So, you want to Learn about the Heartland Model?

 Learning about the Book of Mormon is fascinating. Not only is this book a scriptural wonder that will bring us closer to Jesus Christ more than any book in the world, we also learn about the Promised Land as we read from 1^st Nephi until the very end of Moroni. This promised land is believed to be the United States and with the evidences found so far, our promised land needs the prayers of the righteous to keep us from the enemy.

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 Another fascination of the Book of Mormon is finding the places where the events actually took place. Now many who have studied the relics and artifacts from Michigan, Missouri, Illinois and Iowa (to name a few) have come up with a model of where the Book of Mormon has taken place called the Heartland Model.  There are many websites to study and understand this Heartland model.  Those who do understand the messages of many relics know that the temples built by the Nephites in ancient times had ramps, not steps as that is what the Jews did. Those who study the relics and artifacts found in Michigan, Missouri, Illinois and Iowa, learn how important the stories of the Old Testament were to the ancient Nephites. Check out these websites and you will be amazed:

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 1.     heartlandsearch.org – Once this address is typed online it will change to a HUB website called Heartland Research Inc maintained by Lloyd Marchant.  This website has so much information and artifacts from all over the eastern side of the United States.

 2.     http://ldsarchaeology.com/ - This website maintained by Wayne May has information on the Hopewell (Nephite) and Adena (Jaredite) Cultures.  Video, pictures, explanations of many evidences of The Book of Mormon places in the United States.

 3.     https://zarahemla.site/ - This website maintained by John Lefgren has updates of the Heartland Research Group and what excavations as well as video of the evidences of what many have found to be relics and artifact finds for The Book of Mormon lands.

 4.     https://theholyscriptures.info/BookOfMormonCovenantLands/ - This website maintained by Jay Mackley is an extensive and logical physical model of The Book of Mormon geography.  This database driven website presents over 149 locations with modern place names. There is so much information here. 

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Some people might not understand why the search for the actual places of the Book of Mormon is so important. Yes, we have our own spiritual conversion to the Book of Mormon as another testament of Jesus Christ but if we think about how we felt when we visit the Sacred Grove in New York state, Nauvoo, Illinois where Joseph Smith lived and is buried or Adam-ondi-Ahman in Springhill, Missouri, then maybe we can understand why this search and study is important for all those who know The Book of Mormon to be true. When we visit these sacred places, we feel strengthened in our testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ and that is what visiting these places in the United States does for me: it strengthens my testimony of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon.