Book of Mormon LandsThe Pasión River Model

Cities

Bountiful temple candidate

Proposed site: Yaxhá

The highest-scoring of the sites the book weighs for the temple in Bountiful where Christ appeared (3 Nephi 11). The authors don't claim certainty here. Lake Yaxhá is also the book's 'sea' by Jershon.

  • Scripture: 3 Nephi 11:1–15; Alma 27:22
  • Precision: a named site
  • Sources: Authors' 2026 book, pp.65–70; Wikidata Q1540906

Episodes

This is the authors' proposal. See open questions for how the model is debated, or follow it on the full map.

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