Book of Mormon/Lamanites/Relationship to Amerindians

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The relationship of Native Americans to Lamanites

Identity of the Lamanites in the Book of Mormon

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• Question: How have views within the Church regarding the origins of the American Indians changed over the years?
• Question: Are all Amerindians the exclusive descendants of the Book of Mormon prophet Lehi?
• Source:Gospel Topics:Book of Mormon and DNA Studies:The evidence assembled to date suggests that the majority of Native Americans carry largely Asian DNA
• Source:JBMS:Sorenson and Roper:Lehi saw from the beginning that Nephites and Lamanites were labels that would include a variety of groups that could have differing biological origins, cultures, and ethnic heritages
• Question: Does the fact that the Doctrine and Covenants refers to North American Indians as "Lamanites" contradict the theory that the Book of Mormon events took place in Mesoamerica?
• Statements by Church leaders related to the identity of the Lamanites

Book of Mormon/Lamanites/Relationship to Amerindians

Relationship of the Maya and the Olmec to the Lamanites and the Jaredites

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• Question: Do Latter-day Saints believe that Mayan cities were inhabited by the Nephites?
• Question: Were Mayan cities inhabited by the Nephites?
• Question: Is it possible that the Nephites and Lamanites are associated with the pre-Classic Maya, and the Jaredites are associated with the Olmec?
• Question: Who are the Maya, and how might they be related to the Nephites or Lamanites?
• Question: How do current Mesoamerican limited geographical theories fit with the existing data?
• Question: What is the focus of Latter-day Saint research regarding the Maya?

Referenced in the Doctrine and Covenants

Summary: Since in the Doctrine and Covenants the Lord refers to American Indians in North America as "Lamanites" (e.g., DC 28:8-9,14, DC 30:6, DC 32:2, DC 54:8), does this cause problems for the Limited Geography Theory (LGT) or issues of Amerindian genetic data?

Statements by Church leaders related to the identity of the Lamanites

Summary: A collection of all known statements made by Church leaders regarding the identity of the Lamanites

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• Statements by Church leaders regarding the Lamanites: 19th century
• Statements by Church leaders regarding the Lamanites: 20th century
• Statements by Church leaders regarding the Lamanites: 21st century

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