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08/16/2026

In this personal love letter to Emma, Joseph says Zion’s Camp traveled on the same plains as those Nephites of the Book of Mormon. Joseph also explains these “once beloved people of the Lord” built these mounds. These are the same lands as the Hopewell Mound Builder Civilization that thrived in the heartland of the United States from 100 BC to 500 AD according to archeologists and scientists.

Wandering over the Plains of the Nephites” by Ken Corbett (See Zelph’s Thigh Bone in the Wagon?)
What better description from Joseph Smith than “the plains of the Nephites” when speaking about the heartland of North America. Imagine rolling hills, vast prairies, rivers, lakes, streams, majestic meadows, areas of wilderness, pastures, flatlands and timberland, just as spoken of in places of scripture. “…And it came to pass that when they had come to the city of Nephihah, they did pitch their tents in the plains of Nephihah, which is near the city of Nephihah.” Alma 62:18 (see D&C 117:8, Ether 14:15). It seems very unlikely that you could confuse these plains with the jungles of South and Central America.

“Better equipped than most of the Zion’s camp recruits, Wilford (Woodruff) owned his team, wagon, and personal armaments. Appointed a teamster, he had charge of sixteen horses. Like the others, he furnished his own arms, but unlike some with antiquated weapons, he carried a rifle, sword, dirk, and pistol. Joseph asked for the sword, and Wilford made him a gift of it.” Thomas G Alexander; Woodruff Autobiography page 41. Joseph Smith carried the sword shown in this painting, during Zion’s Camp and later as Lieutenant General of the Nauvoo Legion. On his way to Carthage to become a martyr, the Prophet gave this sword to his friend, bishop, and bodyguard, Joseph Bates Noble. This sword was kept by relatives of brother Noble in West Bountiful, Utah until 2009 when The Keeper of the Prophet’s Sword today, Howard Carlos Smith, began sharing this amazing sword with the public.

Zion’s Camp brethren said they picked up the bones of ancient Nephites on the plains. From the mound they visited just a day or so earlier, they brought with them some bones of Zelph in their wagon. “Some of his bones were brought into the Camp and the thigh bone which was broken was put into my wagon and I carried it to Missouri.” Wilford Woodruff’s Journal, ed. Scott G. Kenney, 1:10. “We took the leg and thigh bones and carried them along with us to Clay County. All four appeared sound.” Heber C. Kimball, Times and Seasons, 6:788. “…We came to the bones of an extraordinary large person or human being, the thigh bones being 2 inches longer from one Socket to the other than of the Prophet who is upwards of 6 feete high which would have constuted some 8 or 9 feete high.” Moses Martin Diary, LDS Church Archives, spelling not corrected). https://bookofmormonevidence.org/book-of-mormon-amazing-historicity/

08/15/2026

IS EVOLUTION REAL? CHRISTIANS SHOULD EMBRACE DARWIN’S THEORIES, MORMON COLLEGE PROFESSOR SAYS BY KATE SHERIDAN ON 3/1/18
“An evolutionary biologist who teaches at a college owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said that Mormons should feel comfortable accepting the theory of evolution, the Salt Lake City Tribune reported.

Brigham Young University biologist Steven Peck gave the Eugene England Memorial Lecture at Utah Valley University, a publicly-funded school, on Thursday. At the address, he delved into the rift between science and religion.

Peck does not see science as undermining religion. “The Church has long been interested in education and truth and knowledge,” Peck told Newsweek. “[BYU] itself is a reflection of that interest in gaining knowledge. And from my perspective, evolution is an important part of biology. It’s the foundation of all of biology…

Peck hopes Mormon leadership stays away from promoting an official stance on evolution. If they were to come out against it, that could disrupt his teaching and research. That’s happened before; between 1920 and 1970, evolution wasn’t taught at BYU, Peck said..."

At the link below are two articles that seem out of place in the world today, or are they? The first one speaks of a dedicated Darwinist leaving those ideas behind and the second one speaks of a BYU professor who embraces Darwinism. It seems BYU professors teach Evolution as a theory, but do they really believe that? It’s up to each of us to decide. In my opinion a cat can never become a dog, an ape can never become a man, but species can evolve or change within their own species. God created Man in His own image, period! https://bookofmormonevidence.org/evolution-at-byu/

08/14/2026

There are many huge projects underway for Heartland enthusiasts. Major Films, Series, Books, Tours, and more: https://bookofmormonevidence.org/

We highlight some of our prominent speakers that will be at this Oct. 15-17 Firm Foundation Conference in Layton, UT
Jonah Barnes
Seth Keller
David Butler
Christopher Blythe
Rick Bennett
Also:
1- Kels Goodman- "Hidden in the Heartland" Series
Speaks Fri Oct 16th 11:05 to Noon and Sat Oct 17th from 9 am to 9:50 am
2- Joseph Brickey, & Patrick Bishop new movie "Brother Joseph Returns"
Patrick Speaks Thurs Oct 15th 3:20 to 4:10 pm, Joseph on Thurs Oct 15 from 4:25 to 5:15 pm
3- Steven Smoot with his new upcoming film titled, "The Mound Digger"
Speaks on Fri Oct 16th from 1:10 to 2 pm
4- Shane Krauser. Glenn Beck referred to him as the "David Barton of the Constitution." Speaks Fri Oct 16th from 6:15 to 7:05 pm, and Celebration Sat Oct 17 from 7-9 pm
5- Jonathan Neville is BACK from his mission in France
Speaks on Thurs Sept 15th from 7:15 to 8:05 pm and Sat 1 to 1:50 pm
Tickets: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/4rs3j9y

08/14/2026

Earth Always has the Priesthood
“The lord, of necessity, has kept authorized servants on the earth bearing the priesthood from the days of Adam to the present time; in fact, there has never been a moment from the beginning that there were not men on the earth holding the holy priesthood. Even in the days of apostasy, . . . Our father in heaven held control and had duly authorized servants on the earth to direct his work and to check, to some extent at least, the ravages and corruption of the evil powers. These servants were not permitted to organize the church nor to officiate in the ordinances of the gospel, but they did check the advances of evil as far as the lord deemed it necessary” Joseph Fielding Smith, Answers to Gospel Questions, 5 vols. (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1957–66), 2:45

“Now this same Priesthood, which was in the beginning, shall be in the end of the world also.” Moses 6:7

I share with you that I believe the Jaredites likely landed near Seattle Washington. I also believe the Jaredites who were blessed with keeping the Adamic Language likely had the Priesthood. Bruce R. McConkie said, “These promises of God to the Jaredites contain the essential elements of the everlasting covenant detailed later to Father Abraham and to every covenant people. These elements include priesthood, posterity, and a land of inheritance” Bruce McConkie, A New Witness 505

Yes! The Jaredites retained the Adamic Language, which relates to the Priesthood. Ether was their last Prophet and Mahonri Moriancumer would have had the Priesthood. I believe the Jaredites was comprised of Shemites, Japethites, and Hamites who all repeopled the North American Continent. The son Shem was the Priesthood lineage. https://bookofmormonevidence.org/did-the-brother-of-jared-hold-the-priesthood/

08/13/2026

Joseph Smith’s Revealed Geography Statements by Rod Meldrum July 2026

"Historically inaccurate claims have been made that Joseph Smith never received any revelations regarding the geography of the Book of Mormon. We have found that the more recently known historical facts (thanks to the Joseph Smith Papers Project) provide a very different picture, with several revelations given to the Prophet Joseph Smith that clearly indicate a North American setting for the Book of Mormon. Please take a look at these accounts and see if you agree that Joseph Smith was claiming revelatory knowledge on the subject in each one, contrary to the old, historically inaccurate claim that Joseph has no revelatory knowledge on the subject. Here are two of the items that Rod discusses.

1- Revelations from the Lord in D&C sections 28, 30 and 32 regarding sending the first 4 missionaries (Oliver Cowdrey, Parley P Pratt, David Whitmer Jr, and Ziba Petersen) of this dispensation unto the Lamanites, wherein the Lord promises that “I myself will go with them and be in their midst; and I am their advocate with the Father, and nothing shall prevail against them.” These revelations resulted in a journey including visits to four Native American tribes in New York, Ohio, and Missouri, according to the journal accounts and autobiography of Parley P. Pratt. Autobiography of Parley P. Pratt, Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City (1874 ed.), pp. 41–44 / or pp. 53–57 depending on edition.

2-D&C revelations in sections 45, 54 and 84 establishing the revealed location of the New Jerusalem, which two ancient prophets, Ether of the Jaredites, and Moroni of the Nephites, declared would be built on their (Book of Mormon) lands. While abridging the Jaredite records, Moroni makes the following commentary.

“2 For behold, they rejected all the words of Ether; for he truly told them of all things, from the beginning of man; and that after the waters had receded from off the face of this land it became a choice land above all other lands, a chosen land of the Lord; wherefore the Lord would have that all men should serve him who dwell upon the face thereof;
3 And that it was the place of the New Jerusalem, which should come down out of heaven, and the holy sanctuary of the Lord.
4 Behold, Ether saw the days of Christ, and he spake concerning a New Jerusalem upon this land.” Ether 13:2-4

This, then, is a double prophetic witness that the lands of both the Jaredites and Nephites were located on the lands of the future New Jerusalem which will be established in the Heartland of America – by revelation." Rod continues items 3-7 here: https://bookofmormonevidence.org/revealedgeography/

08/13/2026

Below are the four most important questions you can answer that assist you in discovering the path of the Jaredites travel to the Promised Land of North America.
1-Where did the Lord command the Jaredites to travel to, after the tower of Babel fell? “That they should go forth into the wilderness, yea, into that quarter where there never had man been?” Ether 2:5 Where is this quarter of land?
2- How many sets of barges did the Jaredites build as the Lord said, “go to work and build, after the manner of barges which ye have hitherto built” and where did the Jaredites build each seperate set of barges? Ether 2:16
3. How many days were the Jaredites on the water before reaching the Promised Land, and where in the world would barges be able to be continuously on the water in this long of a journey? “And thus they were driven forth, three hundred and forty and four days upon the water.” Ether 6:11
4. Is there archaeology found today that can verify the Jaredites timeline [apx. 2200 BC] in these areas of travel? Yes!

My Summation:
I believe the Jaredites traveled on foot from the Tower of Babel area, to near Kuwait, built their first set of barges and crossed “many waters” [gulfs, inlets, seas, bays etc] beginning at the Persian Gulf. After sailing through this gulf, they continued through the Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, Laccadive Sea, Bay of Bengal, Gulf of Thailand, South China Sea and perhaps the Philippine Sea. They plausibly arrived in either Japan, Taiwan, or near Shanghai, China and stayed for 4 years building their 2nd set of barges to sail on the Great Waters or ocean to the Promised Land. They were on the water 344 days, landing near Seattle WA.

The Lord was directing the righteous Jaredites to travel to a place where “man had never been” so as to not be followed by the people who were less righteous than the Jaredites. Now realize there were most likely all three lineages of Ham, Shem, and Japeth that were part of these righteous Jaredites.

Today’s Empty Quarter
“That quarter where there never had man been” (Ether 2:5), is likely to the southeast of Babel which today is called the “Empty Quarter” as you read below.

Saudi Arabia’s Empty Quarter: Beauty and wealth of world’s largest sand desert
Mohammed al-Harbi, Al Arabiya “Saudi Arabia’s Rub’ al-Khali desert, also known as the Empty Quarter, is the world’s largest sand desert. It is the world’s largest area of continuous sand, covering about a quarter of the Kingdom’s land surface.

It is very likely the Jaredites entered this empty quarter in Saudi Arabia as the Lord sent them to “that quarter where there never had man been”. Ether 2:5 https://bookofmormonevidence.org/empty-quarters-of-the-jaredites/

08/12/2026

“Where did the idea that the Book of Mormon occurred in central America originate? What historical evidence from Joseph Smith exists to support the many Mesoamerica theories speculating about its geography? Where did the Book of Mormon history really take place and what did the Prophet, Joseph Smith, know about it, if anything? BYU law school graduate, former JAG attorney and author Jonathan Neville has conducted one of the most important, monumental and history clarifying research on these subjects. His research has culminated in one of the most important books on the Book of Mormon that has been written, a book that will finally lay to rest speculation about where to complete our search for the evidence of the reality of the Book of Mormon, a book that reveals new research that is destined to become… THE SMOKING GUN OF BOOK OF MORMON GEOGRAPHY… The book is called “The Lost City of Zarahemla” – Rod Meldrum

Joseph Smith’s view
The Book of Mormon text mentions only one site–Cumorah–that relates to a modern location. Cumorah is where the last great battles were fought, and is also the place where Joseph Smith obtained the plates. Some people believe there is one Cumorah; others believe there are two, one in New York and another–the scene of the last battles–in Mesoamerica. This raises the question, how did Joseph Smith’s Cumorah end up in Mesoamerica?

After crossing Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois as part of Zion’s Camp in 1834, Joseph wrote a letter to his wife Emma. He described “wandering over the plains of the Nephites, recounting occasionally the history of the Book of Mormon, roving over the mounds of that once beloved people of the Lord, picking up their skulls & their bones, as proof of its divine authenticity.” (See https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/letter-to-emma-smith-4-june-1834/3

Where are the plains of the Nephites? The Book of Mormon describes several plains where events took place, including plains near the city of Mulek (Alma 52:20), the plains of Agosh (Ether 14:15), the plains of Heshlon (Ether 13:28), and the plains of Nephihah (Alma 62:18). Joseph could have been referring to any or all of these.

As recorded in the Doctrine and Covenants, the Lord sent missionaries to the Indians living in New York, Ohio, and Missouri, specifically identifying them as Lamanites and telling them that He (the Lord) “would go with them and be in their midst.” (D&C 32:2) During this mission, Joseph Smith told tribes from Michigan that the Book of Mormon was the history of their ancestors. He wrote that the Book of Mormon is a record of “the forefathers of our western tribes of Indians.” 2

Joseph identified an old Nephite altar in what is known as Adam-ondi-Ahman. He had a vision on Zelph’s Mound of a fallen Lamanite who was killed during the last great struggle with the Lamanites and Nephites, and who served under the great prophet Onandagus, who was known from the Hill Cumorah or east sea to the Rocky Mountains. Cumorah and “east sea” are both locations named in the Book of Mormon text. The Book of Mormon explains that the last battles occurred between Zarahemla and Cumorah. Zelph’s Mound is located about 70 miles southeast of Nauvoo–between Zarahemla and Cumorah." More here: https://bookofmormonevidence.org/the-smoking-gun-of-book-of-mormon-geography-2/

08/11/2026

Why is it that so much of our history is distorted or downright incorrect? There is a constant battle between who is right and who is wrong. That is why this world is truly Satan’s until the Lord comes and establishes His perfect government. Like the Bible says, men today are, “Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.” 2 Tim. 3:7
Elder Packer said, “I have come to believe that it is the tendency for many members of the Church who spend a great deal of time in academic research to begin to judge the Church, its doctrine, organization, and leadership, present and past, by the principles of their own profession. Ofttimes this is done unwittingly, and some of it, perhaps, is not harmful.
“This problem has affected some of those who have taught and have written about the history of the Church. These professors say of themselves that religious faith has little influence on Mormon scholars. They say this because, obviously, they are not simply Latter-day Saints but are also intellectuals trained, for the most part, in secular institutions. They would that some historians who are Latter-day Saints write history as they were taught in graduate school, rather than as Mormons.” The Mantle Is Far, Far Greater Than the Intellect Elder Boyd K. Packer

Joseph Smith wrote:
“The great difficulty lies in the ignorance of the nature of spirits, of the laws by which they are governed, and the signs by which they may be known; if it requires the Spirit of God to know the things of God; and the spirit of the devil can only be unmasked through that medium, then it follows as a natural consequence that unless some person or persons have a communication, or revelation from God, unfolding to them the operation of the spirit, they must eternally remain ignorant of these principles. … Whatever we may think of revelation, … without it we can neither know nor understand anything of God, or the devil.” (History of the Church, 4:573–74.) https://bookofmormonevidence.org/why-is-byu-allowed-to-teach-false-doctrine/

08/10/2026

Celebrating America’s 250th With Singing and Inspirational Speakers
Oct 17th 7-9 pm Part of Firm Foundation Event
Davis County Center 1651 N. 700 W. Layton, UT 84041
Professional Singers and a Wounded Warrior- TBA

Entire Event Oct 15-17, 9 am to 9 pm each day
Tickets: BookofMormonEvidence.org or here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/4rs3j9y

The 250th Event is included with your 3-Day ticket or with a Sat only ticket.

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