Manti in Missouri
ANCIENT CITY OF MANTI IN MISSOURI.
The following account is taken from the history of the travels of the Kirtland Camp: “The camp passed through Huntsville, in Randolph County, which has been appointed as one of the stakes of Zion, and is the ancient site of the City of Manti, and pitched tents at Dark Creek, Salt Licks, seventeen miles. It was reported to the camp that one hundred and ten men had volunteered from Randolph and gone to Far West to settle difficulties.” 1
The following account of the same event is taken from the daily journal of the Kirtland Camp, and was written by Samuel D. Tyler: “September 25, 1838. We passed through Huntsville, Co, seat of Randolph Co, Pop. 450, and three miles further we bought 32 bu. of corn off one of the brethren who resides in this place. There are several of the brethren round about here and this is the ancient site of the City of Manti, which is spoken of in the Book of Mormon and this is appointed one of the Stakes of Zion, and it is in Randolph County, Missouri, three miles west of the county seat. 2 3
Since Randolph County is on the west of the Mississippi/Sidon river, I suspect that the name Manti might have been mis-remembered, that it might be Melek instead of Manti. Consider the following three points…
Point #1, The lands of Melek and Ammonihah are on the west of the river Sidon:
“…Alma departed from thence and took his journey over into the land of Melek, on the west of the river Sidon, on the west by the borders of the wilderness.” (Alma 8:3)
“…when he had finished his work at Melek he departed thence, and traveled three days’ journey on the north of the land of Melek; and he came to a city which was called Ammonihah.” (Alma 8:6)
Point #2, The city of Gideon is to the east of the river Sidon, and Manti is southward from Gideon:
“…when Alma had made these regulations he departed from them, yea, from the church which was in the city of Zarahemla, and went over upon the east of the river Sidon, into the valley of Gideon, there having been a city built, which was called the city of Gideon…” (Alma 6:7)
“…Alma was journeying from the land of Gideon southward, away to the land of Manti…” (Alma 17:1)
Point #3: A wilderness exists south of Manti on the east of the river Sidon:
3 And now it came to pass, before the Nephites could raise a sufficient army to drive them out of the land, they had destroyed the people who were in the city of Ammonihah, and also some around the borders of Noah, and taken others captive into the wilderness.
4 Now it came to pass that the Nephites were desirous to obtain those who had been carried away captive into the wilderness.
6 And it came to pass that Alma inquired of the Lord concerning the matter. And Alma returned and said unto them: Behold, the Lamanites will cross the river Sidon in the south wilderness, away up beyond the borders of the land of Manti. And behold there shall ye meet them, on the east of the river Sidon, and there the Lord will deliver unto thee thy brethren who have been taken captive by the Lamanites.
7 And it came to pass that Zoram and his sons crossed over the river Sidon, with their armies, and marched away beyond the borders of Manti into the south wilderness, which was on the east side of the river Sidon. (Alma 16:3-4, & 6-7)
As a side note, consider that the land of Manti shares its south border with the head of the river Sidon, but according to Alma 16:6-7 above, the river Sidon also extends “away up beyond the borders of the land of Manti” adjacent to the south wilderness. So, the head of the river Sidon has to be a confluence in order for the river to extend both to the north and to the south of the land of Manti.
It should be noted that Joseph said Zion’s Camp marched over “the plains of the Nephites” to get to Huntsville. Those plains seem to be where the highland wilderness should be. The Sidon flowed down from that highland wilderness toward Zarahemla on the north. Somebody is kidding somebody!
I am dizzied by this reading in Alma as well.Rivers change course and water tables rise and fall.We know that the face of the land was completely changed at the coming of the Christ to Zarahemla as well.the Mississippi delta may have been way north into Missouri then.And knowing myself ,it may have been a miss memory of a name as well.One thing certain,Joseph knew it was in and around the areas he lived and traveled.
perhaps the river sidon was the missippi and then the missouri. Maybe not defined the was we think.
The Sidon is the Mississippi River and the Missouri also defined the Nephite Lamanite border.
[…] In addition, the prophet revealed a Nephite altar at Adam-ondi-Ahman, mentioned the land of Manti was near Huntsville, Missouri, and revealed that this land was “the borders of the Lamanites” (see D&C 54:8). […]
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