“The land of Desolation was the place where the people of Jared first landed (Alma 22:30; Ether 6:12; 7:6). It was in this region that Limhi’s people discovered the Jaredite ruins, describing the land as being ‘covered with bones of men’ and ‘ruins of buildings’ (Mosiah 8:8; cf. Ether 11:6; ca. 121 B.C.). The city Desolation was built on the borders of the land Desolation, ‘by the narrow pass which led into the land southward’ (Morm. 3:5–7). Desolation repeatedly changed hands during battles between Lamanites and Nephites near the end of the Nephite civilization (Morm. 3:7; 4:2–3, 8, 13, 19; ca..D. 361–375)” (Largey, Book of Mormon Reference Companion, 231–32).