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. 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. 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 people may not have first arrived in south america, but surely. 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. My new book, nephi in the promised land is now available in the nephi project discovery store. On the one hand, the archaeological record that is unfolding in peru is clearly showing that the book of mormon is in. 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. Relax, allinclusive, luxurious motels and the best of local cuisine. George potter, the explorer tours and ldsmormontours.
My new book, nephi in the promised land is now available in the. It is always a lot of fun to show the connection between the scriptural record of the land of. 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 theory is that the book of mormon took place in the andes mountains of peru, bolivia, ecuador, parts of chile. 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 states several times that the land which they were led to, was the promised land, or a choice land. 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. 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. See why peru is by far the best candidate for the land of the nephites. George is a proponent that the book of mormon lands are in peru.
The land of the book of mormon brigham distributing. The book of mormon geography lands and map with dna evidence. Fulfilling the prophecies religious studies center. 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. The united states is the promised land book of mormon. Connection between peru and the book of mormon nephicode. 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. George potters newest dvd, peru the land the book of mormon. Peruvian setting for the book of mormon mormon matters. New archaeological discoveries in peru show how the history of the andes is remarkably consistent with the nephite civilization and its religion.
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