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30-836: [REDACTED] Look up bountiful in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bountiful may refer to: Places [ edit ] Bountiful (Book of Mormon) refers to two historical places: Bountiful (Old World), location in Arabia Bountiful (New World), a city in the Americas Bountiful, British Columbia , Canada Bountiful, Colorado , United States Bountiful, Utah , United States Bountiful Peak , Utah, US Arts, entertainment, and media [ edit ] The Trip to Bountiful (play) , 1953 play The Trip to Bountiful , 1985 film based on

60-566: A missionary (1945–47) for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in the church's New England Mission . Hilton earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees at the University of Utah ; and a Ph.D. in educational administration from the University of Chicago in 1952. After earning his Ph.D., Hilton became a professor of education at Brigham Young University . He later served as associate dean of continuing education and

90-700: Is an Iron Age ship building and trading port about 40 kilometers east of the modern town of Salalah ( Phillips 2000 ) and in the same Salalah region as some of the other sites; Nephi's potential use of the site predates the earliest archaeological finds on this site. In contrast to inaccessible Kohr Kharfot, many LDS researchers are now of the opinion that Khor Rori better meets all of the 12 key points addressed by Aston and others as well as additional aspects they failed to address. These additional points that Kohr Kharfot lack include accessibility for caravan arrival, rich abundance of timber-bearing ancient and modern groves, fresh vegetation extending from Kohr Rori many miles up

120-674: Is known as the heartland theory, Nephi and his posterity established themselves in the Iowa area, with their primary city called Zarahemla, believed to be Montrose, Iowa , directly west across the Mississippi River from Nauvoo, Illinois. The heartland theory has Nephi's family arriving in the Florida panhandle and gradually moving north through the Tennessee and Mississippi River valleys, eventually establishing their civilization in

150-517: Is that the Old World location and scenery would have had to be impressive enough that later generations of New World Book of Mormon people would recall and honor the location by their reuse of the name "Bountiful". The competing site Kohr Kharfot remains an uninhabited and inaccessible rock canyon defile with no natural harbor except as a temporary resting spot for passing fisherman and wandering herders due to its relatively undesirable location; in fact

180-516: Is the most viable candidate, and discount other potential sites as they lack key aspects of the "Bountiful" described by Nephi ( Chadwick 2005 ). Other LDS researchers however disagree with this opinion and discount the Wadi Sayq/Khor Kharfot site for several reasons. Reynolds, in his opinion, describes why he feels Wadi Sayq/Khor Kharfot meets the requirements described by Aston ( Reynolds 1997 , pp. 384–7): In Mormon culture,

210-734: The Americas . ( See Archaeology and the Book of Mormon . ) Upon their arrival at the coast, the Book of Mormon states that Lehi's group named the sea Irreantum , which is said to mean "many waters" ( 1 Nephi 17:5 ). Anciently, the Arabian Sea was referred to by the Latin name Mare Erythraeum . LDS researchers Lynn and Hope Hilton point out the similarity between the words Irreantum and Erythraeum ( Hilton & Hilton 1996 , p. 21). Many LDS scholars and researchers believe that

240-527: The 2008 work sponsored by the Omani government have found Iron tools, a temple culture with ritual cleansing and altar worship, ship building remains, and many other aspects congruent with the desirability of Kohr Rori. Today the larger surrounding area continues to agriculturally "blossom as the rose" in the "wilderness." (Isaiah 35:1-2) While Kohr Kharfot supports the remains of one stone goat corral and shepherd's shelter (mistakenly identified by one researcher as

270-656: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . Hilton was born in Thatcher, Arizona , to Eugene Hilton (1889–1982) and Ruth Naomi Savage (1891–1969, granddaughter of Levi Savage Jr. ). He was raised in Berkeley and Oakland, California . He served as a pilot on a B-24 bomber in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II . After leaving the Army at the end of the war, Hilton served as

300-587: The Cumorah in the Book of Mormon to be identical to the Cumorah mentioned in Doctrine and Covenants 128:20. Lynn and Hope Hilton Lynn Mathers Hilton (November 3, 1924 – August 12, 2020) was an American politician who served as a member of the Utah State Legislature . He was also known as an academic professor, businessman, Middle East explorer and author of many books related to

330-832: The Directors of the Family History Center in Athens, Greece . The fourth and fifth missions were in New York and Boston respectively, where they performed family history work. Hilton also wrote The Kolob Theorem: A Mormon's View of God's Starry Universe and The Pearl of Great Price Concordance . Hilton also served as the editor of The Story of the Salt Lake Stake , the Salt Lake Stake 's 125th anniversary history; he did this while serving on

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360-657: The LDS Church on five separate occasions. The first one was to Sydney, Australia , where they served as Regional Employment Directors. The second was a mission in LDS Church headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah . The third was ten months in Irbid, Jordan , where Hilton was the branch president of the Irbid, Jordan branch; his wife did humanitarian work for the church. On this third mission, they also served eight months as

390-621: The Ohio area and covering an area from the Mississippi River, east to New York, and south to Florida. The idea of a central American settlement is known as the M2C theory and has begun to fall out of favor amongst Mormon scholars. Other LDS argue that the New World land and city of Bountiful cannot be very distant from the location of the land Cumorah given in LDS scripture. This interpretation understands

420-559: The Stake's high council . This work was published in 1972. Hilton also compiled an edition of Levi Savage Jr. 's journal. Hilton is a great-grandson of Savage. Hope and Lynn Hilton played a central role in the excommunication of Annalee Skarin —Hope's mother in 1952. They submitted a study they had made of her book, Ye Are Gods , to church Elder and president of the Deseret News , Mark E. Petersen . Elder Petersen gave Annalee

450-527: The Wadi Darbat, large amounts of year-round fresh water teeming with aquatic and wildlife, abundance of wild honey, an inland natural port framed by twin integral seaside cliffs, a readily accessible mountain backdrop for Nephi's prayers, annual monsoon season floods that easily transport timber from Wadi Darbat directly to the seaside Kohr Rori port, and a protected harbor in which a ship could be rigged and seamanship could be learned. Another important aspect

480-612: The best and almost only access to this Kharfot is by sea. On the other hand, Kohr Rori has been highly desirable over time. Today the site supports the Unesco archaeological site of Sumharam of Frankincense fame. Lehi's general route from Jerusalem to the Dhofar area followed many elements of the Frankincense Trail which logically places Kohr Rori as a natural terminus. Extensive archaeological research by many scholars including

510-592: The book as the place where Jesus Christ is said to have visited people in the Book of Mormon civilization after his resurrection. As with most Book of Mormon places, secular scholars consider the New World Bountiful fictional. LDS archeologist John Sorenson believes it to have been in what today is the Mexican state of Tabasco . An alternate view is that Bountiful was in North America. In what

540-410: The characteristics outlined in the Book of Mormon, Aston suggests that there are 12 different requirements that a viable candidate for Bountiful must meet ( Aston & Aston 1994 , pp. 28–9): After visiting and evaluating every site on the southern Arabian coast that might qualify as Bountiful, Aston concluded that all sites were found to be incapable of meeting every one of these requirements with

570-700: The church in 1996. After this she sold her business and was called on a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 -year mission to work in the Family History Library . At the Family History Library, Nancy developed a database of Jewish-related resources in the library that earned her an award from the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies . After the Hiltons married in 2001, they have served as missionaries for

600-519: The exception of Wadi Sayq/Khor Kharfot ( Aston & Aston 1994 , p. 43). Other researchers however disagree with this opinion and favor the location of Khor Rori 40 kilometers to the east of Salalah. Aston concluded that the Wadi Sayq/Khor Kharfot site meets all of the requirements to qualify as Nephi's Bountiful ( Reynolds 1997 , p. 383). Some LDS researchers believe that the Wadi Sayq (River Valley) and Khor Kharfot (Fort Inlet or Port) site

630-473: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bountiful&oldid=1105683859 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles with hCards Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bountiful (Book of Mormon) The Book of Mormon references have inspired Mormon settlers to give

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660-472: The location of Bountiful can be correlated with any of several locations on Oman's southern Dhofar coast on the Arabian Peninsula . Locations that have been evaluated are Wadi Hajr (Yemen), Wadi Masilah (Yemen), Dhalqut (Oman), Rakhyut (Oman), Salalah (Oman), Khor Rori /Wadi Darbat (Oman), and Wadi Sayq / Kohr Kharfot (Oman) ( Aston & Aston 1994 , pp. 37–43). In order to match

690-539: The most popular traditional location of Bountiful is Salalah in modern Oman . LDS scholar Hugh Nibley first proposed this location as Nephi's Bountiful in an article published in the Improvement Era in 1950. Nibley's conclusion was based upon early writings describing life in Arabia, including an account describing the fertile Salalah area written by English explorer Bertram Thomas ( Aston 1998 ). Khor Rori

720-474: The name Bountiful to two towns: Bountiful, Utah and Bountiful, British Columbia . In the First Book of Nephi in the Book of Mormon, Bountiful is described as a lush land on the coast containing "much fruit and also wild honey" where Lehi and his party settle temporarily before building their ship ( 1 Nephi 17:5 ). After the ship is completed, Lehi's party departs Bountiful and sails to

750-399: The play The Trip to Bountiful , 2014 TV Movie Other uses [ edit ] Bountiful, a variety of green beans See also [ edit ] Bounty (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Bountiful . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

780-565: The remains of a Nephi-built Temple built after the pattern of Solomon's Temple), the bounty of Kohr Rofi is exemplified by hundreds of such structures both ancient and modern. Many LDS researchers have evolved in their thinking and now consider Kohr Rori as the most natural and logical location on the Dhofar Coast for Nephi's "Bountiful." The Book of Mormon refers to a city on the American continent called Bountiful. It has significance in

810-570: The wilderness to the place called Bountiful , and there built a ship in which they sailed to their promised land of America. This expedition was partly funded by the LDS Church. The results of Hilton's discoveries were first published in the Ensign in the September and October 1976 editions. Hilton wrote two books on this subject, In Search of the Lehi's Trail and Discovering Lehi . His wife, Hope,

840-762: Was also made the District President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints over Egypt and Sudan at this time and worked for the four years he was in Egypt to try to get the LDS Church recognized by the Egyptian government. By appointment of the LDS Church's Ensign magazine , Hilton was called to organize an expedition of discovery to find the trail of the Book of Mormon prophet Lehi and his family. The Book of Mormon says that Lehi's group left from Jerusalem in approximately 600 B.C., traveled through

870-470: Was co-author of each book. In 2008, Hilton published a DVD entitled Lehi's Trail in Arabia , a slide show and narration. Hilton's first wife was Annalee Hope Averell; she normally went by Hope. They were married 51 years. They had five children. Hope died in 1999. Two years later he married Nancy Goldberg, a Jewish convert to the LDS Church . Goldberg had been a businesswoman in Dallas, Texas before joining

900-673: Was the founder of the BYU Salt Lake Center . Also among other things at BYU, Hilton helped to develop the first curriculum for genealogy courses. Hilton served for one term as a member of the Utah House of Representatives , starting in 1972. In 1974 he ran unsuccessfully as a Republican candidate for the United States Congress . In 1975 Hilton set up a business drilling wells for water in Egypt . He

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