Joseph L. Allen biography
Joseph L. Allen earned his Ph.D. from Brigham Young University in Ancient and Modern Scripture with an emphasis in Mesoamerica and the Book of Mormon. A popular teacher and lecturer, Dr. Allen served in the Church Educational System for 18 years. Joe and Rhoda have lived in Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Texas, Chihuahua, Mexico City, Guatemala City, and Spain while serving on Church assignments or pursuing business endeavors. They have seven children (one deceased) and a bunch of grandchildren and are starting on great-grandchildren. Joe was teaching a gospel doctrine class when he met Rhoda. He is teaching a gospel doctrine class now--just not in the same ward. Administrative callings have interrupted his teaching from time to time.
Dr. Allen has authored the best selling books Exploring the Lands of the Book of Mormon and Sacred Sites, which present detailed analyses and studies of discovered archaeological finds with proposed Book of Mormon sites. In addition, he has authored and contributed to many articles, books, CD's and DVD's:
Allen, Joseph L. Exploring the Lands of the Book of Mormon. Orem, UT: S. A. Publishers, 1989.
Allen, Joseph L., Ed. Book of Mormon Archaeological Digest, 1992-2009. Published by Book of Mormon Tours. Quarterly articles and Internet articles on Book of Mormon history, language, culture, and geography.
Allen, Joseph L. Proposed Map of Lands of the Book of Mormon. Gateway Publishing, 1998.
Allen, Joseph L. Sacred Sites: Searching for Book of Mormon Lands. American Fork, UT: Covenant Communications, 2003.
"Land of and City of Bountiful," "Land of and City of Nephi," and "Quetzalcoatl." In Dennis L. Largey, gen. ed. Book of Mormon Reference Companion. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2003.
Brinkerhoff, Val and Joseph L. Allen. Visualizing the Book of Mormon. American Fork, UT: Covenant Communications, 2007.
Allen, Joseph L. with Chris Heimerdinger. Lehi’s Land of First Inheritance. New Light Publications and Book of Mormon Archaeological Foundation, DVD.
Allen, Joseph L. and Blake J. Allen, Exploring the Lands of the Book of Mormon, 2nd ed. Orem, UT: Book of Mormon Tours and Research Institute, 2008.
Allen, Joseph L. and Blake J. Allen. Exploring the Lands of the Book of Mormon, 2nd ed., CD. Orem, UT: Book of Mormon Tours and Research Institute, 2008.