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Originally Posted by nimrod
Perphaps I missed it in the above posts but:
1. Final struggle - does not equal final battle. (could be several battles in the final struggle)
2. Eastern sea - does not necessarily mean eastern seaboard (ie: Atlantic Ocean) Many believe that the sea east in the BOM was the eastern Great Lake and Joseph may have referred to THAT. After all, Cumorah is close to the eastern Great Lake, NOT (so much) the Atlantic Ocean.
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I do agree, it was Moroni's perception of what he thought was left of his people. Other Nephites, could have easily escaped and traveled south [South America] to escape the calamities, as well to other islands since they had the capabilities of shipping. Not to forget, further north as Jerry was alluded too. I do remember a few decades ago, a newspaper print of finding white skin native Amazonian tribes that looked out of place.
I do believe in what Norman Gath and Jerry Ainsworth given for that answer of the location of the eastern sea - namely the Gulf of Mexico.