Ainsworth s article about the book of mormon s narrow pass. Jerry ainsworths book the life and travels of mormon and moroni. Sitemap true book of mormon geography lands, western new. In another beginning statement, miner says, according to jerry ainsworth, moroni finally reports in a. The factitious unsupported idea that the book of mormon was plagiarized from other books. George temple, masters thesis, brigham young university, 1964, pp. Have you found any reference where joseph smith actually. Have you found anywhere where joseph actually called the hill of the golden plates cumorah. The book of mormon does not say that the people of ammon, living in melek, lived on the periphery of the land of nephi near the narrow neck or that melek was hilly. Jerry ainsworth, one of the most colorful contemporary book of mormon explorers, is fond of this story. The factitious unsupported idea that joseph smith, alleged to be an ignorant man, wrote the book of mormon 2. The lives and travels of mormon and moroni deseret book. Ainsworth believes these plates contain reformed egyptian. My new book, nephi in the promised land is now available in the nephi project discovery store.
The scripture actually says a nephite could walk the line that separated bountiful from desolation in a day and a half. He holds a graduate degree in public health from yale university, where. It is a record of gods dealings with ancient inhabitants of the americas and contains the fulness of the everlasting gospel. Maya scholars linda schele and mary ellen miller discuss what appears to be the. Why did the nephites choose mormon, a fifteenyearold boy, to command their. The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation. Jerry ainsworth notes that in the lowlands of mesoamerica, king mosiah discovered the people of zarahemlathe mulekites. For the past 40 years, educator, researcher and author of the lives and travels of mormon and moroni, dr. Join facebook to connect with jerry ainsworth and others you may know. The factitious unsupported idea that joseph suffered from a mental illness. Seven unique characteristics of book of mormon lands movie.
Ainsworth has traveled, lived and taught in mesoamerica, researching the ancient. The factitious unsupported idea that someone else wrote the book of mormon. Moroni further saysalso fifteen years after cumorahthat the lamanites have hunted my people, the. Ainsworth biography book of mormon archaeological forum. Ainsworth, author of the popular book the lives and travels of mormon and moroni, has accepted to provide physical evidence towards proving the location of the hill in mexico where its most likely that the final nephite battles took place. Personally, i cant underestimate the importance of. Archaeological and historical evidence where did the. Seven discoveries of the mayan culture that confirm the. Ainsworth discusses the differences between the people who claim the book of mormon history took place in mesoamerica and a new group of folks who. Ainsworth erroneously shows melek to be about 150 miles northwest of zarahemla.
Ainsworth is a third generation member of the lds church. On the american continent, such a team was mormon and moroni. He holds a graduate degree in public health from yale university, where he was also a visiting scholar in law and received his ed. No matter where i look i find nothing but indications that it is not true. During easter break we had a week off and we decided to drive down and see the hill close up. Teotihuacan, the place where men become gods so a little over a week ago i got a dvd for my birthday entitled, finding moroni by dane hurt as he follows jerry ainsworth, author of the lives and travels of mormon and moroni and his professional guide. And it came to pass after we had all gone down into the ship, and had taken with us our provisions and things which had been commanded us, we did put forth into the sea and were driven forth before the wind towards the promised land. The book of mormon states that lehis ship was driven by the wind. Does cerro bernal meet the description of the hill cumorah. Ainsworths article about the book of mormons narrow pass. Jerry ainsworth states that the city of zarahemla was not built along the banks of the river sidon. Could the book of mormon events have taken place in south america. The second of these oddly parallel books is jerry l.
Jerry l ainsworth has identified seven unique characteristics of book of mormon lands that match seven very unique existing geographical and historical sites. Do remnants of the maya language appear in the book of mormon. His work culminated in the book the lives and travels of mormon and moroni, which has become a best seller. Matt roper lds author and others affiliated with book of mormon central. Jerry ainsworth has spent a lifetime on book of mormon archaeology. Answers to many of the frequently asked questions our visitors and customers may have can be found below. The narrow neck of land can be crossed in a day and a half.
True book of mormon geography lands, western new york model. The book of mormon contains the fulness of the gospel of. Jerry ainsworth has served at colleges and universities as a professor and administrator. The text is divinely revealed, but for geographical understanding joseph is dependent on a potentially fallible human source. For example, what joseph translated to be the book of abraham has been translated by a number of experts and it has nothing to do. Everyone on the list is an exemplary individual, faithful, devoted, educated, wellintentioned, etc. The book of mormon is clear that the new jerusalem would be in place before the book of mormon came forth. I first came across this document when it was presented in dr. Have you found any reference where joseph smith actually called. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your.
Jerry ainsworth accuses the allens of not being current in their research in analyzing the river sidon. Are ruin sites on the yucatan peninsula related to the book of mormon. Jerry ainsworth president and ceo peacemakers linkedin. Initially, i had not intended to respond publicly to jerry l. Discovering mormon and moroni brigham young university. Jerry ainsworth in loving memory jerry l gerald ainsworth was born march 24,1937 in shreveport, louisiana to ottis w and fern clark ainsworth. In 2002 my wife and i were serving as missionaries in monterrey, mexico, several hundred miles north of the hill. It is asserted by one of his principle followers, wrote one critic with amazement, that jo, even at this day is profoundly ignorant of the meaning of many of the words contained in the book of mormon. Ainsworth takes the reader on an incredible journey as he pieces together the amazing lives of two very remarkable men. His stated goal was to present them to the lds church as evidence for that book page 19. His latest newsletter dated oct, 2009, says, 10 reasons why the book of mormon took place in peru.
Ainsworth explains how the book of mormon was translated from only 24 gold plates and yet has close to 500 pages depending on which language version you look at in the published. Ainsworths book does read a little like a novel and he does bring a heavy dose of enthusiasm plus over twenty years of work, travel, and exploration in central america. Ainsworth and how the remarkable book, the lives and travels of mormon and moroni, came to be. Its intent is to give a broad overview of the lives of mormon and moroni, and its author, jerry ainsworth, brings a heavy dose of enthusiasm plus over twenty years of work, travel, and exploration in central america to the task.
View jerry ainsworths profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. He supports the central america theory and claims joseph smith never. He is also the author of a new book love and health. The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. Jerry ainsworth peacemakers publishing 156 deer island rd. George is a proponent that the book of mormon lands are in peru. He addresses questions that have plagued gospel scholars for decades. If any readers of my blog have not noticed yet i quote this book extensively and recommend it to anyone who is truly interested in learning more about the people and cultures and evidences of the book of mormon. Nevertheless, others, such as jerry ainsworth, in his book mormon and moroni, have seriously championed it as the famous hill. This book promises to address these and other book of mormon related questions. He erroneously shows jershon southeast from zarahemla see page 2.
Review of the lives and travels of mormon and moroni 2000, by jerry l. The book of mormon is a musical comedy with music, lyrics and book by trey parker, robert lopez, and matt stone first staged in 2011, the play is a satirical examination of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints beliefs and practices that ultimately endorses the positive power of love and service. Personally, i cant underestimate the importance of insisting. Parker and stone were best known for creating the animated comedy. Talmage quorum of the twelve joseph allen lds author legrand richards quorum of the twelve. See others named jerry ainsworth jerrys public profile badge. Ainsworth takes the reader on an during the millenia of mans existence, notable fatherandson teams have undertaken works of monumental importance. Were mormon and moroni actually born in the land of the nephites. Ainsworth, the lives and travels of mormon and moroni, pp. If you need help, please check here before you contact us. Ainsworth takes the reader on an incredible journey as he pieces together the amazing lives of two remarkable men. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes.
Ainsworth mar 15, 2000 teaching the book of mormon, part 2 alma 17moroni by john s. The landing site of the jaredites and first landing site of mulekites. Would you consider any of these as candidates for zarahemla. He attended werner park elementary and olympus high. I am told that the way to determine is to pray to god to reveal to me that the book of mormon is true, but no one seems to be able to give me any evidence that it is true. These mulekites then united with the nephites see omni 1. His most recent telling in my hearing was at the 9th annual book of mormon lands conference sponsored by bmaf at the salt lake sheraton on saturday, november 5, 2011. Mormons, is there any decent evidence that the book of. Ainsworth grew up in ainsworth louisiana and served an lds. The allens write in exploring the lands of the book of mormon that no nephite ever lived at yaxchilan. Many believe joseph smith dug up the gold plates in a place called hill cumorah as referenced in the book of mormon. He supports the central america theory and claims joseph smith never identified the place he got the records as cumorah, even though later church leaders have. The book of mormon shall stand as a testimony against the world, ether 5.