Doctrine and Covenants/Geography

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Doctrine and Covenants and Book of Mormon geography

Summary: Proponents of certain Book of Mormon geographical theories attempt to find clues in the Doctrine and Covenants.

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• The Doctrine and Covenants and the Lamanites
• The Doctrine and Covenants and the locations in the Book of Mormon

The Doctrine and Covenants and the Lamanites

Summary: Since in the Doctrine and Covenants the Lord refers to American Indians in North America as "Lamanites" (e.g., DC 28:8-9,14, DC 30:6, DC 32:2, DC 54:8), does this cause problems for the Limited Geography Theory (LGT) or issues of Amerindian genetic data?

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• Question: Does the fact that the Doctrine and Covenants refers to North American Indians as "Lamanites" contradict the theory that the Book of Mormon events took place in Mesoamerica?

The Doctrine and Covenants and the locations in the Book of Mormon

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• Question: Was Zarahemla located near present-day Nauvoo?