Hagoth book of mormon

The book of mormon reports that an exceedingly curious man named hagoth went forth and built him an exceedingly large ship alma 63. The book of hagoth connors conundrums connor boyack. Ancient mounds with human bones in north america book of mormon evidence pt. According to the book of mormon, hagoth was a nephite ship builder who lived in or around 55 bce. Parsons, hagoth and the polynesians, in the book of mormon.

Check this forum discussion for ideas on why there is a prominent belief in the lds culture that the polynesians are descendants of hagoths. The church was reestablished and the people again began to prosper. Where did hagoths ship in the book of mormon end up. Hagoth and his shipbuilding accomplishments are briefly described in the book of alma in the book of mormon. Hagoth eventually built even more ships and many people set sail in these vessels toward the land northward. Hagoth and a group of nephites leave zarahemla and travel north. The uncertainty concerning the final destination of hagoths voyagers has captured the attention of book of mormon readers for generations. The story of hagoth in the book of mormon, a nephite who built several ships and sailed away with a large group of nephites alma 63. Just thirteen years later, in 1843, the prophet joseph smith sent the first missionaries to the islands of the pacific. The maori descendants of hagoth, a book of mormon people. Hagoth is said to be an exceedingly curious man, where curious probably does not mean inquisitive, but rather careful. In what amounts to an aside in the story of the book of mormon peoples, there is in the 63rd chapter of alma a brief reference to a curious man named hagoth. Hagoth and the polynesians religious studies center.

The interest in the people of the pacific comes from a brief account in the book of mormon of one hagoth, a nephite shipbuilder who left the americas and sailed away and was never heard of more alma 63. The widespread defensive military campaigns conducted by moroni and his commandershelaman, teancum, lehi, antipus, and othersrestored to the land an era of peace around 56 bc. A nephite ship builder in the book of mormon alma 63. What we have here, is an account of a colonizing movement of men, women, and children who went out in ships presumably into the pacific ocean sometime between 53 and 57 b. The interest in the people of the pacific comes from a brief account in the book of mormon of one hagoth, a nephite shipbuilder who left the americas and sailed. Another possible hebrew etymology for hagoth is a form of. Hagoth, book of mormon stories 1997, 98 close video about 55 years before the birth of jesus christ, thousands of nephite men, women, and children left zarahemla and traveled north. Interesting book of mormon history, correlations, etc. The same place the reformed egyptian language ended up. One of them, a man named hagoth, built a large ship and launched it into the west sea.