Tom m Posted July 3, 2015 Posted July 3, 2015 (edited) Water of MormonThere is also a good candidate for the waters of Mormon found in Missouri. Based on the geography and features of the suggested place and the description given by the Book of Mormon and D&C.This is how Alma described the waters of Mormon Mosiah18:5 5 Now, there was in Mormon a fountain of pure water, and Alma resorted thither, there being near the water a thicket of small trees, where he did hide himself in the daytime from the searches of the king.What sticks out is it is described as a fountain of pure water. Big Springs, Missouri fits this descriptionBig springs is a single spring that has a daily out flow of 286 million gallons per day. Enough that the springs creates white water as it enters what appears to be glacial crystal clear pool of water. You can see the white water that is produced from the out flow of the spring. The pool of water is surrounded by a thicket of trees. http://www.scienceviews.com/parks/bigspring.html How do we know that the waters of Mormon should be in Missouri the Book of Mormon and Doctrine and Covenants helps answer that question? Alma says in from Mosiah 18:4,31 4 And it came to pass that as many as did believe him did go forth to a place which was called Mormon, having received its name from the king, being in the borders of the land 31 And these things were done in the borders of the land, that they might not come to the knowledge of the king. So from these verses we learn that the Waters of Mormon are near the border of the land. So how do we learn where the borders of the land are located that is deduced from D&C 54:8 when missionaries were sent out to Missouri. Missouri is stated as the borders of the Lamanite lands 8 And thus you shall take your journey into the regions westward, unto the land of Missouri, unto the borders of the Lamanites. The borders of the Lamanites is located in Missouri just like the Waters of Mormon would be located in Missouri. Its large outflow of water could easily be described as a fountain in its most simplest terms. Edited July 3, 2015 by Tom m
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