The Book of Mormon tells the story of a family from ancient Jerusalem that crossed the ocean and colonized somewhere in the Western Hemisphere where they started an entire civilization. With that as a foundation, the Church has taught for a long time that many Native Americans were, naturally, descendants of that family. So from a genetic perspective, you’d think that some portion of Native Americans should have heritage in the Middle East. But so far, DNA research hasn’t found that to be the case. To some people, that alone is enough to discredit the validity of the Book of Mormon. But in this episode, Dave cites a few genetic principles that show why DNA research is simply unable to refute (or affirm) the validity of the Book of Mormon.


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The Book of Mormon and the Origin of Native Americans from a Maternally Inherited DNA Standpoint, by Ugo Perego: [ Ссылка ]

Book of Mormon Genetics: A Reappraisal, by Ugo Perego: [ Ссылка ]

Uplift 2017 - DNA and the Book of Mormon: [ Ссылка ]

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