Omanis Grant Permission to Dig at Nephi’s Bountiful
This article was originally written by Scot and Maurine Proctor for Meridian Magazine. The following is an excerpt.
It seemed impossible that the government that rules the devoted Muslim country of Oman on the southeastern cap of the Arabian Penninsula would grant permission for an archaeological team, headed by a Latter-day Saint, to dig at the isolated beach called Khor Kharfot which is not just the most, but probably the only viable candidate for Nephi’s Bountiful.
Not only have the Omanis granted permission, they are willing to be our partners, facilitate the work, allow samples to be taken out of the country to be analyzed and more. These are Muslims graciously supporting a very Mormon project—to know everything we can about Nephi’s Bountiful.
How that came to be is the remarkable story we will tell here, but to understand why this is breathtakingly significant requires some context.
Read the full article at ldsmag.com.