Book of Mormon; Latter Day Saint churches -- Doctrines; Latter Day Saints
In the history of the final wars between the Nephites and Lamanites we
find lands and cities mentioned that are nowhere else spoken of. It is
presumable that most of them were built during the blest sabbatic era
that followed the visit of the Redeemer. The greater portion of these
places were situated in North America, but the exact locality can in
scarcely any instance be determined. Among those named are the lands or
cities of Antum, Angola, David, Joshua, Jashon, Shem, Teancum, Boaz,
Jordon, Cumorah, Sherrizah and Moriantum.
ANTUM.--A land of North America in which was situated a hill called
Shim. In this hill Ammaron deposited the sacred records. Mormon
afterwards, by Ammaron's direction, obtained the plates of Nephi from
this hiding place and continued the record thereon. The land of Jashon
appears to have bordered on the land of Antum; as the city of Jashon is
said to have been near the land where Ammaron deposited the records.
The city of TEANCUM was situated by the sea shore near to, and
apparently north of, the city Desolation.
The land of JOSHUA was on the borders west by the sea shore, but
whether in the northern or southern continent is not clear.
The land of DAVID appears to have been located between Angola and
Joshua.
One of the most noted places in ancient American history was the
land in which was situated the hill known to the Jaredites as Ramah
and to the Nephites as Cumorah. In its vicinity two great races were
exterminated; for it was there that the last battles were fought in the
history of both peoples. There also the sacred records of the Nephites
found their final resting place. When iniquity began to increase in
their midst Ammaron hid the holy things in the hill Shim (A.C. 321).
About fifty-five years after (say in A.C. 376) Mormon, seeing that
his people were fast melting away before the Lamanites, and fearing
that the latter would get possession of the records and destroy them,
removed all that had been placed in his care by Ammaron, and afterwards
hid up in the hill Cumorah all that had been entrusted to him by the
hands of the Lord, save the few plates which he gave to his son Moroni.
Moroni afterwards concealed the treasures committed to his keeping
in the same hill, where they remained until they were, by heaven's
permission, exhumed and translated by the Prophet Joseph Smith for our
edification. We presume all our readers are acquainted with the fact
that this hill is situated about three or four miles from Palmyra, in
the state of New York.
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