An open letter to rod meldrum rod meldrum sent me an email recently. All my studies suddenly made sense, all aspects of the book of mormon finally became clear. Meldrum s theories, and similar ones from wayne may, are interesting and compellingbut inconclusive. I have also seen copies of your recent exchange with stan barker. A tbm friend said that exploring the book of mormon in the american heartland was fascinating and had all sorts of convincing evidence. Find thousands of lds books, movies, music and more. If you buy it, my guess is it wont be scholarship that it informs you about, but a particular world view, one that is very americancentric and tending to be a more aggressive type of believer as in sees those who disagree with them even in nonessential or. Reviews of dna evidence for book of mormon geography fairmormon. Merrimans church donations may be tainted mormon ponzi. Youll have, for the first time ever, an eagles eye view of the mississippian ceremonial complexes of georgia, the enigmatic serpent mound in ohio, visually stunning photographs and video of sacred temples and church history sites as you discover. The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. In your studies, make sure that you locate and read the full series. I speak only for myself, not the church of jesus christ, fair, or the neal a.
The heartland models land of nephi does not stretch from east to west sea, as it would need to in order to match the book of mormon text. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The book of mormon has the sea west to the west of the zarahemla and the land of bountiful, but the heartland model has it. Hidden in the heartland book of mormon evidence location. That said, avenue theaters the book of moron, robert dubac s oneman show about. Meldrum is the author of exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland a visual journey of discovery 4. Almas party travelled only about 250 miles from the city of lehinephi to zarahemla. This is important because the latterday saints make such a point about it containing the fullness of the everlasting gospel. Rod meldrum, exploring the book of mormon in the american. Hocking, a microbiologist and publisher, in the form of the recently released annotated edition of the book of mormon. Book prophecies and promises, the book of mormon and the united states of america by bruce h. Join host rod meldrum and a wide array of book of mormon experts, sharing their lifetimes of research and testimony. Paul minnesota temple, and currently is serving as gospel doctrine teacher of the menomonie wisconsin. What is your opinion on the work of rod meldrum regarding.
The book of mormon cheap tickets in london the book of mormon continues to delight and shock london audiences at the prince of wales theatre. Scriptural research must be done without trying to redefine the words and statements in the scriptures for the purpose of any personal agenda. Correlation and verification through dna, prophetic, scriptural, historical, climatological, archaeological, social, and cultural evidence rodney meldrum, 2007, mailorder dvd. Annotated book of mormon general discussions mormon.
We now turn to the question of chiasmus in the book of mormon. The book of mormon spooky mormon hell dream lyrics by azmad202. The firm foundations 11th semiannual international book of mormon evidence conference is going to be the best yet. New scientific support for the truthfulness of the book of mormon. One of the foundational claims of rod meldrum for his heartland model of book of mormon geography is that modern science has verified a genetic link between native peoples of north america and those of the middle east. Dna and the book of mormon and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. First, the book of moron has absolutely nothing to do with the book of mormon neither the prayer book nor the immensely popular musical, apart from cadging a ride on its coattails. The claim made by hocking and meldrum is that some of the characters from the book of mormon plates resemble the hieroglyphs of the mikmaq first nation micmac, an important algonquian tribe that occupied portions of eastern canada nova scotia, new brunswick, and prince edward island. Jun 26, 2015 visualizing book of mormon chronology promo rod meldrum 5. Rodney meldrum, dna evidence for book of mormon geography. Although the musical satirizes organized religion and the literal credibility of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, the mormons in the book of mormon are portrayed as. There are 36 prophecies and promises that define this nation.
The book of mormon prophesied that a new nation would be established in the latter days on its promised land. Wayne may presents book of mormon evidence in north american geography, archaeology and historical records. What is his schtick, that hes on the apologist radar. However, after a fair and candid examination of the evidence, many thousands of honest mormons have discovered that this claim simply is not true.
True book of mormon geography lands, western new york model. Join host rod meldrum and a wide array of book of mormon experts, sharing their lifetimes of. Correlation and verification through dna, prophetic, scriptural, historical, climatological, archaeological, social, and. I must, therefore, urge them to look elsewhere besides the annotated edition of the book of mormon for a reliable guided tour through the nephite. Rodney meldrum book of mormon notes how deep can you dig. Directional geographical names in the book of mormon are absolute and. This book is great, but like i said, is the tip of the iceberg. Errors of rodney meldrum true book of mormon geography. Third, the book of mormon abounds in textual errors, factual errors, and outright plagiarisms from other works. He is a 42 year convert to the lds church and has served in four branch presidencies, three elder quorum presidencies, seminary instructor, gospel doctrine instructor, veil worker at the st. Apr 24, 2009 the media seeks out the religious angle of any story where they can bash christians.
Hidden in the heartland book of mormon evidence location america lds rod meldrum this is just the pilot episode that started the series, so you are not getting the full series but still really cool none the less. Name the last nineteen early church books you read that number is not because shes been taking the softball projects, eithershes worked some of the most doorstopworthy volumes weve ever done, including scrap book of mormon literature vol. In the video rodney meldrum claims there is dna evidence that proves the book of mormon is true. Mar 27, 2009 the book of mormon is a book with a promise. Learn all about the tonywinning smash hit musical comedy thats one of broadways biggest blockbusters ever. The heartland model of book of mormon geography postulates that the events described in the book of mormon took place, primarily, in the heartland of north america. Book of mormon evidence podcast come follow me supplemental study podcast on demand faithful answers to latterday questions weekly insights into the church of jesus christ of latterday saints come follow me gospel doctrine program. The book of mormon is the name of a book, or subdivision, of the larger book of mormon. You will hear and learn about the most recent research directly from studied and knowledgable lds and nonlds experts relating to the field of book of mormon study. Book of mormon evidence 5 dvd series by rod meldrum dvd. He published a popular sixvolume history of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church and also wrote studies of the book of mormon published posthumouslywhich discussed the validity of the book of mormon as an ancient. Book of mormon evidence in american archaeology wayne may.
We shouldnt wish our grass were as green as we perceive theirs to be. Mormons believe the following about the book of mormon. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland deseret book. Robert kay robert jacob kay is a jewish convert to mormonism. The result was the creation of a dvd titled dna evidence for book of mormon geography. One of his followers recently claimed on the mormon evidence facebook page that the native american x lineage is only found in one other location on the planet. Meldrum is a researcher, author, and national lecturer on the truthfulness of the book of mormon, with an emphasis on the scriptural and physical evidences recently discovered indicating north america as the most likely location where its epic history played out. Heres your first look at the new book of mormon videos lds. Latterday saints and other interested readers also deserve better in their study of this sacred text. The videos will be available on a new book of mormon videos youtube channel, mormon channel platforms and existing book of mormon and gospel library apps for use in church classrooms, in. In this story they have a former mormon clergyman who ripped a bunch of people off for millions of dollars. In their book, bruce porter and rodney meldrum accuse others of. Replica of the original gold plates of the book of mormon.
The book of mormon deserves much better than the treatment it is given by hocking and meldrum. Summary of problems with rod meldrums heartland theory. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland a. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer. The mormon texts project free, highquality ebooks of. Book of mormon evidenceoctober 9, 2019 below is an amazing article by our friend david w. Book of mormon characters mormonism, the mormon church. Not unlike the book of mormon musical, andersens musings aim to initiate rather than alienate, to praise rather than punish. No sea directly west of zarahemla no sea directly east of zarahemla stated travel times make it clear book of mormon lands were small. These include louis midgley, ugo perego, matthew roper, robert. Review of books on the book of mormon 19892011 by an authorized editor of byu scholarsarchive. Besides having a degree in mathematics and an mba he has spent many years studying the hebrew language and culture. Mormon officials say, is how much, if any, of the contributions paid to the church were the result of fraud, farah said.
Agree or disagree, there is no question, meldrums research is evoking a powerful response on all sides of this discussion. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints uses four holy books. Meldrum appears sincere in his beliefs about the book of mormon. His witness to the divinity of the savior is his greatest quality. Rod meldrum, rediscovering the book of mormon remnant through dna. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. When adding biographies, be sure to add a category link seen at bottom of this edit page so that it will be added. Just released dvds by rod meldrum book of mormon evidence. The book of mormon contains many religious themes, most notably those of faith and doubt.
While meldrum may seem pretend to be a scholar, greg shows through a dissection of meldrums book, that he is anything but. Travel with rod meldrum to see church history and book of. Join our weekly in depth discussions and insights to enhance your personal and family study of the book of mormon. Come follow me 2020 podcasts with rod meldrum book of.
Exploring book of mormon in americas heartland photobook. Hugh nibley and book of mormon geography by kirk magleby. This geography was originally based on a dvd presentation which is in turn based on fireside presentations produced by rodney rod meldrum. The book of mormon tickets musical tickets london theatre. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. 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. Correlation and verification through dna, prophetic, scriptural, historical, climatological, archaeological, social, and cultural evidence. Help me debunk it in front of the bishop from a tbm perspective. The evidence that has been compiled in the last 10 years is quite fantastic, if you have never seen it before. Were rod meldrum s work merely another of many theories about where the events in the book of mormon happened in the. Among its proposals are that mound builders, including the hopewell and the adena, were among those peoples described in accounts of events in book of mormon books such as alma and helaman. The book of mormon wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. This new evidence, in contrast to the first, appears to provide support for the book of mormon as well as and an interesting geographic paradigm for the events therein.
A house divided book of mormon apologetics in the 21st. However, the lamanites crossed the river sidon away up south beyond the borders of manti alma 16. This page is about the book of mormon geography by rodney meldrum and has the same deficiencies as wayne may, jonathan neville, and other heartland modelers. Martin harris acted as joseph smiths scribe from 12 april to 14 june 1828, and at the end of this period they had written out 116 pages. Brother meldrum has since given hundreds of presentations across the united states and canada and has shared his research and findings in support of the truthfulness of the book of mormon and the gospel of jesus christ with hundreds of thousands of members of.
He is, imo, a showman, more concerned with style than substance and accuracy. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland. According to the text, the first seven chapters were written by the prophet mormon and the last two by his son moroni. This book uses over 300 photos, works of art, artifacts, maps, charts, scripture and commentary to introduce the reader to the growing body of evidence that suggests the very real possibility of a north american setting for the events 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 book of mormon studies and research. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. Reviews of dna evidence for book of mormon geography.
The heartland model or heartland theory of book of mormon geography postulates that the. Report on the national book of mormon prophecies conference. This publication by fair addresses the oral presentations by rod meldrum, and the dvds he produces and sells, that ostensibly deal with the geography of the book of mormon and the issues that have recently emerged concerning dna and its implications for the book of mormon. A book of mistakes, error, and fraud by jon gary williams introduction the mormon church promotes the book of mormon as an inspired writing. Meldrum is a researcher, author and national lecturer on the truthfulness of the book of mormon, its historical efficacy and scriptural and physical evidences. The mississippi river is identified as the river sidon, and big spring as the waters of mormon. Rod meldrum and book of mormon dna byu scholarsarchive. The timeline of the rise and disappearance of the hopewell mound builders mirrors the rise and fall of nephite civilization. As a corollary to this, meldrum believes that this genetic evidence can be. The first chapter of the book claims that it was written in the language of the egyptians but according to the learning of the jews 1 nephi 1. Book of mormon geography is to serve one purpose, and that is to identify land promises and hold her inhabitants accountable to them, which involves defending those land promises from those who dabble geography hobbyists. Amazing language artifacts from the book of mormon native americans knew hebrew duration.
Robert is an avid researcher of the hebrew roots of the book of mormon. Come follow me 2020 book of mormon evidence on apple. One common argument for the book of mormon having taken place in. We have a meldrum family in my sister ward, so im wondering about this guy. If the book of mormon is true, then america is a choice land, but if it is to remain such the inhabitants of the land must worship the god of the land, the lord jesus christ.
Faithful answers to latterday questions weekly insights into the church of jesus christ of latterday saints come follow me gospel doctrine program. In early 2008 rodney meldrum published a dvd titled dna evidence for book of mormon geography. Exploring the book of mormon in americas heartland a visual journey of discovery book. Mormon was the primary author, editor, and compiler of the book of mormon. Jun 03, 2010 travel with rod meldrum to see church history and book of mormon sites. Mormon traditions that would have us believe the book of mormon took place in the heartland and at new york truly conflict with the book of mormon, believed to be the word of god, so the heartland model is not valid. Saturday morning before lds church general conference two articles appeared in the deseret news, which carried the event in headlines and articles in the utah section on pages b1, b2, and b4. Rod meldrums dvd about dna evidence for the book of mormon tuesday, oct 19, 2010, at 08. Join the hundreds of lds faithful who have experienced the ultimate in lds educational touring with one of the heartland geographys most knowledgable and enjoyable hosts book of mormon geography expert, researcher, author and lecturer rod meldrum. Their angle is to go after the church, knowing that as a devout mormon he tithed a percentage of his income to them. Also, my dad called complaining that their ward in kaysville had an adult fireside where meldrum spoke and said all sorts of nonsense. Meldrum uses to promote his beliefs and the damage that his presentation and promotion could ultimately do to the faith of church members. Meldrums latest attempt to situate the events of the book of mormon in the heartland of the united states has been undertaken with david r.
I now know that the book of mormon happened in the usa in the historic heartland that is such a significant part of american and book of mormon history. How to have joy in others successes by grego c2018 the more we have the spirit, the less we will look at someone else accomplishing good and feel sorrow or despair. His research supports the writings and teachings of ancient and latterday prophets and indicates north america as the location where its epic history played out. Merrimans church donations may be tainted mormon ponzi schemers tithe monies illgotten. Book of mormon evidence podcast come follow me with rod. Although its history is compelling by itself, it is a book of scriptural significance that should be received and read under the influence of the holy. Response to rodney meldrums incredible new dna evidence. Rediscovering the book of mormon remnant through dna. Announcing a new legacy in lds tours with rod meldrum. Rod meldrum at ldsba book of mormon evidence june 22, 2016. Second, the book of mormon contains none of the key mormon doctrines. Brigham henry roberts march, 1857 september 27, 1933 was a historian, politician, and leader in the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Meldrum s first apologetic publication was a dvd entitled dna evidence for book of mormon geography the dvd that started it all.
Robert fuller, owner of the zermatt resort, midway utah. Why is the book of mormon named after mormon, who is he. Book of mormon evidence podcast come follow me supplementary study. Zarahemla of the book of mormon is theorized to be located across the mississippi from nauvoo, illinois in iowa see meldrum, exploring p. Jonathan neville jonathan neville is a lawyer, businessman, educator and author who has written over forty books, including both nonfiction and fiction. Hugh nibley and book of mormon geography book of mormon. Five misunderstandings of the book of mormon text that veils. My dad is a liberal mormon and hates that sort of stuff. A faulty apologetic for the book of mormon fairmormon. He boldly claims there is now concrete dna evidence linking native americans to jewish populations in the middle east.
The heartland model of the lands of the book of mormon has been promoted since 2004 by rod meldrum and wayne may even before that. The national book of mormon prophecies conference was covered by major news media outlets in utah through tv broadcast and newspaper. Rodney meldrum presents himself as a scientific authority who has worked on a universitylevel science textbook. Exploring book of mormon in americas heartland photobook rod l.
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