Wayne may on book of mormon geography new york

This book is helpful in understanding the theoretical basis for the heartland theory for book of mormon lands, much like rod meldrums book and dvds. Book of mormon geography your site for lds theology. He is a 49 year convert to the lds church and has served in four branch presidencies, three elder quorum presidencies, seminary instructor, gospel doctrine instructor, veil worker at the oakdale minnesota temple, and currently is serving as gospel doctrine teacher of the menomonie. Dna true book of mormon geography lands, western new. Wayne may says the land of nephi tennessee was a higher elevation than the land of zarahemla illinois. Any content or opinions expressed, implied or included in or with the goods services offered by wayne may are solely those of wayne may and not those of intellectual. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. New scientific support for the truthfulness of the book of mormon.

Wayne may distorts facts about hill cumorah book of. Waynes deep insight into ancient people and lands has come from years as publisher of ancient american magazine, the book of mormon will come alive as you ponder the data for a north american setting. True book of mormon geography lands western new york model. If one is going to attempt to identify geographical locations of the book of mormon. I have listened attentively to his fireside presentation and watched in amazement as he almost mesmerized his audience with tall tales and misrepresentations of what the book of mormon states. May and meldrum are teamed up now, and i have nothing to do with them. May features the early mormon document shown above. This geography was originally based on a dvd presentation which is in turn based on fireside presentations produced by rodney rod meldrum.

So, new jerusalem will be built on book of mormon lands. The town is about 20 miles 32 km southeast of rochester, new york. By way of contrast, the batavia moraine of western ny too small to show on the map above definitely qualifies as a narrow pass. Wayne may, author of ancient american magazine and promoter of the heartland geography model for the book of mormon has stated that a man named j. Having faith in and through the book of mormon brant gardner duration. A response to wayne may book of mormon archaeology in. Church history and book of mormon geography by jonathan neville all 4video discs. In this model, the hill cumorah is located in upstate new york. Book of mormon geography in north america the products services offered by wayne may are neither made, provided, approved nor endorsed by intellectual reserve, inc. I have watched more than 20 hours of wayne may book of mormon lecture videos and conversed with both wayne may and rod meldrum in person. It is interesting to see how goble started out with this theory, yet he ended up where he is now on the subject, believing in cumorah in new york and a mesoamerican setting for zarahemla. We agree 100% with what wayne may has to say on the setting and the people that inhabited north america. Wayne may true book of mormon geography lands western. The proximity of the heartland geography to upstate new york where the book of mormon remained buried in the hill cumorah near palmyra new york for approximately 1400 years is especially compatible with the recorded narrative.

Yes, this year both rod meldrum and wayne may will be on each tour and will be on the tour for the entire trip. Here is the link to wayne may s exciting, but here and there incorrect, 2017 presentation. Another limited geography model, known as the heartland model, has the book of mormon taking place primarily in. I have listened attentively to his fireside presentation and watched in amazement as he almost mesmerized his audience with tall tales and misrepresentations of what the book of mormon. For us, it was not hard to identify the whole geography with this as our leadin. The town is named after the ancient city palmyra in syria the town contains a village also named palmyra. Heartland tours update, zelph, sister monson passes away. Watch as wayne may presents the parallels between the geography of the hopewell and adena civilizations and the book of mormon records. The cumorah of the book of mormon is the same hill in new york from which. Wayne may distorts facts about hill cumorah by duane dahlem january. This is an opportunity to really become informed about this exciting new research and evidences of the book of mormon like no other presentation, book or dvd could do.

The village, along with the town, is named after palmyra in presentday syria. This page is about the book of mormon geography by wayne may, the founder of ancient american magazine and author of this land book series. Wayne may, author and publisher of ancient american magazine now in its 25th year of print, continues to fill its pages with new and past discoveries in the americas. Waynes deep insight into ancient people and lands has come from years as. Before we examine some of the possible locations for book of mormon geography however, i would like to stress the fact that as of today, the lord has not revealed where the nephites or lamanites lived, and as such, the lds church has taken no official stance on anything related to book of mormon geography. Wayne may presents the supporting evidence for the heartland model, that the book of mormon nephites and jaredites lived in north america. Wayne may is the foremost authority on the book of mormon lands and its real setting. This tour has been years in the making as we have searched out ancient remains of indian forts that date to nephite times located around the hill cumorah battlefield. The material below covers the geography of the book of mormon in north america.

Wayne may will share information about the archaeology, geology, and history of this significant area of new york. Zarahemla true book of mormon geography lands western. Golden jensen wrote a letter to riley lake dixon in which jensen said he elder talmage stood on he elder talmage stood on the crest of the hill near palmyra, new york in jensens presence. The book of mormon first went to tribes in western new york, who were on book of mormon lands.

As was stated on our lamanite page, the book of mormon is clearother people existed prior to the arrival of lehis group and they were larger in number. Wayne may book of mormon geography in north america. Heartland model wayne may presents the supporting evidence for the heartland model, that the book of mormon nephites and jaredites lived in north america. Zarahemla and the nephite nation, hayriver press,colfax, wisconsin march 2002. Is rod meldrum and wayne may both on the entire tour. With his coauthor cecil mcgavin, he published the book the geography of the book of mormon. Palmyra is a village in wayne county, new york, united states. In actuality, what was considered a weakness by clark regarding our western new york model is in fact a key element of true book of mormon geography. May, meldrum, porter and lds travel agency president brian. Book of mormon geography in the world of joseph smith. Internal book of mormon geography focuses on the relationships between lands and other geographic features, independent of where they might be physically located on todays maps. Wayne may places the narrow pass and land northward in canada which is ruled under a monarchy, but the book.

Wayne tells the reader that this transcript of characters is the renowned anthon transcript. All opinions, speakers and presenters represent and express their own individual opinions, and not necessarily the opinions of firm foundation, book of mormon evidence, or its employees, and no information or opinions represent the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Book of mormon tours with wayne may lds archaeology. A response to wayne may book of mormon archaeology in north america this is the video in question, and heres the thread that prompted the investigation. True book of mormon geography lands, western new york model. Book of mormon geography in north america wayne may youtube. Wayne may s book series provides the most comprehensive compilation of book of mormon background history, geography, logical research, and artifacts complete with photographs, of any book on the subject to date. Mormons pulling 400,000 youths out of struggling boy. Early mormon transcript of characters copied from the book of mormon plates the caractors document. There can be no real book of mormon archaeology until the true realworld setting of the book of mormon is identified. This page is about the book of mormon geography by wayne may, the founder of. There is a strong correlation between the ojibwa tribe of the great lakes area, and the druze of israel. Book of mormon geography in north america wayne may.

On page 45, of they came from the east, author and lecturer wayne n. This remarkable find coincides with the true book of mormon geography which is centered in western new york not mesoamerica because the nephites were nearly exterminated, any chance of locating an existing tribe carrying nephite dna on book of mormon land is unrealistic. After a while he called us to join him, whereupon he retold the story of the boy prophet and of the glorious vision which joseph had beheld, while president mccune and i sat and wept with joy. Book of mormon evidence in american archaeology wayne may. Open your mind and heart to the information contained in these books, and you will gain a renewed love for the prophet and. Correlation and verification through dna, prophetic, scriptural, historical, climatological, archaeological, social, and. Anybody that knows me knows that i have retracted that book, all accept for cumorah in new york, while the coauthor wayne may continues to publish it, because he was also the publisher that owns the book. Book of mormon geography 81 the plains of the nephites and the hill cumorah the documents cited above, all of which were associated with josephs name in one way or another, were simply conveying the idea that the events in the book of mormon took place somewhere in the new world, and that the. Book of mormon lands the near cumorah setting youtube. All those above events were in fulfillment of ancient prophecies that could only be fulfilled on book of mormon lands.

Wayne may presents archaeological support of the book of mormon to a group in malad, idaho in february of 2017. 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 among its proposals are that mound builders, including the hopewell and the adena, were among those peoples described in accounts of events in book of mormon books such as alma and helaman. A limited geography model for the book of mormon is one of several theories by latter day saint movement scholars that the book s narrative was a historical record of people in a limited geographical region, rather than of the entire western hemisphere as believed by some early latter day saints. Unconventional book of mormon geography theories mormon. The hill where the last battle occurred was somewhere in mexico and moroni later traveled to new york to bury the plates in the hill cumorah. A geographical l overview of the western new york setting at a time when primeval forests and ancient waters filled much more of the land than does today, and. Book of mormon remnant through dna honeoye falls, ny. Zarahemla and the nephite nation by wayne may a major question in book of mormon studies is, where was the land of zarahemla really. Join wayne may and ryan fisher for a book of mormon archaeology tour of cumorahland. Wayne may distorts facts about hill cumorah book of mormon. The products services offered by wayne may are neither made, provided, approved nor endorsed by intellectual reserve, inc. With the river sidon identified, we can go on to identify the location of the city and land of zarahemla we may surmise that because the lamanites and robbers occupied the western seashore, the mulekites would have avoided them and ventured inland, no doubt following the buffalo river as they went there is a nice piece of land between the buffalo river and its middle fork cazenovia creek. Hill cumorah soils test book of mormon archaeological forum. Rodney meldrum, dna evidence for book of mormon geography.

Palmyra is a town in southwest wayne county, new york, united states. The heartland model or heartland theory of book of mormon geography postulates that the. Zarahemla and the nephite nation, and is also the author of this land. Lecture giving by wayne may at the book of mormon evidence conference in layton, utah on april 11th, 2019. I will show, from the book of mormon, why the hill cumorah in new york cannot. Mormons pulling 400,000 youths out of struggling boy scouts the church of jesus christ of latterday saints has been one of the largest sponsors of the boy scouts of america for decades but is. The book of mormon itself is the best source for understanding the geographical locations contained therein.

The book of mormon was first preached on book of mormon lands. Sacred geography true book of mormon geography lands. Wayne may, creator and publisher of ancient american magazine, credits willard beans research with sparking his own interest in book of mormon lands in north america. Higher to lower elevation map wayne may, book of mormon geography presentation, ancient american history conference, slc, april 1, 2011 rivers flow from higher elevations to lower elevations. This is the battlefield tour youve been waiting for. Book of mormongeographynew worldgreat lakes geography.