Native americans, dna, and the mormon church southerton, simon g. 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. According to both a 2016 article and a 2011 article in deseret news, eight of twelve children that joseph smith, jr. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints affirms that the book of mormon is a volume of sacred scripture comparable to the bible. And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of god, as was aaron. With sufficent evidence that dna can not 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 evidence proves book of mormon claims about ancient.
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. And take unto thee aaron they brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of israel, that he may minister unto me in the priests office, even aaron, nadab and abihu, eleazar and ithamar, aarons sons. Because no jewish dna can be found among modern native americans, antimormons claim this proves that the book of mormon account is false. Ces letter links to a poorly written wikipedia article as the basis of their sweeping claim. 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. The traditional lds position the book of mormon recounts the story of small israelite groups headed by lehi and mulek that were brought from ancient jerusalem to the american continent by the hand of the lord. Also, the book of mormon does not explicitly mention contact with outsiders during lehis journey. Prophets who taught of christ were called from among this people for over a millennium, but eventually the people. Sep 01, 2004 i just wanted to share with you all that there is now solid proof that the book of mormon is a fake. There is no way that they can deny it now, well i guess that you could, but that would be crazy. While critics may believe that book of mormon dna testing entirely undermines mormon beliefs, it is important to realize that some underlying assumptions may have lead to faulty conclusions. The church says the studies are being twisted to attack its beliefs. Lds false prophecy disses jesus dna life after ministry.
If the book of mormon is true, then joseph smith was a prophet. Rediscovering the book of mormon remnant through dna. The topic of dna research is a timely one, as are the compelling views presented in this book. The book of mormon is primarily a religious book containing teachings and doctrine about god and jesus christ. 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. Mormonism is a religion less than two centuries old, but in this short time it has managed to accrue a long list of embarrassments which the church leaders would prefer were kept silent. That being said, it only take a smidgen of logic to see that dna research does not disprove the book of mormon. I just wanted to share with you all that there is now solid proof that the book of mormon is a fake. Wish the creators had studied logic, because gordon b. 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. But now with dna mapping, its proven that they have no dna genetics of no one in the middle east. The documentary is a must see for all those who view the book of mormon as an accurate history of the native american indians. A recently published book claims that dna evidence proves that the book of mormon, a book of scripture used in conjunction with the bible by the mormon church, is incorrect and points to an asiatic origin versus a middle eastern origin for the inhabitants of the american continents about 100 genetic studies have been done on about 75 groups out of 500 known native.
The lds church released an essay on their website titled book of mormon and dna studies. Tribe of manasseh native american dna mormon bandwagon. The book of mormon, made public by joseph smith in 1830, is a cornerstone of church doctrine and is taken literally by the faithful. Dna evidence and molecular genetics disprove the book of. And even a couple of mormon dna mapping people found that none exist. Mormons contend that two groups of israelites left from israel and set sail, landing in america. Murphy who is a member of the church of jesus christ latter. Dna evidence and molecular genetics disprove the book of mormon. Oct, 2010 nowhere in the book of mormon does it say that if you take the dna of native americans and compare it to the dna of modernday israelites the dna will match. Proof that the book of mormon is a fraud christian forums. 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. To treat it primarily as anything else is to treat it as a very shaky foundation. The biggest problem with most anti mormon attacks involving dna and the book of mormon is not so much the lack of scholarship about dna as it is the lack of scholarship concerning the book of mormon.
Mormon doctrine originally subtitled a compendium of the gospel is an encyclopedic work written in 1958 by bruce r. New discoveries in dna research currently allow scientists to test this historical claim. 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. Now, finally, incontrovertible scientific evidence can either prove the book of mormon to be true and therefore mormonism is the true, restored gospel or the book of mormon is a fabricated tale and the claims of mormonism false. This must mean that amerindians are not descended from book of mormon peoples, and the book of mormon is false. How a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand. If weve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. Recent research has been conducted on native american dna, studies potentially related to the book of mormon that may lend support to its claims. Simon is married to jane who is an english teacherlibrarian. 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. It teaches, among other things, that many american indians are descendants of ancient israelites who came to this continent 600 years before christ a time period within the reach of modern archeology and genetics. Book of mormon and dna studies here is a comment from the sltrib article this morning. Mormon researchers such as anthropologist thomas w. Rod is a friend of mine and a member of my hp group, but he has oversimplified this dna matter, aside from falsely stating 1 that the maya are the center of interest of those who consider the book of mormon to be a mesoamerican codex, and 2 that they focus on the maya because they think that joseph smith did so as well.
Dna evidence and molecular genetics disprove the book of mormon by rich deem introduction. Prophets who taught of the messiah were called from among this people for over a. Dna samples taken from modern american indians show no connection to the dna of the peoples of the middle east. While the church has pinned its hopes on the work of limited geography apologetics, the essay makes no mention of geography at all. The book of mormon is supposed to be a history of real people living in a real place. Centuries later, according to the scripture, jesus appeared to the nephites in the same region after his resurrection. Mcconkie, a general authority of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church. This interpretation, still dominant among members of the lds church, remained in the introduction to the book of mormon until recently. Mormonism is a religion less than two centuries old, but in this short time it has managed to accrue a long list of embarrassments which the church leaders would prefer were kept. A logical proof that mormonism is f alse by matt slick mormonism teaches that god used to be a man on another world, mormon doctrine by bruce mcconkie, p. The book of mormon for more than 170 years, the church of jesus christ of latterday saints has declared the book of mormon to be a scriptural and literal history.
Below is the modern map of the area of smiths youth. The controversy arises from dna studies of native american peoples. Dna and the book of mormon the traditional latterday saint position t he book of mormon recounts the story of a small israelite group led by lehi and also one headed by mulek from ancient jerusalem to the american continent in approximately 600 bc. The evidence assembled to date suggests that the majority of native americans carry largely asian dna. Wikipedias other article on americas settlement does not. Mormon is allegedly a prophethistorian who was the native american believed by mormons to have written the book of mormon the main religious text of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints mormonism. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence that proves the book of mormon. 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. 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. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence general.
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. Dna and the book of mormon brigham young university. 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. Does dna evidence prove the book of mormon to be false. The book of mormon makes several scientific claims that can be tested. In reality, this dna evidence is based on faulty assumptions and excessive confidence in a. Would dna analysis show as taught by the book of mormon that many american indians are descended from ancient. Book of mormon dna problem solved reading in jacob a couple of days ago i ran across a passage that completely solved for me the socalled problem claimed by the enemies of the lord who proclaim against what his chosen servants have taught concerning the lamanites in. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence youtube. The lds church claims they are and the validity of the book of mormon requires that they are. Respected dna scientists, geneticists, and book of mormon scholars provide their views on dna and the book of mormon. 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.
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. Nowhere in the book of mormon does it say that if you take the dna of native americans and compare it to the dna of modernday israelites the dna will match. Jun 21, 2010 when joesph smith said these things, there was no dna, so no one could tell. However, this attack ignores several key points, among which is the fact that the book of mormon states. Hinckley is merely saying that you cant prove a negative. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. The criticism of the mormon church is the following. It was intended primarily for a latterday saint audience and is often used as a reference book by church members because of its comprehensive nature. The book of mormon and the new world dna deseret book. Hinckley is said to be factually wrong, because he says theres no dna evidence that proves there was no migration from israel. The critics are using tentative scientific findings to discredit common misconceptions about the book of mormon, not what the text actually teaches.
The book of mormon describes a small group of hebrews that traveled to the american continent 600 b. This is tad r callisters 4th book and when you take all for into account, the infinite atonement, the inevitable apostasy, the blueprint of christs church and now a case for the book of mormon, reading all four is a perfect primer on the restored gospel of jesus christ and a new member. Does dna evidence prove the book of mormon is false. 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.
When joesph smith said these things, there was no dna, so no one could tell. Dna analysis has concluded that native american indians do not originate from the middle east or from israelites but rather from asia. 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. If the book of mormon is false, joseph smith was not a prophet. Tagged book of mormon, book of mormon does not agree with mormon doctrine, book of mormon is false, church of jesus christ of later day saints, cult, cult apologetics, dna, dna proves the book of mormon is false, dna vs. 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. Modern prophets from joseph smith to the present have consistently taught that the remnant of the other branch, the lamanites, are ancestors of modern native.
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. 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. 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. Another testament of jesus christ, is true, not false. The dna truth that the mormon belief that they are related to the american indians is false. The book of mormon tells the story of a family from ancient jerusalem that crossed the ocean and colonized somewhere in the western. This is too substantial of a number twothirds to be ignored and has great implications in proving that joseph didnt practice polygamy. It was intended primarily for a latterday saint audience and is often used as a reference book by church members because of its.
But i would also expect to see much closer matches with any of josephs descendants that were potentially scattered all over the world. 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 mormon and dna studies church of jesus christ. Top 10 embarrassments of the mormon religion listverse. Book of mormon dna evidence is the holy grail for mormons and antimormons alike.
It might be the funniest thing in the world to me when someone tells me with absolute certainty that the book of mormon isnt true after having admitted never actually reading the book themselves. Nov 06, 2006 the book of mormon teaches that these israelites are the principal ancestors of modernday native americans. A recently published book claims that dna evidence proves that the book of mormon, a book of scripture used in conjunction with the bible by the mormon church, is incorrect and points to an asiatic origin versus a middle eastern origin for the inhabitants of the american continents. Subtitled another testament of jesus christ, it recounts the story story of an israelite family who immigrated to and fully populated the american continents. The fact that smith mentions an oasis in the book of mormon therefore proves nothing. The biggest problem with most antimormon attacks involving dna and the book of mormon is not so much the lack of scholarship about dna as it is the lack of scholarship concerning the book of mormon. Nov 26, 2007 the book of mormon describes a small group of hebrews that traveled to the american continent 600 b. I also sent a copy to byu university, to farms, the mormons branch that is in charge of protecting mormon beliefs, asking how i could refute this dvd. I purchased over 50 copies of this dvd and sent them to mormon temples in the united states and abroad. Thousands of native americans from more than 150 tribes have been tested to determine their ancestry. 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. 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. Lds false prophecy disses jesus dna 01052020 by lifeafterministry alma 7.
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