Zarahemla
The Naming of Zarahemla
In March 1841, a revelation known as Section 125, gave a name and location of a city. While the Lord had previously named Adam – ondi – Ahman and the New Jerusalem as being in the state of Missouri, perhaps this revelation has named yet another city in ancient America. The Lord said to Joseph: “Let them build up a city unto my name upon the land opposite the city of Nauvoo, and let the name of Zarahemla be named upon it”. We first learned of the name Zarahemla in the Book of Mormon. However, very early in Church History documents, the name Zarahemla was disassociated with the revelation. Writers of the history of this period began to attribute the naming of Zarahemla to other persons who were contemporary with the Prophet Joseph or even to the Prophet himself rather than to the Lord and they made it appear that the word Zarahemla was used pre-1841 when the Lord actually gave the revelation to Joseph. We have learned from historic and current Church History publications the following clarifications about the naming of Zarahemla:
1. Joseph Smith DID NOT use the word Zarahemla in 1839. (Joseph Smith Papers, Journals, vol. 1, p. 336)
2. Brigham Young DID NOT use the word Zarahemla in 1839. (Brigham Young, Journal, notes from September and October 1839).
3. Elias Smith DID NOT refer to Zarahemla in his journals of 1839 and 1840. This occurs after March 1841. (Smith, Elias, Journals, 1839-1841).
4. Another Elias Smith Journal refers to Zarahemla in March 1841, the same year and month as the revelation occurs. (Ibid).
5. A reference to Zarahemla is cited in the Joseph Smith Papers website for 20 March 1841, and Joseph says “about this time, I received a revelation” and he speaks of Section 125 and the use of the word Zarahemla. (Joseph Smith Papers, History, v. C-1, 1838-1856).
6. From the journal\papers of John Smith, first Stake President in Iowa, there is NO reference to Zarahemla until after March 1841. (Joseph Smith Papers, Journals, v. 2, p. 426).
Thus, we have learned, that any use of the name Zarahemla prior to March 1841 is not correct and was inserted in historical accounts after 1841. Surely, further investigation is warranted as to why the Lord used such a name in the revelation.
The Lord, in March of 1841, revealed to the Prophet Joseph Smith that a city was to be built opposite the city of Nauvoo, Illinois across the Mississippi River near what is now Montrose, Iowa“Zarahemla” was to be its name.
Could this have been the ancient city of Zarahemla?
Why did the Lord use this specific name from the Book of Mormon? That this was where Joseph was told to build up a city named Zarahemla can be seen in the map on page 394 of the Joseph Smith Papers, Journals Vol. 1 which shows the many tracts of land purchased by the saints on the western side of the Mississippi River across from Nauvoo as a result of this revelation.
No statement exists that confirms that the ancient city of Zarahemla was west of Nauvoo, however that does not rule out the possibility, and the Lord gave no indication the it was not its location or that the name given was only symbolic. He called it Zarahemla for a reason. He has an infinite number of names that He could have used, yet He used the specific name “Zarahemla.” If this was not the location of the ancient city of Zarahemla, why didn’t the Lord so indicate, as he did by distinguishing the Jerusalem in the Old World from the new by calling it “New Jerusalem.” Why wasn’t it called “New Zarahemla” if doing so was only symbolic.
Video
- Is Zarahemla across the river from Nauvoo, IL?
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- Cal Christensen, long time resident of Nauvoo, Illinois and Rod Meldrum discuss the significance of the Des Moines rapids of the Mississippi River. Could Zarahemla of the Book of Mormon have been across the river as possibly indicated by revelation from the Lord in D&C 125:3? Why are these rapids significant? Could they help us to locate the lands of the Book of Mormon? Learn more by watching this video! 1
Is Zarahemla across the river from Nauvoo, IL?
D&C 125:3
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