When the King of the Lamanites converted to the gospel, through the preaching of one of the sons of Mosiah, he sent a proclamation to all his people declaring that all four sons of Mosiah could preach the gospel in all parts of the land, without hinderance. Mormon, at this point in his abridgment of the conversion account, pauses his narrative and inserts a detailed description of the King’s land, including a description of the land of Nephi, the land of the people of Zarahemla, and the lands previously occupied by the Jaredites (Alma 22:27-34). No explanation for the inclusion of these Global Positioning Scriptures (GPS) is given. However, these eight verses, providing some 20 geographical details, in sequence, are without equal for finding and matching a proposed location to the Book of Mormon story. In these verses, Mormon defines the shape of the combined land area, the relative location of the lands within the larger area, and the spatial location of wilderness areas, the small neck of land, the river Sidon and the west and east seas.

We contend that any proposed location of Book of Mormon lands would be required to pass the test of fully matching the geographical descriptions recorded by Mormon in Alma chapter 22. The following maps depict the results of our correlating these 20 geographical points to the area and landforms of Baja California. It is difficult to portray on static maps what is best shown in a dynamic visual presentation. We recommend that the reader view the maps point by point, while reading the corresponding scripture text. This comparison process is best accomplished when followed through several iterations. This helps one to better grasp the considerable detail that Mormon so masterfully presents in only a few statements. We contend that the configurations and alignments of the Baja California peninsula match the geographical points in Mormon’s description of the Book of Mormon lands.