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Land of the Nephites
Research on location of the land where the Nephites lived and perished. |
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Over
the years I have done much research into the location of the Nephites,
though through revelation I was shown that their final battles were located
in upstate New York, I came across various other possible locations, but
I have finally come to the conclusion that the Nephite nation was primarily
located in the upstate New York region, but not limited to that area.
Knowing that the ancients buried their records in their own territory,
it would be strange for Moroni to walk from central America all the way
to New York state if his tribe was not local to that region. Just
as well Moroni told Joseph Smith that the record was of the former inhabitants
of this land, where Joseph now lived, not some place thousands of miles
away.
Many have stated there is no evidence that the Nephites lived in New York, that no weapons have ever been found, that no bodies have been found near Cumorah, that no cities have been found, that many of the crops and animals described in the Book of Mormon have not been found, and that the Book of Mormon can not be used as a history, but I now say unto all of them that all this evidence has been right in front of you all along. How have you been so blind, ye men of wisdom and learning of the world? I will even go as far to claim that the evidence found in New York has been greatly over-looked or even suppressed by the majority of LDS researchers who espouse the central America location as being the home of the Nephites. So many have tried to tie in the Mayan civilization with the Nephites, but those buildings and temples were from earlier tribes that were led to that continent. There were other tribes here before the Nephites arrived, this is even recorded in the Book of Mormon by Nephi when they first arrived in North America. These brethren Nephi speaks of who were already living in the land when Nephi's family arrived were dark-skinned, and it was these people whom the brothers of Nephi, Laman and Lemuel interbred with, which was forbidden, and therefore the skin of their children became dark as well, and so it came to pass that whosoever came up in opposition against the family of Nephi were called the Lamanites, and whosoever was friendly with the family of Nephi was called the Nephites. Thus, this is how the nation of the Lamanites multiplied upon the face of the land so quickly in a period of only 50 years, and there already began to be wars and contentions with the children of Nephi, for the Lamanites were more numerous than the Nephites.
As
well Nephi continually is told this is the land of promise prepared by
the hand of the Lord and choice above other lands, and as the early Saints
and the church heavily teaches that we live in that land of promise, and
Missouri is the center of it where Adam dwelt and where the Garden of Eden
once resided, for if the Nephites lived in central and south America then
that would have to be the land of promise and this nation would have been
founded in that area, but that is not so.
The great stone temple America and Mexico have been attributed to the Nephites, but this was not their style, nor would the time frame be their temples in a land of blood and human sacrifice. The Nephites for the most part of their landing here first lived in tents. They then go on to describe their temples were built out of wood. All of the remains of this type of building would rot away rather fast, and easily be burned to stubble. As for their houses they were built of cement, the citie America were not really cement, in fact most of them contain no cement at all but are neatly fitted huge pieces of stone, a technology greater than which is spoken of by the Nephites. So we have that their homes were of cement but for the most part their temples, synagogues and cities were primarily timber and would pass away over the years since.
The
Nephites also used large walls made out of timber to protect their fortresses,
as well as dig huge pits round about their fortresses in the time of war,
surely there would be remnants of large pits. And these types of
ancient fortresses have been found all over western New York. Ancient
walls of stone since fallen down, or moved by farmers have been found all
over, even I have seen some of these stone walls. And the mounds
of earth thrown up cover the face of the land in western New York.
Evidence of large fortifications abound in western New York, remnants of
walls surround many of the higher mounds and pits round about. Many
of these mounds have been dug up by farmers and the plow and it is found
that they were made during a time of a great war, it is strange that Mormons
and anti-Mormons alike say there have not been found any artifacts or bodies
in New York, but literally thousands and thousands of bodies have been
found heaped up in mounds, only three miles from Hill Cumorah in New York,
an as soon as they are exposed to air they crumble. Much of this
evidence is now coming forth and is supplied in a new book called
"The Lost Lands of the Book of Mormon by Phyllis Carol Olive."
Many
researchers claim there have been no swords, or iron found anywhere that
would support the Book of Mormon. True, there have not been found
any sword America because they are looking in the wrong place!
Only a few miles north of Hill Cumorah in New York have been excavated
from a large hill, many ancient swords and knives and all manners of weapons
of a great war, every weapon mentioned in the Book of Mormon has been found
in New York. Which all of this is lacking in Central America.
Where are all the dead bodies of the Nephites? Many in the LDS church have said to me, even very learned men and leaders of the church have taught that no bodies have ever been recovered that could possibly be Nephite in the state of New York and that the last battle of the Nephites could not have taken place there. But only 3 miles from hill Cumorah in New York was a sandy mound uncovered to contain thousands of bodies of men, women and children, all heaped up in a disorderly fashion as if placed quickly by an enemy. Many of the bodies had their skulls crushed, broken limbs, and many were burned. When the early farmlands in western New York were plowed - skeletons were found to litter the mounds everywhere. Skeletons of great stature, over 1/3 the normal height of a man, some 7 to 8 feet tall have been found in these mounds stretching from western New York to Ohio. Jawbones twice the size of a normal man are still on display in some museums and held by antiquitors in New York.
Every animal mentioned in the Book of Mormon which was had by both the Jaredites and the Nephites have been found throughout New York, and Pennsylvania and the Great Lakes region. Everything from mammoth, to elephants, horses, cows, bison, ox, goats, turkeys, swine and so forth. Although cureloms and cumons are not translated most likely a curelom was the mammoth and cumon were the buffalo, at least that is what I have been revealed. For the word "cum" is a derivative of Hebrew word Kamab, which means "to gather together," and this is how the buffalo travel gathered together in great herds. Even herds of cattle were found wandering the land in the 1600s. Where are the domesticated crops, like corn, wheat and barley? All the crops mentioned as staple foods of the Nephites have also been found in western New York around the mounds and tombs of . rn in abundance was found, as well in the modern day wheat and barley grow extremely in abundance in that area. Even though most researchers biologists say wheat has not been found in the new world, and was brought over by Europeans, they obviously have ignored or overlooked that the one of the first settlers of New York discovered wild wheat growing in Western New York state, near the city of Rome, before the land was cultivated by the farmers. In the letters of Hibernicus, which are usually ascribed to De Witt Clinton, he thus speaks of this plant. "The novelty of the idea pleased me so much, that I pursued the discovery through all its labyrinths and ramifications. Some years ago it was discovered in wet soil, and in a beaver meadow near Western, and also in a swamp covered with woods near Rome. Its stalk is more compact, and its leaves larger, than that of the common wheat. Its height is also greater, and except having short beards at the apex, it is in other respects bald. It is said to resist the power of frost, and to be proof against winter killing." "Why should not wheat grow spontaneously in New-York as well as in Sicily, Egypt, Mesopotamia, or Siberia? And the evidence of the fact is as complete in this particular as the nature of the case will admit. The plant was found in a wild state in places remote from thick settlement, which had never been cultivated, and it possesses peculiar characteristics and distinctive qualities. Besides, rye is found in a wild state, and it was frequently seen growing spontaneously before the settlement of the country. Lieutenant Governor Mercer, of Virginia, thus writes of this plant a long time before the revolutionary war: - 'The wild rye which grows every where in the Ohio country, is a species of the rye which is cultivated by the Europeans. It has the same bearded ear, and produces a farinaceous grain. The ear and grain in the wild state of this plant are less, and the beard of the ear is longer, than those of the cultivated rye, which makes this wild plant resemble more the rye grass in its appearance; but it differs in no other respect from the rye, and it shoots its spontaneous vegetation about the middle of November, as the cultivated rye doth.'" "As the indigenous existence of rye in this country is established beyond question, there can be no good reason to doubt the growth of wheat. This curious fact in natural history ought to be fully investigated and illustrated." Where is the iron, gold, silver, pearls, brass all mentioned? All these precious metals and items have been found scattered in mounds all over western New York and part of Ohio. Bodies completely adorned in pearls and jewelry, plates of flattened gold even with Egyptian hieroglyphs have been found in Ohio, silver and brass, and zinc ore and iron ore has been found in abundance. No longer can anti-Mormons use this argument against the Book of Mormon for everything in the Book of Mormon shall be proven in due time! Conclusion I can supply ample resources proving everything I have written above is true and accurate and does exist. Much of this research has already been compiled in new books and videos which for me to post here would be redundant, but I am currently seeking permission from the authors of these books of post excerpts of their research on this site. Until then I strongly recommend you purchase a copy of the book "The Lost Lands of the Book of Mormon." The book is the best research I have found thus far on showing the Nephites lived in western New York. It is approximately 330 pages, with a beautiful painting of the waters of Mormon by the author on the front. It comes included with a large poster size map of the location of the Nephite cities in upstate New York. The price of the book is $16.95 but well worth the price with the volume of information contained in it, I have read the entire book in one sitting and am still studying it. This book is so new it can not be found in major book stores. Here is how you can order a copy of the book. CLICK HERE FOR THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE FOR LOST LANDS OF THE BOOK OF MORMON
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The
Lost Lands of the Book of Mormon