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Does the Kon-Tiki Voyage Confirm the Book of Mormon?
| Title | Does the Kon-Tiki Voyage Confirm the Book of Mormon? |
| Publication Type | Magazine Article |
| Year of Publication | 1951 |
| Authors | Widtsoe, John A. |
| Magazine | Improvement Era |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue Number | 5 |
| Pagination | 318–319 |
| Date Published | May 1951 |
| Keywords | External Evidence; Sailing; Seafaring; Transoceanic Contact; Transoceanic Voyage |
| Abstract | Thor Heyerdahl, a Norwegian explorer, successfully accomplished a 4000-mile sea voyage from the coast of Peru to the Tuamotu Islands across the Pacific. The balsa raft named Kon-Tiki sailed only by wind and ocean currents. The author argues that the Kon-Tiki voyage clearly demonstrates that such voyages could certainly have been made, similar to the claims made in the Book of Mormon. |
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Bibliographic Citation
"Does the Kon-Tiki Voyage Confirm the Book of Mormon?" Improvement Era 54, no. 5 (1951): 318-319.
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