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Fictional stories allow themselves much latitude. Think of how a great chunk of Middle Earth dropped off at the end of the First Age. This should be true, but in the case of the Book of Mormon, there are very strict geographic requirements that make it very difficult for the Mesoamerica and Heartla...

dan vogel wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 19, 2022 1:02 am

Here a random example of “American Continent” referring to the entire western hemisphere.

I think it was common to refer to both North and South America as one continent even into the early 20th century. This is why the 1916 Olympic Flag has only 5 rings to represent 5 continents

Xenophon wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 18, 2022 3:26 pm

Dan can come shout me down if I'm off base here but I believe this is what he is referencing: https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper ... ber-1842/1

That looks right. Thanks!

It is not widely known, but in 1842 Caleb Atwater wrote a letter to the postmaster of Nauvoo, who was then Sidney Rigdon, and proposed a special edition of the Book of Mormon to be bound with his 1820 study of the Ohio mounds. What a find! Is there a source to read the entire letter or will you cov...

I congratulate the artist who created these maps for demonstrating accuracy and for correctly interpreting the text of the Book of Mormon in order to provide a proper outline of exactly what’s described in the Book of Mormon. Well done! The 'artist' of that model got there by deleting all of South ...

Joseph Smith, early Mormons, and the 19th century are important to understanding the Book of Mormon in every other way besides geography. That's an interesting position. Hi Dan and Shulem, I've been enjoying the discussion. Wanted to jump in with something somewhat related that has intrigued me for...