Reviews of dna evidence for book of mormon geography. Lds book of mormon geography evidence land map dna definitive true. Dna evidence for book of mormon geography miscellaneous. Dna evidence supports book of mormon thats right, critical dna evidence supports the book of mormon, wow. Nehor, city of true book of mormon geography lands. 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. Its the 5ton elephant in the room that researchers geneticist do not want to talk about.
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. Supporting evidences of the book of mormon are broadly identifiable. A forum for exmormons and others who have been affected by mormonism to share news, commentary, and comedy about the mormon church. This book locates everything from the narrow neck, to zarahemla, from cumorah, to the land of promise, bountiful. How a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand. The book of mormon geography book with maps and information on dna evidence is written with prophetic quotes and text from the book. Jul 06, 2008 rod meldrum, dna evidence for book of mormon geography. The dvd is based upon a popular presentation given in a number of fireside. Gods word is to be established by two or more witnesses 2 cor. The dvd is based upon a popular presentation given in a number of. Correlation and verification through dna, prophetic, scriptural, historical, climatological, archaeological, social, and cultural evidence. 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. 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.
It seems like only a little while back i read where dna samplings and the analysis of their finding pretty much closed the door on book of mormon claims that america was populated by ancient israelite ancestry. For these same reasons, arguments that some defenders of the book of mormon make based on dna studies are also speculative. 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. Does dna evidence prove the book of mormon to be false. Hi, i just finished watching a dvd titled dna evidence for book of mormon geography. 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 evidence for book of mormon geography by rod meldrum dvd. Reviews of dna evidence for book of mormon geography fairmormon. The author, rod meldrum, began the research because of work being done with colleagues on a natural sciences textbook project. But ultimately god requires faith, and is most likely making it intentionally difficult to prove the book of mormon is true, secularly. Errors of rodney meldrum true book of mormon geography. Jan 29, 2019 the article concludes by emphasizing the churchs neutrality on book of mormon geography and quoting president russell m.
Here are some posts from book of mormon evidence that i enjoy about book of mormon geography. What is the controversy about dna and the book of mormon and why is it important. The book titled, a promised land, the land of promise uses the book of mormon to locate the lands and cities and all geography. The result of research conducted over the course of two and a half years in scientific journals, books, and the scriptures. Published on jan, 2016 dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence that proves the book of mormon.
Apr 15, 2008 hi, i just finished watching a dvd titled dna evidence for book of mormon geography. Lds book of mormon geography a promised land, the land. Dna evidence supports the claim that some american indians descended from the old world not asia. The evidence assembled to date suggests that the majority of native. Nelson on the importance the books primary purposeto testify of jesus christ and his gospel.
While the church has pinned its hopes on the work of limited geography apologetics, the essay makes no mention of geography at all. The history accounts for three migrations of people from the middle east. New scientific support for the truthfulness of the book of. Meldrum,rediscovering the book of mormon remnant through dna honeoye falls, ny. 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. Dna evidence of the book of mormon in north america, linking native americans to the jewish population in the middle east.
Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence youtube. Meldrum,rediscovering the book of mormon remnant through dnahoneoye falls, ny. 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. 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. In 1993, he expanded his argument in his book christ in north america. Book of mormon and dna studies church of jesus christ. Lost civilizations of north america documentary4, deborah bolnick on haplogroup x. Dna strands in the book of mormon sunstone magazine. Sep 10, 2016 dna marker x2aj is probably the greatest dna evidence for the book of mormon thus far. Five compelling archeological evidences for the book of mormon. There is a strong correlation between the ojibwa tribe of the great lakes area, and the druze of israel. The contents, structure, and authorship of the book of mormon by jn washburn 247 pages. 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. Dna evidence for book of mormon geography documentarytube.
Another testament of jesus christ, is true, not false. Dna marker x2aj is probably the greatest dna evidence for the book of mormon thus far. New scientific support for the truthfulness of the book of mormon. 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. 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. Dna evidence for book of mormon geography was the result of research conducted over the course of many years in scientific journals, books, and the scriptures. This book is in contradiction to all other published books on the subject of geography. 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. Jan 03, 2009 dna evidence supports book of mormon thats right, critical dna evidence supports the book of mormon, wow. Book of mormon and the american indian dna scientists claim that cherokees are from the middle east book of mormon amazing historicity.
I couldnt possibly cover every book of mormon correlation in one sitting. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence that proves the book of mormon. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The limited geography model of the book of mormon supports this position. A seriously flawed attempt by a nonspecialist to adduce dna evidence in favor of book of mormon historicity is rod l. 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. Archaeological and historical evidence dna and the book of. X2aj is not found in north america but its importance to native american dna is virtually unknown. Dna evidence for book of mormon geography introduced the widely recognized heartland model geographya swelling movement within the church. 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. There is generally no direct support amongst mainstream historians and archaeologists for the. Mar 15, 2015 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.
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. Book of mormondna evidencegeography issues fairmormon. Home true book of mormon geography lands western new york. Church releases statement on book of mormon geography book. Dna evidence for book of mormon geography, the original dvd introducing the heartland geography model, has been discontinued following more than 60,000 copies being distributed over the past 7 years. The article concludes by emphasizing the churchs neutrality on book of mormon geography and quoting president russell m. For instance, the populations and civilizations described in the book of mormon were likely too small only a few million to fill entire continents. The following essay is the official lds released essay entitled book of mormon and dna studies. The book of mormon is a religious and chronological history of a fallen people who lived in the americas from 600 b. Then, while watching a movie called, dna evidence for book of mormon geography, i was introduced to a new concept, that the entirety of the book. The book of mormon geography lands and map with dna evidence. In early 2008 rodney meldrum published a dvd titled dna evidence for book of mormon geography. Nothing is known about the dna of book of mormon peoples, and even if their.
According to the book, two of these groups originated from ancient israel. The book of mormon and dna research edited by daniel peterson 287 pages. Brother meldrum has given presentations across the. 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. No sea directly west of zarahemla no sea directly east of zarahemla stated travel times make it clear book of mormon lands were small. The lds church released an essay on their website titled book of mormon and dna studies. Herewith is a copy of my recent 1975 paper on book of mormon matters. Book lot mormon lds evidences map geography structure dna. 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. Church releases statement on book of mormon geography. In the past, bmc has highlighted evidence for the book of mormon found in both north and central america see for instance how.
Related topics including the book of mormon and dna. The documentary is a must see for all those who view the book of mormon as an accurate history of the native american indians. Building faith in christ with the book of mormon 164 pages. Brother meldrum is the producer of the dvds dna evidence for book of mormon geography and book of mormon evidence and coauthor of the book prophecies and promises. Thus meaning that the stories of the book of mormon all would have taken place in central and north america, besides the unprecise geography of the missionary expeditions of ammon and his brethren. There are also some powerful evidences for the book of mormon, including important correlations from the book of mormon text to mesoamerica and hebrew language and customs. Archaeology itself can be divided and subdivided into numerous disciplines. It was one of several presented in a written symposium on book of mormon geography sic.
Book of mormon geography evidence land map definitive dna archaeolgy see more. Dna evidence for book of mormon geography dvd, 2003 and. Home true book of mormon geography lands western new. This remarkable finding coincides with the true book of mormon geography centered in western new york not mesoamerica. Dna evidence for book of mormon geography by rod meldrum.
This book locates everything from the narrow neck, to zarahemla, from cumorah, to the land of promise, bountiful, and more. 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. The volume has long invited scrutiny from all branches of science. Rod meldrum, dna evidence for book of mormon geography. As the above logo depicts, we do respect this mandate, and our model. It is the most widely distributed dvd in the history of the church on the subject of book of mormon geography. 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. The book of mormon and the united states of america and author of the book rediscovering the book of mormon remnant through dna. It might be useful to point out to the casual reader of these articles, that the scholars involved in critiquing the annotated edition of the book of mormon differ from the editors on some fundamental assumptions which accounts for much of the.
Jan 26, 2008 the 4hour dvd basically presents two hypotheses. Simon southerton submitted to us as to why he left mormonism due to dna evidence is at whyleft125. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. The book and the map, new insights into book of mormon geography by venice priddis 169 pages. In addition to this evidence of the presence of indigenous others in book of mormon lands, a later discourse also evidences intermarriage with preexisting. The evidence assembled to date suggests that the majority of native americans carry largely asian dna. Where does the book of mormon really take place and does it matter. In 2004, plant biologist simon southerton published a book that made a similar argument. This page is about the book of mormon geography by rodney meldrum and has the same deficiencies as wayne may, jonathan neville, and other heartland modelers. The book of mormon, the founding document of the latter day saint movement and one of the.