TV's Frink said:
darth_ender said:
TV's Frink said:
darth_ender said:
As for the Garden of Eden, yes, we teach that it was here in what is now the American continent. Might seem weird given the various names of familiar places in the Old Testament, such as Ethiopia and the Tigris. However, mankind spread upon the earth, and it's not hard to believe that places received the same names. For instance, I live near Miami...in Arizona. On my mission in Georgia there were cities named Athens and Rome. It's not too hard to believe that different locations carried the same names.
Granted...but why is there reason to believe the Garden of Eden was here?
Revelation from Joseph Smith.
http://lds.org/ensign/1998/01/in-the-beginning-a-latter-day-perspective?lang=eng&query=garden+eden+jackson+county
Well...I can't argue with that. I don't believe it, but it's another point that doesn't allow for further discussion.
I believe I will end up posting the above comment quite a bit in this thread ;-)
I imagine so. I never plan on proving anything to anyone. I simply want to raise awareness ;)