Nephi Project
The Nephi Project is a LDS scholar group, which claims that it found many locations of the Book of Mormon in Arabia. Their mission is:
1.) Discovering evidence for the Lehi–Nephi Trail to Bountiful.
2.) Understanding the methods and materials used by Nephi to build his ship.
3.) Gaining insights into Nephi’s ocean voyage to the New World.
4.) Discovering the lands of the Nephites in the New World.
Discoveries
The Nephi Project discovered many possible locations for the Lehi/Nephi trail in Arabian peninsular. This locations include:
1. Valley of Lemuel as Wadi Tayyib al-Ism by George Potter, Craig Thorsted in ,1995
2. River of Laman, stream in Wadi Tayyib al-Ism by George Potter, Craig Thorsted ,1995
3. Most Fertile Parts (1 Nephi 16:14) Dedan-Medina by George Potter ,1996
4. Atim Trees, likely wood for Nephi’s bow by Neil Holland, 1998
5. Lehi’s Trail through Fertile Parts, Dedan-Medina by George Potter, Richard Wellington, Michael Bellersen, Ed Benson, 1998
6. Nahom, northern most Frankincense Trail to east in Yemen by George Potter, Richard Wellington, 1998
7. Place Bountiful, Nephi's Harbor, Khor Rori, Oman by George Potter, Richard Wellington, 1998
8. Lehi’s Trail to Valley of Lemuel by George Potter, Tim Sedor, Bruce Santucci, 1999
9. Lehi period campsite and possible altar sites by George Potter, Tim Sedor, Bruce Santucci, 1999
10. Shazer (wadi Sharma) by Richard Wellington, George Potter, 1999
11. Lehi’s Trail from Shazer to Most Fertile (Dedan) by George Potter, Richard Wellington, Michael Bellersen, Tim Sedor, Satya Nand, 2000
12. Located Neolithic flint quarry 4.5 miles from Khor Rori (candidate for Nephi's Harbor.) by Jim Anderson, Hugh Smith, Linda Smith, Doug Esplin and George Potter, 2006