Letter VII (7): Abraham Lincoln on extinct giants President Nelson taught, "Good inspiration is based upon good information." If you are a Latter-day Saint and haven't read Oliver Cowdery's 8 essays on Church history, including Letter VII, you need to read them to understand Church history, the Book of Mormon, and the related teachings of the prophets. Monday, August 23, 2021 Abraham Lincoln on extinct giants Book of Mormon geography and historicity is not complicated. Moroni explained that the history of the Jaredites was the history of those who lived in "this north country." (Ether 1:1) Separately, he told Joseph that "the history of the aborigenes of this country... was written and deposited not far from" Joseph's home.https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/history-1834-1836/69Because Mormon and Moroni wrote the history not far from Joseph's home near Palmyra, NY, and because Moroni explained that the Jaredites lived in "this" north country, we can see that the Jaredites lived in the "north country" that included western New York. It's very simple (unless you've been persuaded by M2C scholars and their followers who insist the prophets were wrong about Cumorah, that Oliver was an ignorant speculator, etc.)Those of us Latter-day Saints who still believe the teachings of the prophets about the New York Cumorah know about the ancient giants who lived in "this north country" as Moroni described it. And it came to pass that they ate and slept, and prepared for death on the morrow. And they were large and mighty men as to the strength of men. (Ether 15:26)In Moroni's America I quoted what Abraham Lincoln said about the "race of extinct giants" when he visited Niagara Falls. The original, with a link, is below.The eyes of that species of extinct giants - whose bones fill the mounds of America, have gazed on Niagara as ours do now....https://www.loc.gov/resource/mal.4167500/?sp=14&st=text&r=0.009,0.502,1.184,0.623,0page 14.In the late 1800s there were newspaper accounts from that area describing the discovery of giant human skeletons deep in the ground. Some from Cayuga and Dunnville are included below.(click to enlarge)Note the proximity of Cayuga and Dunnville to both Niagara and Cumorah.Another book described the mummies found in Lexington, Kentucky.https://archive.org/details/travelsinamer00ashe/page/196/mode/2up?q=Lexington Posted by jonathan3d at 10:23 AM Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest No comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Original Letter VII The earliest version of Letter VII available today is in the July 1835 Messenger and Advocate, published in Kirtland. You can see it by clicking here. Go to issue 10, JULY 1835, and scroll to Letter VII.Or read Letter VII in the Joseph Smith Papers by clicking here. The section on the hill Cumorah starts here: http://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/history-1834-1836/90You can also read it in Benjamin Winchester's Gospel Reflector here: https://archive.org/details/GospelReflector1841/page/n161 Pages Home The Two Sets of Plates schematic Trip to Fayette references BYU packet on Cumorah Oliver returning to the Church-Reuben Miller journal Cumorah photos President Ivins on the New York Cumorah Only an Elder Cumorah's cave by Cameron Packer Brigham Young on the New York Cumorah Ancient People Joseph Knew Benjamin Benson letter to Joseph Smith Urim and Thummim in 1832 Sorenson's Sourcebook Annotated Moroni and Nephi Rationality comparison chart-Cumorah Wentworth letter vs Orson Pratt pamphlet Oliver was truthful except... Translation references 1835 letter by Joseph Smith in the Messenger and Advocate Two departments in the hill Cumorah Letter IV and letter to Emma The link to Letter IV, explaining that the Nephite record was "written and deposited not far from" Joseph's home, is here: https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/history-1834-1836/69. Joseph's letter to Emma about the mounds in the Midwestern U.S. as evidence of the divine authenticity of the Book of Mormon is here: https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/paper-summary/letterbook-2/63 How to Zion blog How to Zion Featured Post Why some people reject Letter VII Since I published my commentary on Letter VII ( Letter VII: Oliver Cowdery's Message to the World about the Hill Cumorah , here ), th... 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I think we should have a "This is the Place" monument there to match the one in Salt Lake. About Me jonathan3d I blog about LDS topics from a faithful perspective, although I disagree with much of what LDS intellectuals teach. I also blog about science, art, economics, legal and environmental issues. I've lived in Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America and I've visited every continent and over 65 countries for work and fun. I've had over 50 books published. View my complete profile Disclaimer The author writes this blog in a private capacity which is unrepresentative of anyone or any organization except for his own personal views. Nothing written by the author should ever be conflated with the editorial views or official positions of any other person or institution. Simple theme. Powered by Blogger. Original textContribute a better translation