"Father Lehi" award to be presented to Book of Mormon geography pioneer Dr. Joseph Allen

At the upcoming Book of Mormon Archeological Foundation
conference in Salt Lake City, Dr. Joseph Allen and his wife Rhoda
will receive the "Father Lehi" and "Mother Sariah" awards,
recognizing those who have pioneered and expanded exploration of
the Book of Mormon.

While the exact geographical setting for the Book of Mormon is
still an open question, Dr. Allen was one of the pioneers in
researching and publishing on the possible settings beginning
with his dissertation on the legendary white god, Quetzalcoatl in
1970.  In this rebroadcast of an audio interview recorded
several years ago, Dr. Allen talks about why he became interested
in the subject and how a knowledge of Book of Mormon culture and
place as drawn from the scripture itself can bless us
spiritually.

That's this week on The Cricket and Seagull.