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. Hugh nibley and book of mormon geography book of mormon. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence youtube. Lost civilizations of north america documentary4, deborah bolnick on haplogroup x. 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.
The author, rod meldrum, began the research because of work being done with colleagues on a natural sciences textbook project. 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. Watch book of mormon centrals new video on one of the best examples of archaeological evidence we have for the book of mormon. In fact, several mormon organizations have been founded in order to prove. 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. Book of mormon and dna studies church of jesus christ. 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. 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. Chief among these is the fact that we know we certainty where the story beginsin old world jerusalem.
He received his bs from weber state university, his ma from brigham young university, and his phd from the university of. 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. In 1993, he expanded his argument in his book christ in north america. National geographic society statement on the book of mormon national geographic society statement on the book of mormon language. Archaeological science versus claims of the book of mormon. Understanding the blessings, requirements and judgements upon a promised land from 911 to 2016, with an introduction to the heartland geography 11. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence that proves the book of mormon.
George regional conference, book of mormon evidence series. 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. Meldrum president, firm foundation update on the progress of heartland book of mormon. According to the book, two of these groups originated from ancient israel. The prophet joseph smith himself accepted what he felt was evidence of book of mormon civilizations in both north america and central america. Nonmormon archaeologists speak on book of mormon evidence. Maxwell institute for religious scholarship formerly farms, aug 2000.
The book of mormon and the new world dna deseret book. A journal of latterday saint faith and scholarship. 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 dvd is based upon a popular presentation given in a number of fireside. 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. 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. This book locates everything from the narrow neck, to zarahemla, from cumorah, to the land of promise, bountiful.
It does not seem that haplogroup x can serve as good evidence of the book of mormons antiquity. 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. 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 origin of native americans from a maternally inherited dna standpoint. This book locates everything from the narrow neck, to zarahemla, from cumorah, to the land of promise, bountiful, and more. This site can be used as a study guide to help understand the book of mormon. A complete description of the book of mormon geography bomgeography, including an internal map model, external map model i. For that reason, our design team has chosen to develop an internal map that shows relational directions and approximate distances that match the. Dna evidence for book of mormon geography by rod meldrum. Mormon revisionists today believe that moroni went from one hill cumorah to the next to bury the plates. Finding and clearly identifying their dna today may be asking more of the science of population genetics than it is. 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. At its conference june 7th, the organization announced.
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. Hence, moroni had to carry the plates from central america to new york. 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. A discussion of the arabian, or old world, geography of the book of mormon enjoys many advantages over discussion of new world matters. 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. Tom ferguson, written symposium on bookofmormon geography, 1978.
Proposed book of mormon geographical setting wikipedia. The book of mormon geography lands and map with dna evidence. New scientific support for the truthfulness of the book of. Anyone who disagrees with the content of this video, didnt watch it. A clip from the dvd book of mormon and new world dna produce by us. Dna evidence for book of mormon geography introduced the widely recognized heartland model geographya swelling movement within the church. As each new theory surfaces, we gain fresh hope of acquiring additional insights into it ancient location, but are all too often disappointed.
Archaeological evidence of the book of mormon latterday. Book of mormon geography in the world of joseph smith. Dna evidence of the book of mormon in north america, linking native americans to the jewish population in the middle east. The evidence assembled to date suggests that the majority of native. 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. There is generally no direct support amongst mainstream historians and archaeologists for the. 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. Book of mormon geography map lands dna true evidence maps these book of mormon geography. Dna evidence for book of mormon geography dvd, 2003 and. Archaeological and historical evidence joseph smith and. The church and byu stay neutral in questions of exactly where the book of mormon took place. National geographic society statement on the book of mormon. Mormonism is there any archaeological evidence for the.
Church releases statement on book of mormon geography book. If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. See my answers to questions about the book of mormon here. New scientific support for the truthfulness of the book of mormon.
Hemispheric geography theory lds have traditionally interpreted the text hemispherically and assumed a blank continent. 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. This is what ferguson wrote after 17 years of trying to dig up evidence for the book of mormon. Reviews of dna evidence for book of mormon geography. Archaeological and historical evidence book of mormon. Since the late 1990s pioneering work of luigi luca cavallisforza and others, scientists. 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. 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. A detailed book of mormon geography, chapter by chapter. 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. Book of mormon geography, the near cumorah setting book. 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. Virtual book of mormon book of mormon maps and learning.
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. 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. The remainder of the video features interviews with experts in history, biology, anthropology, linguistics and archaeology. Kent brown, editors, etal was recently heralded by the mormon history association. The material below covers the geography of the book of mormon in north america. 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. In early 2008 rodney meldrum published a dvd titled dna evidence for book of mormon geography. Correlation and verification through dna, prophetic, scriptural, historical, climatological, archaeological, social, and cultural evidence rodney meldrum, 2007, mailorder dvd. There is generally no direct support amongst mainstream historians and archaeologists for the historicity of the book of mormon. The essay also explains how the prophet joseph smith himself accepted what he felt was evidence of book of mormon civilizations in both north.
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. What is the controversy about dna and the book of mormon and why is it important. Hi, i just finished watching a dvd titled dna evidence for book of mormon geography. Includes every geographical place mentioned in the book of mormon. Another testament of jesus christ, is true, not false. New evidence for the book of mormon name sariah 1 nephi 2.
The lord could have removed all questions regarding the exact locations of these events but he did not. 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. The conclusion of dna evidence brings us the fascinating testimony of an exmormon. 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. Nothing is known about the dna of book of mormon peoples, and even if their. Correlation and verification through dna, prophetic, scriptural, historical, climatological, archaeological, social, and cultural evidence. 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. Hugh nibley and book of mormon geography by kirk magleby. 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. Dna evidence for book of mormon geography documentarytube.