Ndna evidence book of mormon geography

The book of mormon geography lands and map with dna evidence. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence that proves the book of mormon. Meldrum is excited to present this special conference to explore the latest research on evidences of the book of mormon in the heartland of north america 2 days 10 speakers dozens of book of mormon validations. Hemispheric geography theory lds have traditionally interpreted the text hemispherically and assumed a blank continent. A detailed book of mormon geography, chapter by chapter. Book of mormon geography, the near cumorah setting there have been numerous attempts to locate the long, lost lands of the book of mormon over the years. Dna evidence for book of mormon geography miscellaneous. Book of mormon and dna studies church of jesus christ. Book of mormon geography in the world of joseph smith. The book of mormon and the origin of native americans from a maternally inherited dna standpoint. New scientific support for the truthfulness of the book of mormon.

Each year at its annual book of mormon lands conference, the book of mormon archaeological forum gives the father lehi award and the mother sariah award to a couple who have contributed significantly to. Maxwell institute for religious scholarship formerly farms, aug 2000. New scientific support for the truthfulness of the book of. Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. In early 2008 rodney meldrum published a dvd titled dna evidence for book of mormon geography. Dna evidence for book of mormon geography dvd, 2003 and. Is the hill cumorah in new york the same one in the book of mormon.

As each new theory surfaces, we gain fresh hope of acquiring additional insights into it ancient location, but are all too often disappointed. Numerous attempts have been made to diagram physical and political geographies depicting features mentioned in the text, but this requires many additional assumptions and is difficult to accomplish without making approximate relationships appear precise sorenson, 1991. 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. T he book of mormon is advertized by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints as another testament of jesus christ and specifically of the account of his supposed visit to the american continent the book of mormon, 3 nephi 11. Book of mormon geography map lands dna true evidence maps these book of mormon geography. This, of course, is not to imply that there are no problems connected with biblical archaeology, or that archaeological evidence alone can prove the bible to be divinely inspired. The church and byu stay neutral in questions of exactly where the book of mormon took place. Videos watch past wayne may presentations as he reveals the supporting evidences of the book of mormon as found in archaeology, geography and historical records.

Rodney meldrum, dna evidence for book of mormon geography. Since the late 1990s pioneering work of luigi luca cavallisforza and others, scientists. National geographic society statement on the book of mormon. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. 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. Truth about joseph smiths beliefs on geography of the book of mormon video by fair mormon, jul. Finding and clearly identifying their dna today may be asking more of the science of population genetics than it is. Book of mormon geography, the near cumorah setting book. There is generally no direct support amongst mainstream historians and archaeologists for the historicity of the book of mormon. In the book of mormon, the book of nephi tells the story of a hebrew family that flees the city of jerusalem around 600 b. According to the book, two of these groups originated from ancient israel. Hi, i just finished watching a dvd titled dna evidence for book of mormon geography. 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. What is the controversy about dna and the book of mormon and why is it important.

A comparison of the archaeological evidence for the book of mormon with the evidence for the bible clearly shows the weakness of the mormon position. There is generally no direct support amongst mainstream historians and archaeologists for the. The prophet joseph smith himself accepted what he felt was evidence of book of mormon civilizations in both north america and central america. Some claim that the book of mormon fits best in a geography located around the great lakes, and that this is supported by a mitochondrial dna group called haplogroup x2a. Correlation and verification through dna, prophetic, scriptural, historical, climatological, archaeological, social, and cultural evidence rodney meldrum, 2007, mailorder dvd. This book locates everything from the narrow neck, to zarahemla, from cumorah, to the land of promise, bountiful, and more. Hugh nibley and book of mormon geography book of mormon. Book of mormondna evidencegeography issues fairmormon. Dna evidence for book of mormon geography by rod meldrum. Archaeological science versus claims of the book of mormon. National geographic society statement on the book of mormon national geographic society statement on the book of mormon language. The essay also explains how the prophet joseph smith himself accepted what he felt was evidence of book of mormon civilizations in both north.

Church releases statement on book of mormon geography book. Tom ferguson, written symposium on bookofmormon geography, 1978. 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. 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, is an account of three groups of people. For that reason, our design team has chosen to develop an internal map that shows relational directions and approximate distances that match the. 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. Nothing is known about the extent of intermarriage and genetic mixing between book of mormon peoples or their descendants and other inhabitants of the americas, though some mixing appears evident, even during the period covered by the book s text. 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. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. Book of mormon geography in north america the products services offered by wayne may are neither made, provided, approved nor endorsed by intellectual reserve, inc.

The lord could have removed all questions regarding the exact locations of these events but he did not. Nonmormon archaeologists speak on book of mormon evidence. 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. Although the book of mormon is primarily a religious record of the nephites, lamanites, and jaredites, enough geographic details are embedded in the narrative to allow reconstruction of at least a rudimentary geography of book of mormon lands. Hugh nibley and book of mormon geography by kirk magleby. The material below covers the geography of the book of mormon in north america. Hence, moroni had to carry the plates from central america to new york. A journal of latterday saint faith and scholarship. Two of the most prevalent claims for the book of mormon are, there is much archaeological proof to the book of mormon, and the american indians are descendants of israelites who came to america as described in the book of mormon. Correlation and verification through dna, prophetic, scriptural, historical, climatological, archaeological, social, and cultural evidence. The remainder of the video features interviews with experts in history, biology, anthropology, linguistics and archaeology. 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.

Book of mormongeographyold worldvalley of lemuel fairmormon answers the valley of lemuel in the book of mormon fairmormon answers the frankincense trail and the book of mormon fairmormon answers the place shazer in the book of mormon fairmormon answers the name nhm and the place called nahom in the book of mormon fairmormon. Anyone who disagrees with the content of this video, didnt watch it. 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. Another testament of jesus christ, is true, not false. In the paper revisiting sariah at elephantine, neal rappleye, a research project manager here at book of mormon central, explains that scholars have identified a jewish woman named. New evidence for the book of mormon name sariah 1 nephi 2. A clip from the dvd book of mormon and new world dna produce by us. Nothing is known about the dna of book of mormon peoples, and even if their.

The book of mormon and the new world dna deseret book. The dvd is based upon a popular presentation given in a number of fireside. Reviews of dna evidence for book of mormon geography. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon. The hill cumorah in ontario county ny is the hill where joseph smith found the golden plates and is the same hill where the civilizations of the nephites cumorah and the jaredites ramah fought their last battles. Book of mormon thought false by lds memberarchaelogist.

The heartland model or heartland theory of book of mormon geography states that the book of mormon events primarily occurred in the heartland of north america. Lost civilizations of north america documentary4, deborah bolnick on haplogroup x. Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning. Kent brown, editors, etal was recently heralded by the mormon history association.

He received his bs from weber state university, his ma from brigham young university, and his phd from the university of. At its conference june 7th, the organization announced. By neal lineback and mandy lineback gritzner, geography in the news tm the geography of mormonism the mormon faith is in the news, as a new atlas, mapping mormonism. Dna evidence for book of mormon geography introduced the widely recognized heartland model geographya swelling movement within the church. Archaeological evidence of the book of mormon latterday. This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon. Archaeological and historical evidence book of mormon. Summary of problems with rod meldrums heartland theory. After several months of intense careful study of the text i have put together the following proposed map, showing the relative positions of book of mormon lands, cities, rivers, etc. A discussion of the arabian, or old world, geography of the book of mormon enjoys many advantages over discussion of new world matters. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence youtube. 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.

The author, rod meldrum, began the research because of work being done with colleagues on a natural sciences textbook project. See my answers to questions about the book of mormon here. Dna evidence for book of mormon geography documentarytube. Understanding the blessings, requirements and judgements upon a promised land from 911 to 2016, with an introduction to the heartland geography 11. It does not seem that haplogroup x can serve as good evidence of the book of mormons antiquity. In fact, several mormon organizations have been founded in order to prove. The evidence assembled to date suggests that the majority of native. This book locates everything from the narrow neck, to zarahemla, from cumorah, to the land of promise, bountiful. Mormonism is there any archaeological evidence for the. This is what ferguson wrote after 17 years of trying to dig up evidence for the book of mormon. 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. Archaeological and historical evidence joseph smith and. The conclusion of dna evidence brings us the fascinating testimony of an exmormon.

Produced by fair, a nonprofit organization that sponsors conferences and websites in defence of the church, this video dispells what for some is a troubling criticism. In 1993, he expanded his argument in his book christ in north america. Dna evidence of the book of mormon in north america, linking native americans to the jewish population in the middle east. Chief among these is the fact that we know we certainty where the story beginsin old world jerusalem. George regional conference, book of mormon evidence series. Watch book of mormon centrals new video on one of the best examples of archaeological evidence we have for the book of mormon. Meldrum president, firm foundation update on the progress of heartland book of mormon. Mormon revisionists today believe that moroni went from one hill cumorah to the next to bury the plates.