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Originally Posted by bytor2112
How do you know they were wrong?
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We know that the Church has never taken a stance on geography, and said numerous times that it has not been revealed. To say otherwise is incorrect.
The Book of Mormon also tells us that where the plates were found is a different hill than the original place called Cumorah or Ramah. A lot of the comments by past Prophets were based on popular theory. For years it was thought that all of North America was where the Nephites were based, and all of South America was where the Lamanites were based. But if one reads the text of the Book of Mormon, it paints a much different picture. The area is actually much, much smaller.
Our leaders have the right to their opinion and beliefs in areas where there is no revelation. Because of this, we see them placing the Book of Mormon in NUMEROUS places all over the Americas. They went off of the best knowledge they had, which was far from perfect.