As book of mormon students increasingly understand that the book of mormon actually describes a very limited geographical area in its accounts, and as they recognize that mesoamerica southern mexico, guatemala, and surrounding territory offers the best candidate for the setting of the book of mormon, they also recognize that the dna attacks. See more ideas about book of mormon videos, book of. Dna evidence for book of mormon geography documentarytube. Many lds academics and theologians are now promoting a limited geography theory. A clip from the dvd book of mormon and new world dna produce by us at fair. Those interested in knowing more about dna and the book of mormon can find information on the fair website or on the fair wiki. The book of mormon teaches that these israelites are the principal ancestors of modernday native americans. The book of mormon documentary accurately presents the consensus of the scientific community that northern asia not israel is the place of origin of the native american indians. Another testament of jesus christ, is true, not false. Attempts to resolve conflicts between the book of mormon and dna findings. Book of mormon geography, the near cumorah setting book. As each new theory surfaces, we gain fresh hope of acquiring additional insights into it ancient location, but are all too often disappointed.
Book of mormon and dna studies church of jesus christ. Mar 26, 2016 the material below covers the geography of the book of mormon in north america. In this article, we will provide some background on this issue focusing on the scientific issues, followed by a point by point response to various statements made in the essay about the book of mormon. What does dna science have to say about this doctrine. Theyre a tribe that has middle eastern dna, unlike native americans who dont.
Dna and population genetics a haplotype is a group of genes derived from dna that are inherited together from a single parent and a haplogroup is a group of similar haplotypes that share a common ancestor with a singlenucleotide polymorphism mutation. The largest genealogical group out there is the mormon church, so fundamentally every genealogy company makes their software compatible with the churchs free familysearch site, tries to market to mormons, and at. Miraculous claims surrounding the coming forth of the book of. The church takes no position on the specific geographic location of book of mormon events in the ancient americas. Nothing is known about the extent of intermarriage and genetic mixing between book of mormon peoples or their descendants and other inhabitants of the americas, though some mixing appears evident, even during the period covered by the books text. The book of mormon and lds prophets identify todays native americans as literal descendants of hebrews who traveled from jerusalem in 600. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints released a statement today concerning the geography of the book of mormon in the form of a new gospel topics essay titled book of mormon geography. Today with sit down with lds mesoamerican expert daniel johnson and talk about the setting of the book of mormon. Book of mormon geography jeff lindsays site and the. Dna, geography, and the book of mormon by aaron shafovaloff. New scientific support for the truthfulness of the book of mormon. Bill mckeever shows how science is not a friend to the book of mormon story. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. This book locates everything from the narrow neck, to zarahemla, from cumorah, to the land of promise, bountiful.
New discoveries in dna research currently allow scientists to test this historical claim. Watch as wayne may presents the parallels between the geography of the hopewell and adena civilizations and the book of mormon records. Ex mormon president on the racism in the mormon church. An essay on book of mormon and dna studies was added on 114 in the topical guide of the website. Church releases statement on book of mormon geography. Ex mormon president on the racism in the mormon church by newmormonpresident. See more ideas about book of mormon videos, book of mormon and book of mormon prophets. According to the book, two of these groups originated from ancient israel. Order the dvd at for more than 170 years, the church of jesus christ of latterday saints has declared the book of. Critics intent on discrediting the restoration point to dna studies on indigenous american peoples in an attempt to expose joseph, the book of mormon, and the church of jesus christ of latterday. There is generally no direct support amongst mainstream historians and archaeologists for the. Rediscovering the book of mormon remnant through dna. All lds students of book of mormon geography who have worked systematically with the problem in recent decades have come to agree on this sorenson 1985, 2930.
The church of jesus christ of latterday saints affirms that the book of mormon is a volume of sacred scripture comparable to the bible. It contains a record of gods dealings with three groups of people who migrated from the near east or west asia to the americas hundreds of years before the arrival of europeans. Rediscovering the book of mormon remnant through dna joseph. The king james quotations in the book of mormon, the history of the text of the book of mormon. Over 66,000 people viewed the video in the two weeks after it appeared. Well documented facts, and he covered so many different aspects of evidence to back up his video presentation, aside from the compelling dna evidence, he used weather, animal migration, mapping, rivers, water bodies, descriptions from the book of mormon and matched them to the local geography.
The one and only river mentioned in the entire book of mormon is called the sidon. Book of mormon geography, the near cumorah setting book of. The book of mormon claims native americans are descended from israelites. Purchase book this work is the sum of over four years of nearly continuous research into possible dna connections between the native american peoples, and the prophesied remnant of the house of israel as contained in the book of mormon. The book of mormon and the origin of native americans from. See more ideas about book of mormon, america and ancient civilizations. Dna and the book of mormon explained fulllength video youtube. Miraculous claims surrounding the coming forth of the book of mormon are an evidence of the prophetic calling of joseph smith. However, this attack ignores several key points, among which is the fact that the book of mormon states that lehi and his family are clearly not jews.
Sep 08, 2016 on january 31, 2014, the lds church published an essay entitled book of mormon and dna studies in the gospel topics series on its official website. Dna evidence for book of mormon geography miscellaneous. While the church has pinned its hopes on the work of limited geography apologetics, the essay makes no mention of geography at all. Response to rodney meldrums incredible new dna evidence. If weve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. The basic premise of the research engaged in by the author, rod meldrum, was that there was sufficient evidence in the book of mormon and from the prophet jos smith jr. Critics of the lds church recently latched onto dna studies that point to a predominant asiatic origin to the american indians and conclude that the book of mormon cannot be an ancient record as claimed by joseph smith. Bill mckeever explains in a conference talk how the book of mormon, if made of gold plates, would have weighed around 200. Book of mormon index of topics mormonism research ministry. The book of mormon and the origin of native americans from a. Purchase book this work is the sum of over four years of nearly continuous research into possible dna connections between the native american peoples, and the prophesied remnant of the. Older lds interpretations of the book of mormon implied that north american natives are all descendents of jews who emigrated from the middle east.
Nelson on the importance the books primary purposeto testify of jesus christ and his gospel. Book of mormon geography papers archives joseph smith. The heartland model or heartland theory of book of mormon geography postulates that the events described in the book of mormon took place, primarily, in the heartland of north america. Book of mormon and dna studies here is a comment from the sltrib article this morning. Even though the mormon church formally denies endorsing any geographical theory regarding the location of book of mormon events, its many book of mormon editions, film strips, pamphlets and professors using images and references exclusively of the. Heartland model wayne may presents the supporting evidence for the heartland model, that the book of mormon nephites and jaredites lived in. It is a book of scripture aimed at teaching people about christ and. The lds church released an essay on their website titled book of mormon and dna studies. Book of mormon evidence in american archaeology wayne may. Jan 29, 2019 the article concludes by emphasizing the churchs neutrality on book of mormon geography and quoting president russell m. The book of mormon is not intended to be a history book or a guide to geography, science, or any other secular topic.
Hi, i just finished watching a dvd titled dna evidence for book of mormon geography. For those interested, an overview of book of mormon geography and the various geographical models offered over the years is available on on the fair wiki. The heartland model or heartland theory of book of mormon geography postulates that the events described in the book of mormon took place, primarily, in the heartland of north america among its proposals are that mound builders, including the hopewell and the adena, were among those peoples described in accounts of events in book of mormon books such as alma and helaman. We talk about what evidence we find and what evidence is really not fair to ask for. The book of mormon is clear that it was a literal curse on their skin. This is some heavy duty gaslighting and throwing the bom under the bus. Wayne may book of mormon geography in north america. The book of mormon tells the story of a family from ancient jerusalem that crossed the ocean and colonized somewhere in the western. A forum for exmormons and others who have been affected by mormonism to share news, commentary, and comedy about the mormon church.
The book of mormon, the founding document of the latter day saint movement and one of the four books of scripture of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church, is an account of three groups of people. Bill mckeever explains in a conference talk how the book of mormon, if made of gold plates, would have weighed around 200 pounds. In 2014 the church quietly published book of mormon and dna studies, an essay which distills an avalanche of mormon apologetics published solely in lds journals, and attempts to address population genetics. Three great resources to debunk the dna vs book of mormon. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence youtube. An excellent documentary by rod meldrum for new scientific support for the truthfulness of the book of mormon studying the correlation and verification through dna, prophetic, scriptural, historical, climatological, archaeological, social, and cultural evidence. Mormon church says it was an error in their come follow me manual that there was a curse of dark skin. Lost civilizations of north america documentary4, deborah bolnick on haplogroup x. The book of mormon and the new world dna deseret book. If youve listened to my interviews on the book of mormon, ive asked a few people, like jim vun cannon and david rosenvall about the lemba tribe in africa. Book of mormon geography, the near cumorah setting there have been numerous attempts to locate the long, lost lands of the book of mormon over the years. Attacks on the validity of the book of mormon using dna data support for the book of mormon by mormon academics. It, therefore, is an important geographical indicator.
May 19, 2018 dna and population genetics a haplotype is a group of genes derived from dna that are inherited together from a single parent and a haplogroup is a group of similar haplotypes that share a common ancestor with a singlenucleotide polymorphism mutation. Book of mormon and dna studies response to an essay on book of mormon and dna studies was added on 114 in the topical guide of the website. I have watched more than 20 hours of wayne may book of mormon lecture videos and conversed with both wayne may and rod meldrum in person. The book of mormon geography lands and map with dna evidence. It is disk 2 of the comprehensive book of mormon evidence series of 5 dvds totaling over 9 hours of instructi. Reviews of dna evidence for book of mormon geography. This is a clip from a video that has recently been released by fair foundation for apologetic information and research which answers the. Each of these links provides welldocumented information with the ability to locate other information of interest. Book of mormon geography in north america wayne may. A youtube clip entitled dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence is causing a stir among mormons as it has appeared on websites such as, ldsliving, prepare to serve youtube site and lds smile. Critics intent on discrediting the restoration point to dna studies on indigenous american peoples in an attempt to expose joseph, the book of mormon, and the church of jesus christ of latterday saints as frauds. Wayne may presents archaeological support of the book of mormon to a group in malad, idaho in february of 2017.
The material below covers the geography of the book of mormon in north america. On january 31, 2014, the lds church published an essay entitled book of mormon and dna studies in the gospel topics series on its official website. Correlation and verification through dna, prophetic, scriptural, historical, climatological, archaeological, social, and cultural evidence. The essay asserts that dna studies cannot be used decisively to either affirm or reject the historical authenticity of the book of mormon. The new essay begins with this declarative statement. We believe it did, and startling new scriptural, prophetic, physical, and dna evidences st. Critics of the lds church recently latched onto dna studies that point to a predominant asiatic origin to the american indians and conclude that the book of mormon cannot be. The documentary is a must see for all those who view the book of mormon as an accurate history of the native american indians. Dna evidence of the book of mormon in north america, linking native americans to the jewish population in the middle east. However, this attack ignores several key points, among which is the fact that the book of mormon states. The mainstream scientific consensus about the origin of the ancient americans and peoples is at odds with the claims put forth in the book of mormon, though mormon apologists have made efforts to reconcile these contradictions. Does dna evidence prove the book of mormon is false. The idea that america may have been overwhelmingly peopled by folks from northeastern asia. We talk about his trips to these ancient cities and what we find their to support our testimonies.
Like the church, book of mormon central bmc is officially geography neutral. Meldrum papers by papers january 6, 2012 2 comments rod l. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence that proves the book of mormon. The dvd is based upon a popular presentation given in a number of fireside. Even though the mormon church formally denies endorsing any geographical theory regarding the location of book of mormon events, its many book of mormon editions, film strips, pamphlets and professors using images and references exclusively of the mesoamerican area speaks otherwise. Devout mormon, daniel peterson, a professor of asian and near eastern languages at brigham young university, said. Jan 21, 2016 response to rodney meldrums incredible new dna evidence for the book of mormon a youtube clip entitled dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence is causing a stir among mormons as it has appeared on websites such as, ldsliving, prepare to serve youtube site and lds smile. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming. In early 2008 rodney meldrum published a dvd titled dna evidence for book of mormon geography.
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