“Chapter 36: Hagoth,” Book of Mormon Stories (1997), 98 “Chapter 36,” Book of Mormon Stories, 98 Chapter 36 1:52Hagoth About 55 years before the birth of Jesus Christ, thousands of Nephite men, women, and children left Zarahemla and traveled north. Alma 63:4 One of them, a man named Hagoth, built a large ship and launched it into the west sea. Alma 63:5 Many Nephites took food and supplies and sailed north in his ship. Alma 63:6 Hagoth then built other ships that carried people to a land northward. The first ship returned and picked up even more people. Alma 63:7 One other ship set sail. None of the ships returned, and the Nephites never knew what happened to the people. Alma 63:8