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Archaeological Evidence for 7 Locations on Lehi’s Journey to the Promised Land

Image by Matt Cutler, Book of Mormon Central
Submitted by Jasmin Gimenez on January 28, 2020.
When Lehi embarked on his journey around 600 B.C., little did he know that millions of people would read and wonder about his story thousands of years later. While there is still much to learn about the people and stories in the Book of Mormon, some of the best archaeological evidence to support the Book of Mormon comes from Lehi’s journey to the promised land. Seven notable locations are...

What Did the River of Filthy Water and the River of Laman Look Like?

Water gushing from Wadi Tayyib al Ism via Google Maps.
Submitted by Warren Aston on January 22, 2020.
Two months ago, in November 2019, a colleague and I visited the best (actually only credible ) candidate for the River of Laman and the Valley of Lemuel in Saudi Arabia. We were astounded to find that the small year-round stream flowing down wadi Tayyib al Ism had extended several hundreds of yards beyond its usual limit, this time reaching to within about 40 yards of the Red Sea coast...

BMC Year-End Newsletter 2019 Now Available

2019 BMC Newsletter on a table
Submitted by Scripture Central on January 21, 2020.
The Book of Mormon Central Newsletter covering the events and happenings of 2019 is now available to read online in the Book of Mormon Central Archive. The newsletter provides a summary of our year-end analytics, our 10 most popular pieces of content in 2019, and events involving BMC. It also reports on the status of on-going projects, and announces things to look forward to for the year 2020...

Book of Mormon Study App ScripturePlus now available in Android!

ScripturePlus now on android
Submitted by Scripture Central on January 11, 2020.
Book of Mormon Central is very pleased to announce that ScripturePlus is now available for download for Android devices . Our development team has been working very hard to be able to release this app to the rest of our audience. The initial Android release of ScripturePlus will allow users to read the Book of Mormon (and other volumes of Latter-day Saint scripture) alongside enriching study...

Lecture on the History of the Text of the Book of Mormon

The cover of Part 4 of Volume 3 of the Critical Text Project: The History of the Text of the Book of Mormon. Photograph by Jasmin Gimenez Rappleye.
Submitted by Scripture Central on January 10, 2020.
On Wednesday, January 15, 2020, Royal Skousen will be presenting a lecture on the history of the text of the Book of Mormon at Brigham Young University. Royal Skousen is a professor of Linguistics at Brigham Young University and has spent years studying the text of the Book of Mormon to look for variants and textual patterns. This lecture will particularly explore the King James Quotations in the...

New Article on Lehi’s Travels and the Location of the Valley of Lemuel

Image of the Dead Sea via Wikivoyage
Submitted by Neal Rappleye on January 8, 2020.
At the turn of the new year, the BYU Studies Quarterly officially removed its paywall, making all its content available free immediately upon publication. This is a blessing to those Latter-day Saints studying 1 Nephi 1–7 right now for their Come Follow Me study. The latest issue—which would normally be behind a paywall for non-subscribers—includes an excellent article by Warren Aston,...

7 Short Videos to Kick Off Your Book of Mormon Come Follow Me Study

Moroni Buries the Plates. Artwork by Katie Payne.
Submitted by Scripture Central on January 1, 2020.
The Come Follow Me curriculum for this year is covering the Book of Mormon. Fortunately, Book of Mormon Central has produced a massive amount of content that can help individuals dive deeper into the Book of Mormon. This content includes over 500 videos which are featured on our YouTube channel and included in our scripture app called ScripturePlus . This week we are studying the introductory...