Show Notes
Everyone knows where the Hill Cumorah is… right? Joseph Smith received the gold plates from a hill in upstate New York. But is that the same hill where Mormon hid the Nephite records and the Nephites made their last stand in Mormon 6? It's one of the most debated questions in Book of Mormon geography, and the history behind it may surprise you.
In this episode of Informed Saints, Jasmin Rappleye, Neal Rappleye, and Stephen Smoot walk through what the Book of Mormon itself says about Cumorah, trace when the New York hill first came to be called by that name, and look at what the Church has officially said. Along the way they draw on the Joseph Smith Papers, the Church's "Book of Mormon Geography" statement, and the Hill Cumorah issue of the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, including archaeologist John E. Clark's assessment of the site. Chapters: 0:00 The Hill Cumorah background 5:35 Is it in New York? 12:00 Assessing the sources 16:57 What’s from Joseph Smith? 21:21 David Whitmer sources 25:27 The Church’s position 28:00 What the BoM says? 35:15 Looking at the archeology 42:50 Another candidate in Mexico 47:00 Conclusion - Learning more ===Informed Saints Credits=== Produced by The Ancient America Foundation Producer: Spencer Clark Hosts: Stephen Smoot, Neal Rappleye, Jasmin Rappleye
Further Readings: Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, Hill Cumorah issue: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jbms/vol13/iss1/
"Book of Mormon Geography," Gospel Topics: www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics/book-of-mormon-geography
Our Book of Mormon geography episode with Brant Gardner: https://youtu.be/lHEAG87wh9Y
https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/hill-cumorah-site-guide/03-curators-notes
https://scripturecentral.org/archive/books/book/introduction-study-book-mormon
https://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/digital/collection/MStar/id/27175/
https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/lucy-mack-smith-history-1844-1845/41
https://bookofmormonresources.blogspot.com/2016/10/ramahcumorah.html
https://bhroberts.org/records/zrSENb-yN34Vd/heber_c_kimball_recounts_the_cumorah_cave
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