This was a presentation by Amberi (or Emily) Nelson at the Book Of Mormon conference. Any misinformation is the fault of the note taker.

– On the mountains of truth, you can never climb in vain either you will reach a point higher up today or you will be training your power so that you will be able to climb higher tomorrow.
– Buddha: There are things that cannot be long hidden the sun, the moon, and the truth.
– Nephites lived and died in the heartland of America.
– The who:
– The Nephites= Nephite were Old Testament Jews.
– Factor Ludlow: Judah applies to the southern kingdom of Juda.
– That is where Lehi lived.
– John Welch: both? Suggest the Nephites were true to their word and were stick to observe the Law of Moses and its statures, ordinances, judgments, and command I mean to imply that the Nephites was as Jewish as Christ (paraphrase)
– The what: Law of Moses set of rules to follow Christ.
– 2 Nephi 5:10
– Nephi 4:16
– Where found: the plates of wrath. That contained 5 books of Moses. Plus geology. They comprised the Torra. Genesis to numbers.
– Time of Book of Mormon spends time on getting the retrieval of plates> why so important. Because it had the Law of Moses on them.
– What happens if you have law only in your head? How many generations happen before it can be changed or corrupted? Records needed to maintain knowledge.
– The why:
– The purposed of Law of Moses if to prophecy four things
– The life of jest Christ
– The mission of Jesus Christ
– The death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
– The coming triumphal return of Jesus Christ.
– Have holiday days to represent different things.
– The coming of the Angel Moroni to Joseph Smith was on the days of the feast of trumpets.
– 10 days from this Sunday will have Yom Kippur represents the day of atonement. You have ten days to get right with God or you will be left behind.
– Feast of Tabernacles is the return of the bridegroom 5 days after Yom Kippur.
– The climate and season their imperative role:
– Exodus 3:10 festival seasons tided to archeological a
– South America has opposite seasons from North America.
– The latitude influences the weather. The Latitude of Jerusalem aligns with northern America.
– 1 Nephi 18:25 sees animals that are needed for the Law of Moses.
– Land can grow grapes, wheat, and especially barley. Barley sets the calendar. Growing season, festival. Barley is planted in fall. When turning brittle and it dries, on the first new moon it starts the year. The beginning of Passover.
– If the barley is not ready to wait a whole new month.
– Symbolize of barley: known as the first fruit.
– 3 days after Passover. Present barley to priest. Jacob 4: > reference first fruits.
– 1 nephi8:1 references barley. Barley is grown in Ohio.
– Mosiah 9:9 had all kinds of seeds.
– 1 Nephi 5:14
– No correct animals in South America. The closest to a lamb is a large rat.
– Lamb is an important part of the Law of Moses. Wool material is part of the cloth that the men would wear for their coverings.
– Nephites told Christ will come 600 yrs. after Lehi left Jerusalem. So the Law of Moses was used to keep people on track. The law gave them hope.
– Jacob 14:15 knew of Christ.
– 2 Nephi 11:4 law of Moses the truth of the coming of Christ
– Jarom 11-12: Law of Moses to look forward to Christ.
– The why:
– The testimony of Christ
– How can I live my life as if Christ was with us here? How many of the things in your life can point to Christ? Go to bed lay down our life and be resurrected the next morning etc.
– Dec10:49-50 ancient inhabitants pray for inheritors of this land.