Dna geography and the book of mormon

New scientific support for the truthfulness of the book of mormon. Nothing is known about the dna of book of mormon peoples, and even if their genetic profile were known, there are sound scientific reasons that it might remain undetected. Lds book of mormon geography evidence land map dna definitive true. Reviews of dna evidence for book of mormon geography fairmormon. Thru this book and prophetic statements we definitively locate most everything. 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. Where does the book of mormon really take place and does it matter. Older lds interpretations of the book of mormon implied that north american natives are all descendents of jews who emigrated from the middle east. It is commonly referred to as the hemispheric geography model because it locates the events and descendants of the book of mormon peoples across the entire. Because the nephites were nearly exterminated, any chance of locating an existing tribe carrying nephite dna on book of mormon land is unrealistic.

Many lds academics and theologians are now promoting a limited geography theory. The contents, structure, and authorship of the book of mormon by jn washburn 247 pages. New scientific support for the truthfulness of the book of. This approach, often referred to as the limited geography model, argues for a more limited view of the book of mormon, suggesting that the book is a history of only a small group of native americans in central america. Rediscovering the book of mormon remnant through dna. While the church has pinned its hopes on the work of limited geography apologetics, the essay makes no mention of geography at all. According to the book, two of these groups originated from ancient israel. Apr 15, 2008 hi, i just finished watching a dvd titled dna evidence for book of mormon geography. Book of mormon geography evidence land map definitive dna archaeolgy see more. Book of mormon map and geography high def duration.

This statement was cited in the 2014 gospel topics essay book of mormon and dna studies n. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence youtube. Oct 01, 2019 click to view on the internet rediscovering the book of mormon remnant through dna by rod meldrum. This paper debunks the myth that the book of mormon has been proved false by modern dna evidence.

Dna strands in the book of mormon sunstone magazine. 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. Click to view on the internet rediscovering the book of mormon remnant through dna by rod meldrum. Jan 29, 2019 the article concludes by emphasizing the churchs neutrality on book of mormon geography and quoting president russell m. 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. Dna evidence for book of mormon geography miscellaneous. The lds church released an essay on their website titled book of mormon and dna studies. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints takes no official stance on the geography of the book of mormon. Aug 06, 2004 of zelph, lamanites, geography, and dna in my opinion, the text of the book of mormon inherently points to a limited geographical scope for the new world events it describes. 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. This book will astound all book of mormon geography enthusiasts. 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 problem with this is that a christ quoted isaiah in matt. Saints and book of mormon geography church history.

Like the church, book of mormon central bmc is officially geography neutral. There is a strong correlation between the ojibwa tribe of the great lakes area, and the druze of israel. To our knowledge, there have been no discussions about the need to put down one theory of book of mormon geography in order to promote another. Dna and the book of mormon new evidence shows that we should not be too hasty posted on july 27, 2015 by beau anderson for many years now, people have claimed that the book of mormon cannot be true because published genetic studies based on mitochondrial and ychromosome research seem to contradict migration accounts found in the book of. The book titled, a promised land, the land of promise uses the book of mormon to locate the lands and cities and all geography. Hi, i just finished watching a dvd titled dna evidence for book of mormon geography. 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.

See the series of quotations from 1903 to 1993 at book of mormon geography and revelation, fairmormon n. This remarkable find coincides with the true book of mormon geography which is centered in western new york not mesoamerica because the nephites were nearly exterminated, any chance of locating an existing tribe carrying nephite dna on book of mormon land is unrealistic. 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. The limited geography model of the book of mormon supports this position. The book of mormon geography lds map and lands with dna evidence for zarahemla, cumorah, america, and indians and the narrow neck and caribbean sea. The documentary is a must see for all those who view the book of mormon as an accurate history of the native american indians. Hemispheric geography theory lds have traditionally interpreted the text hemispherically and assumed a blank continent. In short, dna studies cannot be used decisively to either affirm or reject the historical authenticity of the book of mormon. The city desolation was built on the borders of the land by the narrow pass which led into the land southward. Each of these links provides welldocumented information with the ability to locate other information of interest. It was released by the church to help explain how the book of mormon s credibility is not harmed due to recent dna evidence which concludes that the native americans are not the descendants of the book of mormon people, and to explain why the churchs credibility is not harmed due to having such a.

Jan 26, 2008 the 4hour dvd basically presents two hypotheses. Evidences of the ancient inhabitants are documented in these volumes. A phylogenetic perspective, journal of book of mormon studies 12, no. 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. Desolation, city of true book of mormon geography lands. Desolation, a city located in the north in the land desolation where limhis people found the jaredite ruins. Jun 10, 2019 the church of jesus christ of latterday saints takes no official stance on the geography of the book of mormon. Nelson on the importance the books primary purposeto testify of jesus christ and his gospel. 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. 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. The book of mormon and the new world dna deseret book. 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. This book of mormon map along with a wall map are available for down loading in color and the book of mormon geography book a promised land, the land of promise with all the mormon maps and details is also available at alpha publishing at. The church takes no position on the specific geographic location of book of mormon events in the ancient.

That geography is remarkably selfconsistent and can be fit in mesoamerica. 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. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence that proves. The book of mormon teaches that these israelites are the principal ancestors of modernday native americans. The book of mormon and dna research edited by daniel peterson 287 pages. Critics have tried to apply american indian dnabased research to the book of mormon without designing a study specifically for that purpose. 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, the founding document of the latter day saint movement and one of the. Book of mormon and the american indian dna scientists claim that cherokees are from the middle east book of mormon amazing historicity.

Dont know much about book of mormon geography the faith. Dna evidence of the book of mormon in north america, linking. 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. Book lot mormon lds evidences map geography structure dna. Attempts to resolve conflicts between the book of mormon and dna findings.

New discoveries in dna research currently allow scientists to test this historical claim. This theory has been gaining substantial support among lds scholars since the mid1980s because it more accurately represents. Lds book of mormon geography a promised land, the land. Correlation and verification through dna, prophetic, scriptural, historical, climatological, archaeological, social, and cultural evidence. The following essay is the official lds released essay entitled book of mormon and dna studies. Reviews of dna evidence for book of mormon geography. The new essay begins with this declarative statement. 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.

As dna tests and sequencing has become more common critics of the book of mormon have pointed out that if there really was a group of people that traveled to the americas from the middle east west asia then there should be some dna evidence of that found in the modern descendants of those people. Jan 18, 2018 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 mesoamerica. Research true book of mormon geography lands western new. Dna evidence for book of mormon geography by rod meldrum. The book and the map, new insights into book of mormon geography by venice priddis 169 pages. Research true book of mormon geography lands western. The geography of the book of mormon by cecil mcgavin and willard bean. Generations of mormons grew up with the notion that american indians are descended from a lost tribe from the house of israel, offspring of a book of mormon figure named lehi, who left jerusalem and sailed to the americas around 600 b.

This book locates everything from the narrow neck, to zarahemla, from cumorah, to the land of promise, bountiful. Dna evidence for book of mormon geography introduced the widely recognized heartland model geographya swelling movement within the church. There is generally no direct support amongst mainstream historians and archaeologists for the. 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. Church releases statement on book of mormon geography. Rediscovering the book of mormon remnant through dna joseph. Scripture mastery lds seminary lds faith lds books geography map lds scriptures lds primary visiting teaching journaling.

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. We have sought to uphold the churchs position of neutrality on these theories. A radically different book of mormon geography theory. Rediscovering the bom remnant through dna book of mormon. It is different, well written, long, and with more footnotes and references than i have ever seen. Though there are several plausible hypotheses regarding the geographic locations of book of. 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. Of zelph, lamanites, geography, and dna in my opinion, the text of the book of mormon inherently points to a limited geographical scope for the new world events it describes. More importantly, it is the only book on the subject that is not merely someones belief or opinion, but every point made is reference directly to the book of mormon text and. How a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand.

The book of mormon geography lands and map with dna evidence. 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. 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. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Oct 7, 20 the book of mormon geography geography map, dna, lands zarahemla, cumorah, narrow neck, mexico, caribbean sea, american indians, and true evidence. It is extraordinarily difficult to use dna sequence information to track the lineage of any group with such a complex lineage history as. The book of mormon geography book with maps and information on dna evidence is written with prophetic quotes and text from the book. It is a record of gods dealings with ancient inhabitants of. Dna hagoth true book of mormon geography lands western.

Lost civilizations of north america documentary4, deborah bolnick on haplogroup x. The book of mormon geography geography map, dna, lands. 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 dvd is based upon a popular presentation given in a number of. 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. In early 2008 rodney meldrum published a dvd titled dna evidence for book of mormon geography. Additionally, the book of mormon describes the sea as the red sea. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints affirms that the book of mormon is a volume of sacred scripture comparable to the bible. Building faith in christ with the book of mormon 164 pages. Here are some posts from book of mormon evidence that i enjoy about book of mormon geography.

A model for the book of mormon in baja dna and the book. 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. Mosiah 78, in book of mormon seminary teacher manual 2012, 196. 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. This remarkable find coincides with the true book of mormon geography which is centered in western new york not mesoamerica. Book of mormon map along with a wall map are available for down loading in color and the book of mormon geography is also available at alpha publishing. For these same reasons, arguments that some defenders of the book of mormon make based on dna studies are also speculative. This book is in contradiction to all other published books on the subject of geography. The arguments claiming that near eastern dna is not found in the americas is also disproved by haplogroup x mtdna. 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.