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UNDER CONSTRUCTIONWHY MESOAMERICA?
Criteria for Book of Mormon Lands and People
There are several different theories held among Latter-day Saints for the location of Book of Mormon lands. Some place the geography of the book in upstate New York or near the Great Lakes. Others look to Peru and South America, or to the Baja Peninsula, or Texas and some even propose the Malaysian Peninsula. BMAF supports a Mesoamerican context for the major Book of Mormon sites. Other locations may meet some of the following criteria, but only Mesoamerica meets all these elements required by the book itself. This list of criteria is not a cafeteria list. Any Book of Mormon lands proposal must be able to demonstrate all.
* A Narrow Neck of Land
* A Major River Flowing from South to North from a narrow strip of wilderness which serves as a natural feature which keeps Lamanites from easily invading Nephites
* A High Civilization with Kings and Priests and City-States
* An Agricultural Base to Support Several Millions of People
* A Highly Literate Society (Written Language) with Scribes as important Officers
* Surrounded by 4 seas
* Multiple, functional Calendar and Dating Systems
* A Merchant Class Using Weights and Measures tied to gold, silver and grain
* Engineers to Build Temples, Towers, and Highways, using Cement (Click to see statement by John W Welch)
* Highly-skilled Craftsmen - Precious Metals, Stonework
* A Warrior Society - Great Battles, Structured Armies, Sophisticated Fortifications
* Legends of a White and Bearded God
* Must be in the Western Hemisphere but where Joseph Smith could not have known about it in 1829
ANY BOOK OF MORMON LANDS PROPOSAL MUST INCLUDE ALL OF THE ABOVE TO BE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED.
* A Narrow Neck of Land
* A Major River Flowing from South to North from a narrow strip of wilderness which serves as a natural feature which keeps Lamanites from easily invading Nephites
* A High Civilization with Kings and Priests and City-States
* An Agricultural Base to Support Several Millions of People
* A Highly Literate Society (Written Language) with Scribes as important Officers
* Surrounded by 4 seas
* Multiple, functional Calendar and Dating Systems
* A Merchant Class Using Weights and Measures tied to gold, silver and grain
* Engineers to Build Temples, Towers, and Highways, using Cement (Click to see statement by John W Welch)
* Highly-skilled Craftsmen - Precious Metals, Stonework
* A Warrior Society - Great Battles, Structured Armies, Sophisticated Fortifications
* Legends of a White and Bearded God
* Must be in the Western Hemisphere but where Joseph Smith could not have known about it in 1829
ANY BOOK OF MORMON LANDS PROPOSAL MUST INCLUDE ALL OF THE ABOVE TO BE SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED.
