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Revision as of 20:05, 13 April 2024
The relationship of Native Americans to Lamanites
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- Identity of the Lamanites in the Book of Mormon
- Are all Native Americans descendants of Lehi?
- Relationship of the Maya and the Olmec to the Lamanites and the Jaredites
- Statements by Church leaders related to the identity of the 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?
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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