“Jershon is a logical location, since it is closer than Zarahemla. They would have depended on the generosity of those whom they visited to feed and house them. Apparently their message had appealed to the poorest Zoramites, who were therefore the least able to offer hospitality, especially for a sustained period. Most Zoramites were completely unsympathetic—and worse, as we shall see in this chapter. The welcoming support of Jershon would have been sustaining to them” (Gardner, Second Witness, 4:488).