On the Trail of the Plates of Mormon

I apologize for not writing much lately. I have done some research into the Mentinah Records Of the Nemenhah Tribe of Utah. I have to admit that I was at first skeptical that these records are real simply because the LDS Church or anyone else have not publicly declared them to be authentic. After reading a few books from these archives I have not found anything that contradicts the doctrines of the Church and there are a few things that are culturally different from what we believe today. Even if they turn out to be, a least in part, fictional there are a lot of lessons that can be learned from these books. The main point that I have learned so far is to seek the Holy Spirit in all things, including confirmation on whether these records are true or not. It says in the introduction of each book to seek the Holy Spirit and ask Him for guidance and truth when reading the archives. This is taught often in the LDS Church and is one of the keys that is used to know whether the Book of Mormon is true or not. I have been told in an e-mail with the publisher of the archives to treat these records exactly the same as the Book of Mormon. How did I know the Book of Mormon is a true account of an ancient people in the New World? I read and prayed about it and I received an answer that it was true. There is a lot to go through in these archives and eventually I will read everything but from what I have read so far I believe these records are a true account of the Nemenhah people. These records fills in some of the the gaps in the Book of Mormon relating to spirituality, temple worship, and the general history of the Nephite people. These records are not meant to replace the Book of Mormon but as a supplement to those whose believe them to be true.

I am posting my thoughts on these records in this blog because they so far support my idea of Nephite migrations into the United States. I hope to get to the point of bridging the gap between these records and the Book of Mormon so that people of all faiths can enjoy the lessons taught in both of these records.   I will post more on these records later on and talk about what I have learned.

Just a word of warning, though, before posting comments. I will respect everyone’s opinion in this matter but I will not tolerate hateful comments and anyone condemning my faith or anyone else’s. I expect everyone to be civil in posting or else it will be deleted.  I only am expressing my opinion and thoughts on these records and they do not reflect the position of the LDS Church or anyone else’s. Thank you.

I just created this map. I will update when time allows.

My map.