written records, one must be permitted to guess, because there is nothing else to do. Although geneticists dating of the dna does not correlate with book of mormon times, the x dna haplogroup has its origins in the middle east, not asia. Many members of the latter day saint movement claim historical authenticity of the book of mormon. The heartland model or heartland theory of book of mormon geography postulates that the events described in the book of mormon took place, primarily, in the heartland of north america. Their dealings with one another, and encounters with god, are in fact literal events that affected real people.
1008 752 362 780 1410 778 1242 1636 871 1370 838 954 1534 895 722 573 938 271 1461 687 471 148 228 1328 922 1258 344 336 337