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. Miraculous claims surrounding the coming forth of the book of. Dna loses its original ethnic traces after so many hundreds of years. 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. A list of the exmormon foundation video presentations for 2008 and 2009 are available at their website.
Jan 28, 2007 if you believe that the book of mormon is the entire history, then, the argument goes, dna studies show that demographics are too diverse to be the complete history of the american continents. We believe it did, and startling new scriptural, prophetic, physical, and dna evidences strongly point to the location of the. Its purpose is to educate people about the many similarities between the ancient north american mound builders and the people. Bill mckeever shows how science is not a friend to the book of mormon story. Much as critics and defenders of the book of mormon would like to use dna studies to support their views, the evidence is simply inconclusive. Byu students cast as members of the book of mormon visual library project have been asked to rock beards and long hair on campus. Nothing is known about the dna of book of mormon peoples. Amazing new dna research shows hebrew lineage in several native american tribes in north america. Book of mormondna evidenceissues identifying ancient dna. When the book of mormon was first published, most of what we knew about ancient literature and of ancient america has been proven false since. Nov, 2019 the book of mormon tells the story of a family from ancient jerusalem that crossed the ocean and colonized somewhere in the western hemisphere where they started an entire civilization.
Nov 06, 2006 the book of mormon teaches that these israelites are the principal ancestors of modernday native americans. 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. Dna evidence and molecular genetics disprove the book of mormon by rich deem introduction. Mar 15, 2020 this video goes through a wide potpourri of book of mormon evidences which have not been discussed on prior videos. The book of mormon and dna studies religious tolerance. 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. The book of mormon claims native americans are descended from israelites. Thomas murphy, mormon anthropologist, american apocrypha, 2002, p. Haplogroup x2a dna in native americans book of mormon.
Former bishop simon southerton, an australian researcher and expert on dna, says he lost his testimony when he discovered that native american peoples had asian dna rather than middle eastern dna. Dna questions with rod meldrum book of mormon evidence. Book of mormon mosiah chapter 24 by awitness4jesuschrist michael corbett 5. New discoveries in dna research currently allow scientists to test this historical claim. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence that proves the book of mormon. The book of mormon makes several scientific claims that can be tested. Mar 11, 2018 this video is a response to the original video, dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence found here. The book of mormon videos youtube channel is a collection of videos based on accounts from the book of mormon. Theres a lot of subissues, and ill link to lots of things from the video, but im just going to focus on the most critical issues here, and im hoping at the end of this video youll be very upset about anyone that uses this as a criticism of the book of mormon. The book of mormon teaches that these israelites are the principal ancestors of modernday native americans. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints affirms that the book of mormon is a volume of sacred scripture comparable to the bible. The book of mormon is clear that it was a literal curse on their skin. Incredible dna evidence of the book of mormon in north. There are countless youtube videos that deal with mormonism available on the internet.
The documentary is a must see for all those who view the book of mormon as an accurate history of the native american indians. 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. Another testament of jesus christ, is true, not false. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Mormonism rather than being christocentric is churchegocentric.
Mar 26, 2016 the material below covers the geography of the book of mormon in north america. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints and other denominations in the lds restorationist movement have taught that native americans are descendents of three groups of ancient israelites who came to the new world. Okay people, put on your seatbelts because were about to embark on a complicated journey through the world of population genetics as we explore what dna evidence has to say about the historicity of the book of mormon. The essay asserts that dna studies cannot be used decisively to either affirm or reject the historical authenticity of the book of mormon. Many of those false notions were hurled at the believers of the book of mormon as proof that it must be a fraud. The book of mormon presents the evidence from dna researchers, including mormon scientists, who are wrestling with the dna dilemma that now faces mormonism. However, this attack ignores several key points, among which is the fact that the book of mormon states. 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. I am familiar with dna sequencing and testing including forensics and a couple of things bothered me about the premise of this movie. After thousands of years, all were destroyed except the lamanites, and they are among the ancestors of the american indians. Dna, geography, and the book of mormon by aaron shafovaloff.
Book of mormon and dna studies, gospel topics essays 2016 book of mormon and dna studies, gospel topics essays. Haplogroup x2a dna in native americans book of mormon evidence pt. Ok people, put your seatbelts on because were about to embark on a complicated journey through the world of population genetics as we explore what dna evidence has to say about the historicity of the book of mormon. 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. 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. It is twistology of theology, sedition of addition and infusion of confusion, very radically unlike the purity, simplicity and power of devotion to christ so gloriously lived and min. Prophets who taught of christ were called from among this people for over a. Dna and the book of mormon explained fulllength video youtube.
The book of mormon tells the story of a family from ancient jerusalem that crossed the ocean and colonized. Lost civilizations of north america documentary4, deborah bolnick on haplogroup x. An essay on book of mormon and dna studies was added on 114 in the topical guide of the website. Mormon church says it was an error in their come follow me manual that there was a curse of dark skin. Book of mormon evidence in american archaeology wayne may. The material below covers the geography of the book of mormon in north america. Three geneticists respond to the lds essay on dna and the book of mormon, and to apologist michael ash. John dehlin september 16, 2015 apologetics, book of mormon, top 10 truth claims, top 100, top 5 response to essays 377 comments. 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. This video is a response to the original video, dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence found here. Response to rodney meldrums incredible new dna evidence.
Some are informative, some are funny, some are faithpromoting and many are enlightening. Neverbeforeseen videos of secret mormon temple rituals by newnamenoah. Byu students grow beards, long hair for book of mormon videos. The book of mormon tells the story of a family from ancient jerusalem that crossed the ocean and colonized somewhere in the western hemisphere where they started an entire civilization. Book of mormon central why hasnt lehis dna been found. Dna evidence and molecular genetics disprove the book of. Does dna evidence prove the book of mormon is false. The chief claim, and the premise of the entire book, is that hebrews carried the message of. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence youtube.
Book of mormon sal tlay ka siti lyrics by rick whitehead. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence that proves the book. This is a clip from a video that has recently been released by fair foundation for apologetic information and research which answers the. Tad callister, a case for the book of mormon michael ash, of. Dna and the book of mormon explained fulllength video by fair mormon. The book of mormon recounts the story of small israelite groups led by lehi and mulek who were brought by the hand of the lord from ancient jerusalem to the american continent approximately 600 bc. The strongest evidence yet against the book of mormon. The use of harold blooms description of joseph smith as a religious genius in this video may mislead viewers into thinking bloom was. 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. Wayne may presents book of mormon evidence in north american geography, archaeology and historical records. The committee head on the film project, elder legrand r. Bill mckeever explains in a conference talk how the book of mormon, if made of gold plates, would have weighed around 200 pounds. Miraculous claims surrounding the coming forth of the book of mormon are an evidence of the prophetic calling of joseph smith.
While dna shows that ultimately all human populations are closely related, to date no intimate genetic link has been found between ancient israelites and indigenous americans, much less within the time frame suggested in the book of mormon. Chip thompson uses an illustration of the translation process of the book of mormon to have some interesting encounters at the 2014 mormon miracle pageant in manti, ut. Three great resources to debunk the dna vs book of mormon. Book of mormon videos in chronological order youtube. Dna evidence of the book of mormon in north america, linking. Now when the mormons come knocking on my door i am armed with knowledge. Now the same dna evidence used in courts of law can credibly speak to. Browse channels sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe. Dna markers do not always transfer and may easily be lost over a few hundred years through interbreeding, let alone thousands of.
Mar 27, 20 where did the book of mormon take place. In the past few years, dna studies have been used to provide what may be the strongest and most convincing evidence so far against the authenticity of the book of mormon. The official youtube channel of the book of mormon musical. For these same reasons, arguments that some defenders of the book of mormon make based on dna studies are also speculative. 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.
Theres a good lds article concerning this, but its on my old computer, which i dont feel like starting up again and looking for. Therefore, they claim that dna proves the book of mormon is false or is just an ordinary book. 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. According to the book, two of these groups originated from ancient israel. The book of mormon and the x haplogroupagain fairmormon. Over 66,000 people viewed the video in the two weeks after it appeared. 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. Have you ever wanted to know which native american tribes descended from the nephites and lamanites. This video is part 5 out of 11 videos that im making, which is still only a very brief introduction. This video goes through a wide potpourri of book of mormon evidences which have not been discussed on prior videos. Dna evidence of the book of mormon in north america, linking native americans to the jewish population in the middle east. Book of mormon index of topics mormonism research ministry.
This is some heavy duty gaslighting and throwing the bom under the bus. The book of mormon and lds prophets identify todays native americans as literal descendants of hebrews who traveled from jerusalem in 600. We produce media materials to share biblical truths with latterday saints, and to equip christians to do likewise. The use of harold blooms description of joseph smith as a religious genius in this video may mislead viewers into thinking bloom was referring directly to the book of mormon. What does dna science have to say about this doctrine. Dna evidence and molecular genetics disprove the book of mormon. There is generally no direct support amongst mainstream historians and archaeologists for the. In this article, we will provide some background on this issue focusing on the book of mormon itself, followed by a point by point response to various statements made in the essay about the book of mormon. Aug 28, 2019 in this video, im going to talk about dna and the book of mormon.
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