Book of Mormon/Lamanites/Relationship to Polynesians

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Criticism

• Critics claim that the Church has expanded the definition of "Lamanite" to Polynesians.
• Modern day prophets have repeatedly declared that Polynesians are Lamanites.
• The patriarchal blessings of Polynesians often state that they are of the tribe of Manasseh (through Lehi).

Source(s) of the criticism

Simon Southerton, Losing a Lost Tribe: Native Americans, DNA, and the Mormon Church (Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books, 2004) 37–39. ( Index of claims )

Response

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Conclusion

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Endnotes

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Further reading

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