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I understand the attraction of the LGT to some researchers. But, if Book of Mormon events took place in Mesoamerica, how did the plates end up in New York for Joseph Smith to find and translate? | I understand the attraction of the LGT to some researchers. But, if Book of Mormon events took place in Mesoamerica, how did the plates end up in New York for Joseph Smith to find and translate? | ||
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I understand the attraction of the LGT to some researchers. But, if Book of Mormon events took place in Mesoamerica, how did the plates end up in New York for Joseph Smith to find and translate?
The answer to your question is not known, but informed speculation demonstrates that this poses no difficulty.
At the end of his record Moroni tells us that "more than four hundred and twenty years have passed away since the sign was given of the coming of Christ" (Moroni 10꞉1). This means that Moroni wandered for 36 years after the destruction of his people (421 – 385 = 36). This was more than enough time for him to travel a wandering course by foot from Mesoamerica to New England. And it makes sense that he would travel far, as he wanted to get as far as possible from the Lamanites.
Years ago, John Sorenson noted that such distances pose no difficulty whatever:
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