A Dictionary of the Book of Mormon/Mormon, Land of
MORMON, LAND OF. The region near the city of Lehi-Nephi, where Alma, the elder, gathered and ministered to those who accepted his gospel teachings. (Say B. C. 150.) It was admirably adapted for this purpose, having a small forest in which the fugitives could hide from the forces of king Noah, and a fountain of pure water in which they could be baptized. In this neighborhood, in later years (about B. C. 90), Nephite apostates and Lamanites built a large city, which they called Jerusalem.