Book of Mormon and DNA
Scriptures
Teachings of Prophets and Other Church Leaders
- Dallin H. Oaks, “The Historicity of the Book of Mormon,” in Paul Y. Hoskisson, ed., Historicity and the Latter-day Saint Scriptures (2001), 237–48
Additional Church Resources
- “Book of Mormon and DNA Studies,” Gospel Topics, topics.lds.org
Other Resources
- John L. Sorenson, “When Lehi’s Party Arrived in the Land, Did They Find Others There?” Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, vol. 1, no. 1 (1992), 1–34
- Michael F. Whiting, “DNA and the Book of Mormon: A Phylogenetic Perspective,” Neal A. Maxwell Institute, vol. 12, no. 1 (2003), 24–35, 115–16
- Ugo A. Perego, “The Book of Mormon and the Origin of Native Americans from a Maternally Inherited DNA Standpoint,” in Robert L. Millet, ed., No Weapon Shall Prosper: New Light on Sensitive Issues (2011), 171–217
- “The Book of Mormon and DNA Evidence,” fairmormon.org
- “DNA,” archive.bookofmormoncentral.org
- Ugo A. Perego and Jayne E. Ekins, “Is Decrypting the Genetic Legacy of America’s Indigenous Populations Key to the Historicity of the Book of Mormon?” Interpreter: A Journal of Mormon Scripture, vol. 12 (2014), 237–79
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