February 18 — Journal of Discourses 8:195 “In the beginning, after this earth was prepared for man, the Lord commenced his work upon what is now called the American continent, where the Garden of Eden was made. In the days of Noah, in the days of the floating of the ark, he took the people to another part of the earth: the earth was divided, and there he set up his kingdom.” — Brigham Young, October 7, 1860
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Genesis 2:10-15 “And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. 11 The name of the first is Pison: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold; 12 And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone. 13 And the name of the second river is Gihon: the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. 14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel: that is it which goeth toward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates.15 And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.”
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There’s a wide array of opinions regarding the location of the Garden of Eden. Some say it can be found from reading Gen. 2:10-14. Other reputable geologists and scholars say there is no evidence to determine the exact location of Eden because of the cataclysmic flood at the time of Noah. See ICR (Institute for Creation Research) for more info.
As Christians we take our knowledge from His word.
We know the Garden of Eden is not in the good ol’ USA.
We also know that the Garden of Eden and the landing spot of Noah’s ark don’t have anything to do with America. It’ll never cease to amaze me that they’ve named a university in honor of Brigham Young.
Please pray for Mormons to do their homework!
With Love in Christ —
Michelle ✟
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