Uplifting
guided tours

US TOLL-FREE NUMBER:

1-(866) 252-0896 |
Cancun, Mexico
+52 (984) 169-1779

+1 (801) 415-5136

ENGEN ESPES
Tours & Activities
Complete List of Tours Cruise Ship Tours Tulum Tours + Activity Chichen Itza Tours + Cenote Ek Balam Tours + Cenote Coba Tours + Activity One Site Tours + Activity Two Site Tours + Cenote Multi-Day Tours Theme Parks + Tours Water Parks + Tours Cozumel Cruise Excursions
Airport Shuttle multi-day tours promotions multi-day tours promotions Blog Blog Store Store Contact us PAY ONLINE
PAY ONLINE

87 +
Tours
Available

Airport
Shuttle
Service

Contact Us

Pay
Online

Tree of life

The "Stela #5" stone carving was found in October of 1939 by Matthew W. Stirling

It stood in the temple courts at the ancient ruin City call “Izapa” in the southwestern corner of Mexico.



The Stela measures approximately 8 feet high, 5 feet wide 2 feet thick. Archaeologist date “Stela 5” at approx. 100AD. In 1957, Dr. M. Wells Jakeman, from Brigham Young University, interpreted the carving as a representation of "Lehi's dream" or the "Tree of Life" recorded in Nephi 8: 1-38.

This beautiful illustration of the Tree of Life is an incredible reference to this powerful engraving. The commentary underneath the illustration says: "Among many other engraved stone monuments in the area, a 15 ton Stela located on the Guatemala-Mexico border and close to the City of Tapachula Chiapas bears witness of a Civilization that dates to the time period of The Book of Mormon (600BC-350AD).

Book your tour today with Alma´s LDS Tours, and come learn more about these amazing parallelisms of Ancient Mesoamerica and The Book of Mormon!.

Tree of life
  1. The Tree of Life with much fruit
  2. 12 roots representing the 12 tribes from Egypt
  3. Cheribums guarding the tree of life
  4. And elder (beardeed?) giving instruction (Lehi)
  5. Man of great stature, speaking stylus in hand (Nephi) Spirit speaking through him?
  6. Man in supportive role(Sam)
  7. Old female with royal headdress (Sariah)
  8. Two men with their backs to the tree representing rejection, one blinded by smoke (Laman/Lemuel)
  9. Rod of Iron
  10. The filthy waters - depths of hell
  11. Jawbone held over Lehi spokesman for the Lord
  12. Groping in mist of darkness, hand touching tree
  13. Partaking of fruit, but turning away from tree
  14. Several birds and fish - eternal life
  15. Laughing person - in building the air
CONTACT US

US TOLL-FREE NUMBER

1-(866) 252-0896

Cancun, Mexico
+52 (984)169-1779

Email: info@almaldstours.us

Tripadvisor
Alma LDS Tours Logo
Subscribe

Be the first to find out the most exclusive deals, promotion codes and discounts

SITE
CHURCH
CONTACT
RESOURCES
Godaddy Seal Low price guaranteed
PRIVACY STATEMENT TERMS PAYMENT CONDITIONS & REFUND POLICY
Copyright © 2022 ALMA'S LDS TOURS LLC. All rights reserved.

The Tours and Services offered by Alma's LDS Tours LLC are neither made, provided, approved nor endorsed by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Any content or opinions expressed, implied or included in the description of the Tours and Services offered by Alma's LDS Tours LLC are solely those of Alma's LDS Tours LLC and not those of Intellectual Reserve, Inc. or The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints