Why might lands in the New World have been given names similar to those of the Holy Land?

Thomas R. Valletta

“The Book of Mormon is one of the signs of the times. It is an announcement that the restoration of the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ has taken place in the last days. Its presence is a sign that The Church of Jesus Christ (Zion) has been reestablished and that the work of gathering, called ‘the work of the Father,’ is underway (3 Ne. 21:7)” (Largey, Book of Mormon Reference Companion, 140).

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