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Section 1

  Book of Mormon Lands Proposals


The Dangers of Gospel Hobbies by Larry Barkdull
Think Ancient 
 by David Swingler

Joseph Smith and the Question of Book of Mormon Geography   by Matthew Roper
General Authority Comments Regarding Book of Mormon Geography   by Stephen L. Carr
High Nibley and Book of Mormon Geography  
by Kirk Magleby
Book of Mormon Geography in Joseph Smith's Day  
by Tyler Livingston
Directions in the Book of Mormon   
by John Tvedtnes
Critical Criteria for Identifying the New World Lands of the Book of Mormon  
by Ted Dee Stoddard
Origin of the Mesoamerican Model 
by Edwin M. Woolley
Book of Mormon Statements with Mesoamerica and US Heartland Comparisons  
by Stephen L. Carr
From the East to the West Sea: An Analysis of John L. Sorensen's Book of Mormon Directional Statements 
  
by Ted Dee Stoddard
Summary of Several Theories of Book of Mormon Lands in Mesoamerica  
by Stephen L. Carr
Where Did Book of Mormon Events Take Place?  
by Michael R. Ash
Review of Where Did Book of Mormon Events Take Place?  
by V. Garth Norman
Book of Mormon Civilizations in Space and Time  
by Ross Christensen
Survey of Pre-1830 Historical Sources Relating to the Book of Mormon  
by David A. Palmer
Metals and the Book of Mormon  
by Daniel M. Johnson
"Mormon Times" articles about Book of Mormon Geography
Revelatory Stewardship and the Book of Mormon  
by Chris Heimerdinger
Being Here  
by F. Richard Hauck
American Exceptionalism and Book of Mormon Geography  
by Chris Heimerdinger
Review of 
A More Promising Land of Promise  (Malaysia)  by Stephen L. Carr and Douglas K. Christensen
The Two Cumorahs  
by Edwin M. Wooley
Did Joseph know where Book of Mormon lands are?  
by Douglas K. Christensen
Reformed Egyptian  
by Jeff Lindsay
A Summary of Several Theories of Book of Mormon Lands in Mesoamerica by Stephen L. Carr
Additional Insights into the Book of Mormon   by F.Richard Hauck

An Analysis of Joseph Smith’s Statements Associated with the Origins of the Aztecs in the Country of Aztlan   by Ted Dee Stoddard 

 


  
 

Section 2


The Mesoamerica Model

Joseph Smith and the Beginning of Book of Mormon Archaeology   by V. Garth Norman
"The Whiteness of the Driven Snow" 
  by Ted Dee Stoddard

Criteria for Book of Mormon Lands and People     by Ted Dee Stoddard 
What the Book of Mormon says about Cumorah’s location   by Edwin M. Wooley

Book of Mormon Criteria for the Hill Cumorah   by V. Garth Norman
Outcomes of Joseph Smith’s Reactions to the Writings of John Lloyd Stephens   by Ted Dee Stoddard
Geology in the Book of Mormon   by Tyler Livingston
Metals and Gold Plates in Mesoamerica  
by Daniel Johnson
Measuring Mesoamerica by the Cubit   by V. Garth Norman
Columbus, the “Promised Land,” and the Restoration of the Gospel   by Richard L. Millett
Volcanism and Earthquakes in the Book of Mormon   by Stephen L. Carr
Book of Mormon Geophysics   by Firetag
Tulan means Bountiful   by Edwin M. Wooley
Book of Mormon Traditions Found Only in Mesoamerica   by Diane Wirth     
The Book of Mormon as a Mesoamerican Record   by Donald W. Parry, Daniel C. Peterson, and John W. Welch
Mapping Book of Mormon Geography 101   by Larry Poulsen
Mesoamerica "Speech" Scrolls   by Diane Wirth
The Name ‘Anti’ in the Book of Mormon  by Stephen L. Carr
Highways in the Book of Mormon    by John Tvedtnes
Paradise Themes-A Hypothesis  by Diane Wirth 

The Maya Problem    by Ted Dee Stoddard
Response to Stoddard's "Maya Problem"   by Joe V. Andersen
Looking at the "Maya Problem" from a different Perspective   by David Swingler
Were the Lehites Big Fish in a Little Pond, or Little Fish in a Big Pond?  by Douglas K. Christensen
The Narrow Neck of Land and the Narrow Pass  By David G. Hennessey 

Review of Jerry Ainsworth's "Lives and Travels of Mormon and Moroni"   by Joe V.Andersen 
The Passage of the Late Pre-Classic into the Early Classic   by Kathryn Reese-Taylor and Debra S. Walker

Why “Three” is Important in Mesoamerica and in the Book of Mormon   by Diane Wirth



Section 3
Mesoamerica Alternatives


Response to George Potter's "Ten Reasons Mesoamerica is Not Book of Mormon Lands"  by Stephen L. Carr & Douglas K. Christensen
Ruins in Georgia Mountains Show Evidence of Maya Connection   by Douglas K. Christensen
The Book of Mormon and Mesoamerican travels “Northward”  by Tyler Livingston
Review of "Resurrecting Cumorah" by Ed Goble   by Stephen L. Carr & Douglas K. Christensen
Mormon's Map Puzzle Solved   by John P. Pratt
The Light Is Better Over Here   by Lawrence L. Poulsen
Analyzing “The Place Where the Sea Divides the Land”and the “Great City” of the Jaredites   by Ted Dee Stoddard and Lawrence L. Poulsen
Pacific Coast Model  by F. Richard Hauck
Isthmus Model Map  by F. Richard Hauck
Mapping the Salama Cuenca   by F. Richard Hauck
A Witness of Cumorah By Edwin Goble

  

Section 4

Cultural Considerations

 

The Cultural Context of Nephite Apostasy  by Mark Alan Wright and Brant A. Gardner


Section 5

 

The Olmec/Jaredite Question

 
The Jaredites and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec   by Joseph L. Allen
Ether and Coriantumr   by Chris Heimerdinger
Book of Mormon Geography and the Book of Ether   by Lawrence L. Poulsen
The City of Lib, Key to Book of Mormon Geography,  by V. Garth Norman
The Book of Mormon's "Mother Culture" of the New World   by Ted Dee Stoddard
Analyzing The Place Where the Sea Divides the Land and the Great CIty of the Jaredites   by Larry Poulsen and Ted Dee Stoddard
How I Learned to Love the Book of Ether   by Grant Hardy
Jaredites and Serpents   by Bruce W. Warren
The Sacred Honey Bee   by Douglas K. Christensen
A Brief Survey of Ancient Near Eastern Beekeeping   by Ronan James Head
The City of Lib, Key to Book of Mormon Geography, V. Garth Norman
Nephites and the Epi-Olmec   by Joe V. Andersen

Ancient Histories and the Mulekites   by Alan C. Miner and Kirk Magleby

                                                                   

Section 6

The River Sidon Question
 


The Waters of Sidon:  The Grijalva or the Usumacinta?   by Joseph L. Allen, Blake J. Allen and Ted Dee Stoddard
Response to Allen's Article
   by Jerry L. Ainsworth
River Sidon probably Not the Grijalva River   by Joe V. Andersen
Usumacinta River is the River Sidon   by Joe V. Andersen
                                                                  
                                                                                 

Section 7

Book of Mormon Names and Places


Cancuen  by Daniel R. Johnson
Using Three-Dimensional Maps to Explore Book of Mormon Geography   by Lawrence L. Poulsen
Teotihuacan:  City of the Birth of the Gods   by William J. Hamblin and Daniel C. Petersen
Mapping Book of Mormon Geography 101
   by Larry L. Poulsen

Cancuen, City on a Tributary (Rio Pasion) of the Usumacinta River
   By Daniel R. Johnson

Names and Maya Glyphs
   by Daniel R. Johnson

The Land of Nephi 
  by John Tvedtnes

Hernando Cortez, The Lord’s General   by Dennis O. Williams

Is Lago de Isabel a Book of Mormon Name?   by V. Garth Norman

All Book of Mormon Cities: Listed and Examined   by Richard Averett
     
Aaron to Nephi
   
 
Nephihah to Zeezrom
Did the Maya predict the end of the world?  by Daniel M. Johnson
Horses and Bridles in the Book of Mormon   by Ted Dee Stoddard
Oxen in the New World   by John Tvedtnes  
Ancient Metal Plates  by Daniel Johnson
Land of Nephi
  
 
by John Tvedtnes  
The Sacred Honey Bee   by Douglas K. Christensen  
"Higher Things" - Teotihuacan: City of the Birth of the Gods   by William J. Hamblin and Daniel C. Peterson
Three Separate Lands Bountiful: Where Located? What Size? To which Bountiful did Christ appear?   by Joe V. Andersen
"The Land North" always means north of the Narrow Strip of Wilderness  by Joe V. Andersen
Why City Nephi could Not have been Kaminaljuyu, Guatemala
  by Joe V. Andersen
Land Northward - Response to Hedges' Article: "Cumorah and the Limited Mesoamerica Theory"  by Joe V. Andersen
Why City Lib was Not located at LaVenta or anywhere on the Gulf Coast of Mexico  by Joe V. Andersen
Why Hill Shim was Not near Misantla or Ramah/Cumorah   by Joe V. Andersen
Parallels Between the Book of Mormon Nephites/Lamanites and the Maya Civilization    by Ted Dee Stoddard
Geography of the Gadianton Robbers   by Joe V. Andersen
Why City Bountiful was not Located in the Yucatan, the Peten or Northern Belize  by Joe V. Andersen
Joshua Near the West Sea near Izapa, the Final Key   by Joe V. Andersen
Dragons in the Book of Mormon   by Diane Wirth

The Mulekites And The Phoenician Connection
 by Ed Goble and Doug Christensen


                                                                     
Section 8


Beards in the New World

Bearded foreigners in America   by V Garth Norman
Bearded Populations in Mesoamerica   by David Lee

                                                                                    
Section 9

Horses in the New World

Indigenous Horses  by Daniel M. Johnson
Horses in the Book of Mormon  by Alan Miner
The Issue of the word Horse in the Book of Mormon   by Ted Dee Stoddard 
Ancient Horses and the Book of Mormon  by Daniel M. Johnson
                                                                             

Section 10

Old World Parallels

Paradise Themes   by Diane Wirth
The Seven Primordial Tribes of Mesoamerica
 
by Diane Wirth
Parallels   by Diane Wirth

(We highly recommend the book Parallels by Diane Wirth, see a review here )


 
 

                                                                      

Section 11


Pre-Columbian Transoceanic Travel



Ancient Voyages Across the Ocean to America   by John L. Sorenson 
Lehi's DNA   by Michael DeGroote
Transoceanic Migration   by Captain Richard Rotheryh
Pre-Columbian Transoceanic Travel     by T. Michael Smith



                                                                           
Section 12


The Great Lakes"Heartland" Model



The Dangers of Gospel Hobbies by Larry Barkdull
Columbus in the Promised Land   by Joe V. Andersen
Columbus, the “Promised Land,” and the Restoration of the Gospel  by Richard L. Millett
DNA and the Book of Mormon   by David G. Stewart, Jr.
The Book of Mormon and the X haplogroup….again   by Tyler Livingston
Joseph Smith, John Lloyd Stephens, and the
Times and Seasons   by David C. Handy
Often in Error, Seldom in Doubt: Rod Meldrum and Book of Mormon DNA   by Gregory L. Smith
Joseph Smith, Revelation and Book of Mormon Geography   by Matthew Roper
Looking for Artifacts at New York Hill Cumorah  
by Douglas K. Christensen
The New Excluvist "Movement" and the Book of Mormon   by Matthew Roper
A Whole Bunch of Reasons Why Book of Mormon Geography Could Not have Included North America   by John L. Sorensen
The Hopewell culture and The Book of Mormon: Do they match?    by Tyler Livingston
American Exceptionalism and Book of Mormon Geography   by Chris Heimerdinger
Misguided Zeal in Defense of the Church   Statement by FAIR
The Need for Evidence of a High Level Written Language in the New World   by Ted Dee Stoddard
Zelph in Relation to Book of Mormon Geography  
by Tyler Livingston
Indications of Weather and Climate in the Book of Mormon   by Ted Dee Stoddard
Can the Mississippi River be the River Sidon?   by Joe V. Andersen
Distorted "Facts" about the Hill Cumorah   by Duane Dahlem
Review of Prophecies and Promises by Porter and Meldrum   by Joe V. Andersen
Burned With Fire   by Ted Dee Stoddard
Review of This Land: Zarahemla and the Nephite Nation by Wayne May   by Joe V. Andersen
Implications of the Terms "This Land" and "Promised Land"   by Ted Dee Stoddard
Volcanism and Earthquakes in the Book of Mormon   by Stephen L. Carr
Misguided Zeal in Defense of the Church   by FAIR
Where was Joseph Smith Between March 1, 1842 and November 15, 1842?   by John L. Lund
An Ancient Mesoamerican Document  
by Douglas K. Christensen
Looking for artifacts at New York's Hill Cumorah   
by Douglas K. Christensen
New York Hill Cumorah Soils Test   
by Douglas K. Christensen
The Padilla Plates   by Ray Matheny
The Demise of One “Mormon Myth” about the Hill Cumorah    by Ted Dee Stoddard
Civilizations Lost and Found: Fabricating History - Part One: An Alternate Reality 

Civilizations Lost and Found: Fabricating History - Part Two: False Messages in Stone
Civilizations Lost and Found: Fabricating History - Part Three: Real Messages in DNA
This Idea: The "This Land" Series and the U.S.-Centric Reading of the Book of Mormon by Brant A. Gardner                                                                            


Section 13


Miscellaneous Subjects


Katun Predictions and the Nephite Record   by Dave Gray
D
id Chiasmus Appear in the Book of Mormon by Chance   by Boyd Edwards    

Book of Mormon Parallels vs. Book of Mormon Convergences   by Tyler Livingston
Another Idea for Nephi's Ship  by Stephen L. Carr 
Responses to "Another Idea for Nephi's Ship"
Ixtlilxochitl - Quetzalcoatl- Jesus Christ  by Milton R. Hunter and Thomas Stuart Ferguson
Changes in the Book of Mormon   by BMAF Staff   
Historic Parallels to the Destruction at the time of the Crucifixion  by John A. Tvedtnes
Translations of The Popol Vuh     by Adrián Recinos, Delia Goetz, and Sylvanus G. Morley
Popol Vuh and the Tree of Life  by V. Garth Norman
Was Joseph Smith Guilty of Plagiarism?  by John Tvedtnes
The Nature of Mormon's Word Processor by Ted Dee Stoddard
Ancient Metal Plates by Daniel Johnson
Plates of Gold  by Daniel Johnson
Mission Impossible   by Hugh Nibley
Other Peoples in the Promised Land   by Stephen L. Carr 
Archaeology & Cumorah Questions   by John E. Clark  
Baptism at the Waters of Mormon   by V. Garth Norman and Alan C. Miner
Metal Weapons and Tools    by Daniel Johnson
Earliest Mayan writing found in pyramid  by Bjorn Carey, LiveScience , Thurs., Jan. 5, 2006
Reply to Smithsonian Institution statement about Book of Mormon by John L. Sorenson
Who Did Mormon and Moroni "Minister" To?   condensed from material by Alan C. Miner and Jerry L. Ainsworth
Was Mormon a Member of a Military Class?   by John A. Tvedtnes
Mormon: A Man Forbidden to Preach--Who Preached Anyway:
Resolving a possible textual contradiction in the Book of Mormon   by Chris Heimerdinger
Swords and "Cimeters" in the Book of Mormon  by Mattew Roper
Hebraisms and other Ancient Peculiarities in the Book of Mormon  Don Parry, Phd
Some Book of Mormon "Hits"   John Tvedtnes, Phd
The Name "anti" in the Book of Mormon    by Stephel L. Carr
The Relationship of the Interpreters - The Urim and Thumin - to the Record of The Brother of Jared     by Alan Miner

Book of Mormon Timeline with Dates and Locations for Events
Internal Evidence of Widespread Literacy in the Book of Mormon    by  Deanna Draper Buck

 

CONFERENCE TALKS

2012:
Kirk Magleby and Jack Welch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrG2CHCyQKk
Daniel Johnson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cHUxwDCq3g
Brant Gardner:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIvRV8FXsiI&list=UL

2003:
Stela 31 from Tikal 
Ryan Williams
The King and the Tree of Life  Diane Wirth, MA

Review of Literature on Book of Mormon Geography  Alan C. Miner
Hebraisms and other Ancient Peculiarities in the Book of Mormon  Don Parry, Phd
Spiritual Meaning of the Book of Mormon  Joseph L. Allen, Phd
Round Table Discussion   F. Richard Hauck, V. Garth Norman and Joseph L. Allen

2005:
Heavenly Evidences and Earthly Remains, John Lund
Book of Mormon Events and Latter-day Parallels, Jack Marshall
Step by Step through the Book of Mormon, Alan Miner
81 Evidences of Lehi's Trail on the Arabian Peninsula, George Potter
The Covenant Codex and Coxca, Neil Steede
Creation, Garden of Eden, and Resurrection in Mesoamerican Thought, Diane Wirth
Ammon and the Mesoamerican Custom of Smiting off of Arms, Bruce Yerman
Hebrew Names in the Book of Mormon, John Tvedtnes
Round Table Discussion 

2010:
American Exceptionalism and Book of Mormon Geography  by  Chris Heimerdinger

Book of Mormon Geography: Implications of the Terms “This Land” and “Promised Land” from the Perspectives of the Mesoamerica Model and the Heartland Model    by Ted Dee Stoddard
Metals and Gold Plates in Mesoamerica  by Daniel Johnson

   
2009:
Mormon Times articles
Hebrew design in Mesoamerica: Temples matc
h
 
The Jaredites and the Isthmus of Tehuantepec  by Joseph L. Allen, PhD

 



 


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