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Message from Office of First Presidency. Transcript reads:

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Facsimile Transmission Form Office of the First Presidency 47 East SOuth Temple Salt Lake City, UT 84150

First Presidency Fax: [redacted] Telex Number: [redacted] Operator's Telephone: [redacted]

Date: April 23, 1993 No. of pages including this page 1 Sender's Name Carla Ogden Deliver to Brent Hall, FARMS Department [blank] Country/Location

MESSAGE The Church emphasizes the doctrinal and historical vlue of the Book of Mormon, not its geography. While some Latter-day Saints have looked

for possible locations and explanations because the New York Hill Cumorah does not readily fit the BOok of Mormon description of Cumorah, there are

no conclusive connections between the Book of Mormon text and any specific site that has been suggested.