Thousands Move to Land Northward

Event 126

Reference: Alma 63:4-9

And it came to pass that in the thirty and seventh year of thereign of the judges, there was a large company of men, evento the amount of five thousand and four hundred men, withtheir wives and their children, departed out of the land ofZarahemla into the land which was northward.MormonLand northward55 B.C.5 And it came to pass that Hagoth, he being an exceedinglycurious man, therefore he went forth and built him anexceedingly large ship, on the borders of the land Bountiful,by the land Desolation, and launched it forth into the westsea, by the narrow neck which led into the land northward.Between land ofBountiful and landof Desolation6 And behold, there were many of the Nephites who didenter therein and did sail forth with much provisions, andalso many women and children; and they took their coursenorthward. And thus ended the thirty and seventh year.West sea7 And in the thirty and eighth year, this man built otherships. And the first ship did also return, and many morepeople did enter into it; and they also took much provisions,and set out again to the land northward.54 B.C.8 And it came to pass that they were never heard of more.And we suppose that they were drowned in the depths ofthe sea.And it came to pass that one other ship also did sail forth;and whither she did go we know not.9 And it came to pass that in this year there were manypeople who went forth into the land northward. And thusended the thirty and eighth year.Land northward