DNA and The Book of Mormon 1, Ryan Parr 2005 FAIR Conference

Ryan Parr, a geneticist, discusses the issue of DNA and The Book of Mormon, showing from professional view, that the critics are wrong.
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[fairldsorg]

Native Americans are mostly of Asiatic descent, and others who have intermingled and procreated with those of Asiatic descent.

No argument there.

[nageljr]

I have never before seen a man take so long to say so little. In one full hour, he says nothing new and nothing of interest. Why was this even posted?

[robisnum1]

You shouldn't pretend to do anything. You should acknowledge the fact that at this point in human history no one "knows" the truth. Different people believe diffrent things and until we have more evidence I feel we should be honest and say we don't know. I would say that any given religion I have come across has yet to paint a picture of reality that I would recognize as an accurate picture based on empirical evidence.

[KidsandKarma]

This video is a waste of space. Total waste of my time. Stupid jokes & no real info.

[darthsadic]

@fairldsorg well, as you can see here, there is.

[AmbulanceProductions]

@nageljr I say the same thing every time I watch one of these fairlds videos.

[omiolo]

"Even if it's like school dress code, it's not always modest," Arian added. "If it is modest, you can enjoy yourself more. You don't have to worry."

"I think if you have any questions, it's not modest," Madison Arave said.

[omiolo]

@nageljr Johnsson said after much shopping, she has found a dress for the upcoming Ninth Grade Night Dance but she'll be wearing a shawl over it.

"I haven't found one yet," said Jade Allridge. "We went to all the stores and nothing was even close to the school dress code."

[omiolo]

Elder Nelson used the issue of global overpopulation to illustrate the juxtaposition of worldly wisdom against heavenly counsel. Many people of great influence attribute societal problems to having too many people presently living on earth. Conversely, the Lord has clearly spoken to the contrary: "For the earth is full, and there is enough and to spare" (Doctrine and Covenants 104:17).

[omiolo]

Elder John A. Widtsoe believed that Joseph, as a "translator," would first have perceived thoughts and then would have attempted to reproduce those thoughts correctly "with every inflection of meaning, in the best words at his command. ... This makes it unavoidable that much of the translator himself remains in his translation" (Gospel Interpretations (1947)).

[omiolo]

Once Joseph formed expressions that were sufficiently accurate, the English words would have appeared in his mind (or, as he saw it -- in the seer stone).

[omiolo]

An estimated 1,000 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints performed in a cultural celebration at the church's Liahona College on Nov. 13.

The celebration was held in conjunction with President Uchtdorf's visit to Tonga. It took place on the rugby fields of the Liahona College campus, close to the Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple.

[omiolo]

"Use the scriptures to bless the lives of your children," he said. "The Old Testament, New Testament, and Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, all fit together like the constellations in the sky. The gospel of Jesus Christ is a true and valid navigation system to lead us back to our Heavenly Father."