FIRM Foundation
A presentation by

The Foundation for Indigenous Research and Mormonism

The FIRM Foundation.

Contact:

Rod L. Meldrum 
The FIRM Foundation 
rodneymeldrum@hotmail.com 
801 429-9751 

When

Friday May 16th, 9:00 am - 9:00 pm (Free film screening Friday night!)

Saturday May 17th, 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

Friday May 16, 2014 at 9:00 AM MDT
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Saturday May 17, 2014 at 9:00 PM MDT


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Where

Jefferson County Fairgrounds 
15200 West 6th Ave
Exhibit Hall 3
Golden, CO 80401
 

 
Driving Directions 

Special Conference Bonus!

7:30 pm Friday, May 16th

FREE Screening

of the documentary film

For Our Day: Covenant on the Land

by the Joseph Smith Foundation

For Our Day DVD cover art Click to watch the trailer!

Invite your friends and family to come for a FREE showing of the documentary film every Latter-day Saint should see to better understand how the Book of Mormon is literally written for our day.  Learn of the parallel chronologies between it and the United States of America.

For Our Day: Covenant On the Land

 

“For Our Day encapsulates, organizes and skillfully aligns centuries of meticulously written and miraculously preserved ancient records that carry a critical warning message for our day. This sacred history, recorded by holy prophets who were shown our day in vision, was preserved by God to warn a specific latter day nation. They knew that secret combinations would cause systemic destruction brought on by ignorance and defiance of God’s law on this sacred and covenant land. It happened to them centuries before. They knew that should this nation fall it would directly impact the latter day Church in its mission to bring the gospel to the world. They tried to warn us. Our solutions are embedded in their parallel history. For Our Day puts it all together. ”

- Rod L. Meldrum

 

 

Denver Regional Conference,

Book of Mormon Evidence Series 

FIRM Foundation president, Rod L. Meldrum would like to invite you to participate in this faith-building regional conference.  

Conference Speakers:

Rod L. Meldrum - Best-Selling LDS Author, Researcher and National Lecturer

Wayne N. May - Publisher of Ancient American Magazine and Archaeological Expert

These Book of Mormon experts will present the latest research and findings showing profound new evidences that powerfully support the Book of Mormon.  Evidence continues to mount that its history occurred in the Heartland of North America.

Come join in this highly educational and faith building regional conference! 

Learn about America Unearthed  - the History2 channel TV series that is providing an unprecedented new  level of scientific evidence for Hebrew civilization in America's Heartland during Book of Mormon time frames.  You'll also have a chance to watch some of the new Nephite Explorer TV series which is currently airing in Utah on KJZZ-TV Sunday afternoons at 6:30 pm and now available on DVD's!

Event Agenda

Friday, May 16, 2014

8:30 am Registration Opens

9:00 am Covenant and Promised Lands, A Journey Through History by Rod Meldrum

11:00 am Book of Mormon Archaeology in America's Heartland (Part 1) by Wayne May

12:00 am Lunch Break

1:00 pm Book of Mormon Archaeology In America's Heartland (Part 2) by Wayne May

2:00 pm Joseph Knew - An Historical Validation of the Heartland Geography by Rod Meldrum

3:00 pm Break

3:30 pm Lehi's Ocean Voyage Verified - The Phoenicia Expedition by Rod Meldrum

4:30 pm Rediscovering DNA and The Lost Civilizations of North America by Rod Meldrum

5:30 pm Dinner Break

7:00 pm Heartland in the Media, Introduction to America Unearthed and Nephite Explorer TV Series by Rod Meldrum

7:30 pm Introduction to the For Our Day series and FREE Screening of For Our Day: Covenant on the Land by the Joseph Smith Foundation

8:45 pm Question and Answer Session

9:00 pm Conference Day 1 Adjourned

Saturday, May 17th

8:30 am Registration Opens

9:00 am Hebrew Language and Culture Verified in America by Rod Meldrum

10:00 am Significance of the Law of Moses in Establishing the Location of Book of Mormon Lands by Rod Meldrum

11:00 am Searching for the Mulekites by Wayne May

12:00 pm Lunch Break

1:00 pm The Mystic Symbol by Wayne May

2:00 pm Book of Mormon Metallurgy by Rod Meldrum

3:00 pm Break

3:30 pm Cause of the Destruction in America at the Time of Christ's Death by Rod Meldrum

5:30 pm Dinner Break

7:00 pm Book of Mormon Geography - Lands, Narrow Necks, Rivers, Hagoth and More by Rod Meldrum (and Wayne May?)

8:30 pm Question & Answer Session

9:00 pm Conference Adjourns


Regional Conference Information:

Registration: You are strongly encouraged to pre-register for this event as the number of seats is limited.  Once registrations reach the maximum number of attendees (100) registration will automatically close and no further registrations can be allowed.

Registration Fees: 

Entire Conference (both days): 

Individual $20, Couple $30, Family $35

Friday or Saturday ONLY:

Individual $15, Couple $20, Family $25 

When: Friday May 16th and Saturday May 17th, 9:00 AM TO 9:00 PM (USA - Mountain Standard Time)

Where:  Jefferson County Fairgrounds Exhibit Hall #3, 15,200 W. 6th Ave, Golden, CO 80401

Dress: Nice Casual, shirts and shoes required 

Many are becoming aware of the expanding body of evidence that the Book of Mormon occurred on the same sacred lands as Adamic history and Church history - in the “Heartland” of North America. Interest in this research is gaining momentum with tens of thousands coming to visit both of our websites; www.bookofmormonevidence.org and www.FIRMLDS.org to learn more.  We encourage you to take a ‘video tour’ of this research by going to the FREE VIDEO  GALLERY with over 80 video clips to help you learn more about why this exciting new information is quickly becoming the new paradigm among so many latter-day saints.

We reserve the right to deny access to or remove anyone for conduct unbecoming LDS standards or any other reason event management deems necessary.

Overview of Some of the Presentation Topics…

Covenant and Promised Lands - A Journey Through History

This presentation is the framework for all the other presentations.  Where was the earliest "land of promise" according to scripture? Where are the two "Promised Lands" revealed by Christ in his visit to the Nephites of the Book of Mormon and why is this knowledge critically important?  God made a covenant with Abraham that includes four special blessings.  What are those blessings and what is required to attain them?  For what purpose does God provide these special blessings to his covenant people?  Where has this covenant been established and by whom throughout world history?

These four blessings form the basis for the success or failure of many civilizations through time.  They have been invoked by prophets, patriarchs and presidents again and again on two covenant and promised lands.  Adam, Abraham, Lehi, Moroni, George Washington, and other leaders of civilizations have invoked this sacred covenant with God on these two lands.  What happens when those civilizations reject God's blessings and turn from Him?  This will be one of the most powerful presentations you may ever see on evidences of the Book of Mormon as well as how to save a nation from destruction - the power of - the Promised Land Covenant. 

Book of Mormon Parallels In Archaeology

Are there Hopewell Parallels and Correlations with the Book of Mormon?  The ancient Hopewell Mound Builder civilization shared no less than 40 known parallels and correlations to the Nephite civilization of the Book of Mormon.  There has never been this level of evidence in support of the claims of the Book of Mormon, and what is most amazing is that nearly all these have come about by non-LDS secular scholarly research and findings.  Sadly, many LDS know practically nothing about these evidences that powerfully support the claims of the Book of Mormon.

How Large (or Small) Were the Lands of the Book of Mormon? 

You will see a comparison between the two prevailing Book of Mormon geography theories (Heartland and Mesoamerica) with the route thought to have been taken by Lehi’s family down the Saudi Arabian peninsula. This research may surprise you!

 

Lehi's Ocean Voyage Verified

 Has Lehi’s ocean voyage been discovered and substantiated? Once you see this presentation you’ll be asking, "Why isn't this front page news?" For the first time since the coming forth of the Book of Mormon there is direct, incontrovertible evidence supporting the Book of Mormon’s claim of a voyage from the Saudi Arabian peninsula to the Americas.  A recently completed oceanic expedition in a 600 B.C. wooden sailing ship has provided astounding new understandings for Lehi’s voyage to the Americas.  It was patterned after remnants of ancient Phoenician ships, known to have made the first circumnavigations of Africa in the same era as Lehi’s voyage. Could there be any correlations?

Ancient Hebrew Writing Now Verified Seven Times in America!

Ancient Hebrew writing has now been authenticated seven times in North America. A stone recovered in 1889 during an official Smithsonian Institution archaeological dig in a Hopewell burial mound in Tennessee has just a few weeks ago been verified to have an ancient Hebrew inscription carved into its surface.  Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and new 3D digital microscopy examination was performed by American Petrographic Services owner and forensic geologist Scott Wolter at the McClung Museum on the campus of the University of Tennessee. Their findings and conclusions are revolutionary.  This is the first, but not the only, artifact ever recovered and scientifically verified to have ancient Hebrew writing anywhere in the Americas, and it came from a Hopewell mound dating to Book of Mormon time frames! You will learn much more about these evidences for Hebrew written language at the conference!

Book of Mormon Geography - Lands, Narrow Necks, Rivers, Hagoth and More

How well does the Heartland Model geography correlate with the Book of Mormon?  One of the most powerful indications that the Book of Mormon may have occurred in the Heartland of North America are the number of correlations with the geography passages from the text itself. From narrow necks of land and narrow passages, to cities that were built “in a particular manner” by the Nephites, what parallels have been found between the Hopewell Mound Builders and the Nephites of the Book of Mormon?  We will explore many different areas where these civilizations seem to make a spectacular match, and where it is less clear.

Evidence of the Law of Moses on the Promised Land

The Book of Mormon prophets wrote that they were living the Law of Moses.  Is there any archaeological evidence that the ancient civilizations that flourished in the Americas during Book of Mormon time frames were living that law? New research based on the findings of Hebrew/Jewish expert Amberli Nelson provides astounding evidence to support that claim.  Come to the conference and  learn of these amazing new discoveries. This is an area of research that has never been considered previously in locating the Book of Mormon lands.

What Caused the Destruction in the Americas at the Time of Christ's Death? 

Was this recorded destruction caused by a volcanic eruption as has been speculated by some Book of Mormon geography scholars, or is there another, even better explanation?  Amazing new research has uncovered incredible parallels between the eye-witness accounts of the Book of Mormon prophets and the eye-witness observations of those who suffered through a sequence of earthquakes in the heartland of America in 1811 and 1812. Together we will compare the scriptural account with the History Channels Earthquake in the Heartland documentary and authoritative accounts by those who were there!  It is nothing short of amazing.

Gold, Copper, Silver and Steel - Evidence for Book of Mormon Metallurgy

What evidence is there for Book of Mormon metallurgy?  The Book of Mormon claims the use of gold, silver, copper, iron and steel.  Is there any evidence of the use of these metals among the ancient civilizations of the Americas?  Intensive new research reveals that non-Mormon scholars have discovered the use of all of these metals by the Hopewell which was the highly advanced civilization that existed during the time frames of the Book of Mormon. You will see artifacts recovered from Hopewell burial mounds with these metals and much more. Come and learn more!