Now the same dna evidence used in courts of law can credibly speak to the validity of the book of mormon, which serves as the foundation of the mormon religion. While the church has pinned its hopes on the work of limited geography apologetics, the essay makes no mention of geography at all. Hi, i just finished watching a dvd titled dna evidence for book of mormon geography. For the first 150 years of mormonisms existence, everyone thought it was a story about a people who left the middle east and came to south or central america, and who fought wars clear up into new york state where. Reviews of dna evidence for book of mormon geography. Three geneticists respond to the lds essay on dna and the. Simon is married to jane who is an english teacherlibrarian. Does dna evidence prove the book of mormon to be false. 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. 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. The purpose of saints is to present a compelling narrative of the faith and sacrifice of early latterday saints, not to weigh in subtly or otherwise on the various theories of book of mormon geography. It snowed in the city that day, the latest snow in boston history.
The book of mormon is an account of the former inhabitants of this continent that contains the fulness of the everlasting gospel. The book of mormon geography lds map and lands with dna evidence for zarahemla, cumorah, america, and indians and the narrow neck and mexico. The book of first nephi, the first book in the volume, describes the actions of lehi and his family in leaving jerusalem before its destruction, following the counsel of the lord, and wandering through the wilderness for several years before embarking on a transoceanic voyage to somewhere in or near central america. This is some heavy duty gaslighting and throwing the bom under the bus. Also on that day, the dollar weekly bostonian published the first in a series of articles written under a false namea pseudonymthat were part of a scheme to change lds thinking about the book of mormon. Simon southerton submitted to us as to why he left mormonism due to dna evidence is at whyleft125.
In the book of mormon, the book of nephi tells the story of a hebrew family that flees the city of jerusalem around 600 b. In 1841 joseph smith read stephens incidents of travel in central america. 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. His level of arrogance is frustrating to ones senses. Summary of problems with rod meldrums heartland theory. Indications of weather and climate in the book of mormon by ted dee stoddard. In 2004, plant biologist simon southerton published a book that made a similar argument.
The research herein refutes the claim that dna analysis proves the book of mormon false, on the contrary it explores genetic dna evidence that may actually support the claims of the book of mormon. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. The result of research conducted over the course of two and a half years in scientific journals, books, and the scriptures. This is probably true, and the reason is that the book of mormon is not a scientific theory.
Rod meldrum, dna evidence for book of mormon geography. Related topics including the book of mormon and dna. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Recent research has been conducted on native american dna, studies potentially related to the book of mormon that may lend support to its claims. Thick darkness, vapor of darkness, and mists of darkness. Many lds academics and theologians are now promoting a limited geography theory.
Joseph smiths statements regarding book of mormon geography. He is a 42 year convert to the lds church and has served in four branch presidencies, three elder quorum presidencies, seminary instructor, gospel doctrine instructor, veil worker at the st. Haplogroup x in native americans residing in the great lakes region, ohio river valley, and mississippi river valley, and 2 that the events of the book of mormon took place almost entirely in these same regions. A quote from dan egan, a writer for the salt lake tribune. Sorenson, siberian dna, and book of mormon directions. Ces letter links to a poorly written wikipedia article as the basis of their sweeping claim. Like the church, book of mormon central bmc is officially geography neutral. The result was the creation of a dvd titled dna evidence for book of mormon geography. Paul minnesota temple, and currently is serving as gospel doctrine teacher of the menomonie wisconsin. Dna evidence and molecular genetics disprove the book of mormon. The book of mormon is clear that it was a literal curse on their skin. Dnas representation of the scientific evidence is simply wrong. On the website, book of mormon geography, the following statement is made. This book locates everything from the narrow neck, to zarahemla, from cumorah, to the land of promise, bountiful, and more.
A more clear statement would be that book of mormon geography is allowed to be a subject of speculation because joseph didnt reveal the location. The conclusion of dna evidence brings us the fascinating testimony of an exmormon. Three great resources to debunk the dna vs book of mormon. Not written by a mormon the lost civilizations of north america. The chief claim, and the premise of the entire book, is that hebrews carried the message of the coming messiah on a voyage across the atlantic. Correlation and verification through dna, prophetic, scriptural, historical, climatological, archaeological, social, and cultural evidence rodney meldrum, 2008. Jan 29, 2019 as for a book of mormon geography being based on a theory that joseph didnt know what he was talking about, that is an incorrect statement. Scientific studies of dna, facial structure, blood types, and migration patterns have indicated that natives are of siberian origin and are totally unrelated to ancient jews. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence that proves the book of mormon. In the paper revisiting sariah at elephantine, neal rappleye, a research project manager here at book of mormon central, explains that scholars have identified a jewish woman named.
Supporting evidences of the book of mormon are broadly identifiable. The evidence assembled to date suggests that the majority of native americans carry largely asian dna. Since 2014which was the last time i discussed lehis missing dna theres been a few articles of interest that i thought i would mention and comment on. Dna evidence has relatively little to do with the authenticity of the book of mormon, but does provide importance tentative insights into the origins of many ancient american peoples. May 11, 2009 a recently published book claims that dna evidence proves the book of mormon, one of the books of scripture used by the mormon church, incorrect. Overview true book of mormon geography lands western. Another testament of jesus christ, is true, not false. Some mormon researchers claim that it is not valid to use genetics to attempt to prove or disprove the historicity of the book of mormon, citing a lack of source genes and the improbability of tracing israelite dna even if present. Archaeological evidence, dna evidence, scientific theories, and scriptures from the book of mormon. A journal of latterday saint faith and scholarship. We have sought to uphold the churchs position of neutrality on these theories.
The volume has long invited scrutiny from all branches of science. The conflicts have caused some commentators to conclude that the book of mormon is a human document and was not translated by joseph smith from golden plates given to him. The genetic data demonstrate instead that no matter how such. 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. Sorenson, siberian dna, and book of mormon directions wheat. That mission is invoked because the core of rod meldrums presentation is not book of mormon geography or dna. That is, when confronted with dna evidence that doesnt track with what. Its been a few years since i talked about dna and the book of mormon. Mar 27, 2016 saturday, june 11, 1842, was unusually cold in boston, massachusetts. Correlation and verification through dna, prophetic, scriptural, historical, climatological, archaeological, social, and cultural evidence rodney meldrum, 2007, mailorder dvd. Author brings case for book of mormon geography to midland. National geographic society statement on the book of mormon. Church releases statement on book of mormon geography. Seriously, though the fact that joseph seems to have considered zelph a lamanite means there is little reason to doubt the story based on either dna evidence or book of mormon geography.
The dvd is based upon a popular presentation given in a number of fireside. History there is a mammoth that was unearthed in mexico in 1952 which was irrefutable evidence of man and book of mormon people living. Dna evidence for book of mormon geography documentarytube. Brother meldrum has since given hundreds of presentations across the united states and canada and has shared his research and findings in support of the truthfulness of the book of mormon and the gospel of jesus christ with hundreds of thousands of members of. The book of mormon makes several scientific claims that can be tested. Statement on book of mormon geography page 6 general. Meldrum is a researcher, author and national lecturer on the truthfulness of the book of mormon, its historical efficacy and scriptural and physical evidences. The book of mormon begins in a wellknown location, jerusalem, in 600 b.
Others look to peru and south america, or to the baja peninsula, or texas, and some even propose the malaysian peninsula. This book locates everything from the narrow neck, to zarahemla, from cumorah, to the land of promise, bountiful. We learned that the book of mormon people certainly did live in the most capital parts of the land helaman 1. Instead, it is a challenge to core issues of lds doctrine, belief and practice, which have been entrusted by the lord to the sole province of the leaders of the church. Older lds interpretations of the book of mormon implied that north american natives are all descendents of jews who emigrated from the middle east. There is simply no basis to claim that there is no genetic evidence linking native americans and the middle east. National geographic society statement on the book of mormon national geographic society statement on the book of mormon language.
Dna analysis has concluded that native american indians do not originate from the middle east or from israelites but rather from asia. In early 2008 rodney meldrum published a dvd titled dna evidence for book of mormon geography. If it was, research teams would be trying to test it and falsify it, to verify its validity. Dna evidence proves book of mormon claims about ancient. 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. Though there are several plausible hypotheses regarding the geographic locations of book of mormon events. Genetic attacks on the book of mormon focus on the fact that amerindian dna seems closest to asian dna, and not dna from the middle east or jewish dna. According to joseph smith, the book of mormon was originally engraved on golden plates, which he received in 1827 from an angel named moroni, whom smith identified as a resurrected former inhabitant of the american continent. It is all on the new 5 dvd series, book of mormon evidence and it is nothing short of amazing and exciting to see this level of nonlds evidence in support of the book of mormon. In 2002, anthropologist thomas murphy published an essay in which he argued that dna evidence points to native americans being related to asians, and therefore this disproves the book of mormon. Some place the geography of the book in upstate new york or near the great lakes. Archaeology itself can be divided and subdivided into numerous disciplines. Lost civilizations of north america documentary4, deborah bolnick on haplogroup x.
Five compelling archeological evidences for the book of mormon. This new evidence, in contrast to the first, appears to provide support for the book of mormon as well as and an interesting geographic paradigm for the events therein. The article concludes by emphasizing the churchs neutrality on book of mormon geography and quoting president russell m. 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. To my knowledge there is no reputable researcher who is specifically attempting to test the authenticity of the book of mormon with dna evidence. Hence, moroni had to carry the plates from central america to new york.
Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. Smith claimed to translate the original text of the plates into english. There is generally no direct support amongst mainstream historians and archaeologists for the historicity of the book of mormon. It is part of a collection that includes book of mormon evidences, part two, book of mormon evidences, part three, and book of mormon nuggets contrary to the claims of our critics, there are many interesting findings that make it difficult to explain. Mormon revisionists today believe that moroni went from one hill cumorah to the next to bury the plates. The documentary is a must see for all those who view the book of mormon as an accurate history of the native american indians. Oct 7, 20 the book of mormon geography geography map, dna, lands zarahemla, cumorah, narrow neck, mexico, caribbean sea, american indians, and true evidence. Moroni buried the book of mormon and that is also the same place where the last battles of the. Are israelites the principal ancestors of native americans.
Wait until you see the scientific evidence that has been released since the original dna evidence for book of mormon geography was released. Book of mormon evidences, part one discusses some of the many factors supporting the plausibility of the book of mormon as an ancient document. Lds book of mormon geography evidence land map dna definitive true. Were talking about one guy here, and the book of mormon does talk about serious travel, even though the settlements it continues to cover were in a limited.
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. Using the latest data from several worldclass research libraries and scientific search engines to study worldwide population movements and genetic drift, the. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence youtube. The book of mormon is supposed to be a history of real people living in a real place. Book of mormon stories lds seminary lds books lds church church ideas geography map lds scriptures scripture study scripture journal. The lds church released an essay on their website titled book of mormon and dna studies. The book of mormon geography geography map, dna, lands. The remainder of the video features interviews with experts in history, biology, anthropology, linguistics and archaeology. Dna evidence and molecular genetics disprove the book of mormon by rich deem introduction. However, dna evidence shows no connection between american indians and israel. Nov 26, 2011 sorenson, siberian dna, and book of mormon directions date. Dna evidence for book of mormon geography miscellaneous. His research supports the writings and teachings of ancient and latterday prophets and indicates north america as the location where its epic history played out.
Apr 15, 2008 hi, i just finished watching a dvd titled dna evidence for book of mormon geography. Rod meldrum and book of mormon dna byu scholarsarchive. In 1975, he submitted a paper to a symposium about book of mormon geography outlining the failure of archaeologists to find old world plants, animals, metals, and scripts in. 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. 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 book of mormon claims that the native american peoples are descended from the house of israel, but the dna evidence, according to this book, points to an asiatic origin for the american continents native people. The material below covers the geography of the book of mormon in north america. In this post i wanted to emphasize physical evidencesstuff you can touch, see, feel. Another limited geography model, known as the heartland model, has the book of mormon taking place primarily in the eastern united states. This presentation examines the question of the location of the nephite lands in the americas.
Correlation and verification through dna, prophetic, scriptural, historical, climatological, archaeological, social, and cultural evidence. In fact, the dna evidence does not refute the claims of the text itself, nor does it preclude a divine origin for the book of mormon. According to the book, two of these groups originated from ancient israel. However, what i discovered has prompted me to write a book mapping the book of mormon. This faithstrengthening event will provide new insights and information that supports the truthfulness of the restored gospel of jesus christ, his prophet, joseph smith, and the book of mormon. George regional conference, book of mormon evidence series. 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. Archaeological and historical evidence dna and the book of. Rodney meldrum, dna evidence for book of mormon geography. Book of mormon and dna studies church of jesus christ. Enjoy an educationpacked day of presentations by distinguished authors, researchers and speakers presenting the latest book of mormon evidence research. Wayne may presents archaeological support of the book of mormon to a group in malad, idaho in february of 2017.
Mar 15, 2015 anyone who disagrees with the content of this video, didnt watch it. Firetag 49 comments like many people who consider the book of mormon as scripture, i am fascinated by questions about where it has a setting in ancient historical events. Attempts to resolve conflicts between the book of mormon and dna findings. 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. Sorenson, siberian dna, and book of mormon directions date. I couldnt possibly cover every book of mormon correlation in one sitting. Book of mormon evidence in american archaeology wayne may. Sep 16, 2015 in response to mormon apologetics in 2004 he published losing a lost tribe, which explores the origins of amerindian and polynesian dna and its implications for lds beliefs arising from the book of mormon. Below is the modern map of the area of smiths youth. Rediscovering the book of mormon remnant through dna. The book of mormon teaches the ancient inhabitants of the americas native americans are descendants from the israelite group called the lamanites.
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, is an account of three groups of people. A comprehensive geography of nephite america, and share my. Nelson on the importance the book s primary purposeto testify of jesus christ and his gospel. 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. Lehis family landed either on the east coast or on the northern shore of the gulf of mexico, after sailing around africa and across the atlantic ocean. Dna strands in the book of mormon sunstone magazine. The book of mormon geography lands and map with dna evidence. An evaluation of the word snow in the book of mormon by ted dee stoddard. This book is in contradiction to all other published books on the subject of geography. New evidence for the book of mormon name sariah 1 nephi 2. Saints and book of mormon geography church history.
There are several theories held among latterday saints for the location of book of mormon lands. New scientific support for the truthfulness of the book of mormon. How a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand. Since the late 1990s pioneering work of luigi luca cavallisforza and others, scientists. Centuries later, according to the scripture, jesus appeared to the nephites in the same region after his resurrection. Population genetic structure of variable drug response, nature genetics 293 2001. Brief history of the limited geographic view of the book of mormon by john a.
Mormon church says it was an error in their come follow me manual that there was a curse of dark skin. Book of mormon geography in north america wayne may. The book of mormon presents the evidence from dna researchers. All opinions, speakers and presenters represent and express their own individual opinions, and not necessarily the opinions of firm foundation, book of mormon evidence, or its employees, and no information or opinions represent the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Dna evidence of the book of mormon in north america, linking native americans to the jewish population in the middle east. My original motivation in researching these questions was personal curiosity. Wayne may presents the supporting evidence for the heartland model, that the book of mormon nephites and jaredites lived in north america. A promised land, the land of promise uses the book to show the book of mormon geography evidence, land, map, dna, definitive, and true along with prophetic statements.
107 1594 422 210 1488 263 1181 899 932 1659 678 439 101 1614 1055 227 1241 153 205 1230 43 1340 183 576 1275 1551 224 207 1636 894 826 247 371 409 953 824