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A popular criticism of the Book of Mormon is that DNA samples taken from modern Native Americans do not match the DNA of modern inhabitants of the Middle East. Critics argue that this means the Book of Mormon's claim that Native Americans are descended from Lehi must be false, and therefore the Book of Mormon is not an ancient record as Joseph Smith claimed.
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Critics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints seek to discredit Joseph Smith's First Vision by pointing to seeming discrepancies in the historical and written record. For example, they point to differences between the various accounts that Joseph Smith gave of the vision and claim that the Prophet changed his story. They also argue that the earliest followers of Joseph Smith either didn't know about the First Vision, or seem to have been confused about it.
  
Few criticisms of the Church have received as much media attention as this criticism, with so little thought and science being applied to the question. DNA attacks against the Book of Mormon account fail on numerous grounds.
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When the entire record is examined, though, Joseph's accounts show remarkable consistency, and early Latter-day Saints do show a knowledge and understanding of the vision and its importance in the Restoration.
  
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The Reality of the First Vision

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Critics of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints seek to discredit Joseph Smith's First Vision by pointing to seeming discrepancies in the historical and written record. For example, they point to differences between the various accounts that Joseph Smith gave of the vision and claim that the Prophet changed his story. They also argue that the earliest followers of Joseph Smith either didn't know about the First Vision, or seem to have been confused about it.

When the entire record is examined, though, Joseph's accounts show remarkable consistency, and early Latter-day Saints do show a knowledge and understanding of the vision and its importance in the Restoration.

Read more...