DIRECTIONS:
A STUDY OF BOOK OF MORMON GEOGRAPHY
by Gaylord E. Shaw, Ph.D.


Copyright

July, 2001

Lamoni, Iowa 50140, USA

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The author wishes to acknowledge the encouragement
and the spiritual strengthening influence of his wife Faye,
who also provided editorial help and artistic expression.

Thankfulness is also expressed to Raymond C. Treat
of the Zarahemla Research Foundation for his
editorial assistance and for his candid acknowledgement
of his own "paradigm shift".

Most importantly, I am so very, very grateful
for the words of Mormon -
"I searched among the records..."
These few words have sustained me and encouraged
me to pray more, to search deeper, and to
praise God more fervently
for the revelation experiences I have received from
His Spirit.

DEDICATION

To the memory of Mormon and Moroni
who gave their lives in service to
Jesus Christ
in behalf of their brethren.
To all the faithful servants of the Lord
who wrote, that we might
have the treasured record
of their ministry.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

A CALL FOR THE TRUTH
The Question and the Proposal
In General


EARLY NEPHITE TRAVEL
The Record-What We Have and Don't Have
Travel into the Wilderness
The Trip to Shazer
"Many Days" Travel
Travel to Nahom
Distances to Travel
On to Bountiful
Travel to the East
"Nearly Eastward"
Sea Travel


MORMON'S GEOGRAPHIC ABRIDGMENT
The Time of This Description
The Analysis


THE LAND NORTHWARD
Directions and Land Masses

A. THE JAREDITES
Cities, Lands, and Directions of the Jaredites
The First Migration
In the Land of Promise
Other Important Place
The Wilderness for Animals
Not Totally without Meat
Conclusions

B. THE PEOPLE OF ZARAHEMLA

C. THE NEPHITES
A Time of Happiness and a Time of Contention
Chief Commander Moroni's Cities of Defense
Another Campaign and Directions
The Conclusion
Lamanites Again!
What was Taken, What was Left
Alma and the Southward Direction
Lachoneus, Gidgiddoni, and the Gathering
The Gathering Place
The Implications


MORON - THE LAND OF THEIR FIRST INHERITANCE
In the Land of Promise
Land of Moron - East or West?
Nehor and the Sea
The Conclusion
Examining the Conclusion
The Sea in the Wilderness
That Great Sea
Preparation and the Voyage
Wind or Currents?
Distance Comparisons
The Thesis


GEOGRAPHY SCRIPTURE REFERENCES