Detractors, on the other hand, assume the book of mormon to be smiths invention, pointing not just to the improbability of the story, but to the lack of any linguistic, archeological, or dna. In this episode, three geneticists respond to the lds essay book of mormon and dna studies, and to apologist michael ashs article entitled the dna challenge to the book of mormon that fizzled. Brown takes us to the rootstech conference put on by the church of jesus christ of latter. Some saints belive the book of mormon took place in the heartland of america. Jamie is the author of a recent article entitled dna and mormonism.
How a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand. The book of mormon documentary examines and compares genetic evidence identifying the dna fingerprints of the jewish populations and american indian populations, and presents the testimony of several dna experts in seeking to answer the question, are israelites the principal ancestors of native american indians. The connection between view of the hebrews and the book of mormon has been thoroughly debunked many times. Would dna analysis show as taught by the book of mormon that many american indians are descended from ancient. Baptism of the dead evolved from the beliefs that baptism is necessary for salvation and. Rodney meldrum, dna evidence for book of mormon geography. It burrows into the historical foundations of the book of mormon. Whiting, director of brigham young universitys dna sequencing. The book of mormon gave only scattered clues, speaking of a narrow isthmus, a river called sidon, and lands to the north and south occupied by the nephites and their enemies, the lamanites.
Filming for season three of the book of mormon liveaction series recently wrapped its secondtolast week of production. At marriott international, which was founded by a devout mormon, a decision was made this year to keep bibles and a book of mormon out of four. Richard southerton, thomas murphy, joel kramer, jeremy reyes. Lds bookstore carries a huge selection of quality lds products including art, books, scriptures, clothing, entertainment, preparedness products, ctr rings and other jewelry, and more. One of the core tenets of mormon faith is that the dead can be baptized into the faith after their passing.
Dna evidence and molecular genetics disprove the book of. Lds bookstore scriptures, ctr rings, books, art, primary. Thomas murphy on anthropology and book of mormon lamanite dna pt. Lds missionaries continue the work of their forefathers. That was the big sell, said damon kali, an attorney who practices law in sunnyvale, calif.
Lost civilizations of north america documentary4, deborah bolnick on haplogroup x. Filming for season three of the book of mormon liveaction series recently wrapped its secondtolast week. New scientific support for the truthfulness of the book of mormon. Dna and its implications for lds beliefs arising from the book of mormon. Correlation and verification through dna, prophetic, scriptural, historical, climatological, archaeological, social, and cultural evidence rodney meldrum, 2007, mailorder dvd.
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. Book of mormongeographynew worldgreat lakes geography. They say the events described in the book of mormon were confined to a small section of central america, and that the hebrew tribe was small enough that its dna. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints affirms that the book of mormon is a volume of sacred scripture comparable to the bible. Three geneticists respond to the lds essay on dna and the. The animals that are not domesticated that are mentioned in the book of mormon such as wolves alma 5. Another study, using 720 amerindian genetic material found in mitochondria, the organelles that generate energy for the cell.