Book of Mormon geography/Models/Limited/Meldrum 2003/Section 7:Weather and Climate

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Claims made in section 7: Weather and Climate

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DVD 0:17
  • The narrator claims that ocean currents would have carried Lehi's group to the East Coast of North America.
  • The Book of Mormon states that Lehi's ship was driven by the wind: "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." (1 Nephi 18꞉8) (emphasis added)
  • The Book of Mormon states that the Nephite's land of first inheritance was near the western seashore: "...in the land of Nephi; yea, and also on the west of the land of Zarahemla, in the borders by the seashore, and on the west in the land of Nephi, in the place of their fathers’ first inheritance, and thus bordering along by the seashore." (Alma 22꞉28) (emphasis added)
  • None

DVD 1:56
  • The narrator claims that the only two seasons in Mesoamerica are "hot" and "really hot," and that this does not support the statement in Alma 46:40 that refers to "some seasons of the year."
  •  The author's claim is false: Countries nearer the equator experience "dry seasons" and "wet seasons."
  • The temperature in the Guatemalan highlands (where Mesoamerican supporters believe Lehi's party settled) is actually very temperate, with daytime temperatures of 75 to 80 degrees Farenheit.
  • None

DVD 7:18
  • The narrator defines "whirlwind" as a tornado and a "tempest" as a hurricane. The narrator states that "Central America, the location where the Book of Mormon was supposed to have happened has never had a single recorded tornado."
Heartland (Meldrum) Geography claims
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