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alaskaboy, maybe the Jaredites came from Asia. It makes a lot of sense to me when I look at the big picture the Book of Mormon seems to paint and not just at how it’s been interpreted over the years. Wouldn’t that be richly ironic – if the “principle ancestors” belief was correct but focused on the wrong people?
:ugeek: Nephite said: Quote:I would like to hear about experiences people have had that helped them regain a TBM testimony of something. I know there are some people here who are at least mostly orthodox. For some reason, sharing such experiences are taboo here, and that shouldn’t be the case.
For many of us, this process is just beginning or somewhere in the middle. I joined this forum on 15 Sep 2011 after 20+ years of being (totally) inactive. Since then I’ve started going to Church again, pay tithing, Home Teach, got garments again, accepting callings, plus other stuff. My wife & I are making plans to go to the temple soon. The Bishop & Stake President are encouraging us too. I don’t know if all of this outward activity will make us TB again. It will make us different than we were when we were inactive (or active “back in the day”. I can’t imagine being the same TB self I was 20 years ago. I wouldn’t want to. I have come to terms with my core beliefs & it fits the teachings of the Church.
Where this is going to take me, I don’t know. This forum has helped alot. The events in my life that caused me to question my spiritual life are past & I can’t change them. I can only deal with today. I know that I was happiest when I was completely active & all the pieces of my (life) puzzle fit together.
My hope is that I will be able to approach my life without being as nieve as I was. I hope this make sense.
I wish you all success on your journey too. Thanks for the help.
Mike from Milton.
I want to be sure everyone knows that I seek Jesus Christ above all else. That means I love peace and seek to have charity. I really hope to have more of the pure love of Christ. I can say now that I feel that for all of you at this time…and I hope it stays. I am posting this on the “finding my way – by way of re-introduction ” thread as well.
Old-Timer wrote:alaskaboy, maybe the Jaredites came from Asia. It makes a lot of sense to me when I look at the big picture the Book of Mormon seems to paint and not just at how it’s been interpreted over the years.
Wouldn’t that be richly ironic – if the “principle ancestors” belief was correct but focused on the wrong people?
:ugeek: Well, all we know is that all the indingenous people of the Americas who have been tested so far have mongoloid DNA, not Semitic DNA. That is a simple, untangible fact.
There is a variety of possibilities I’ve derived.
💡 -It’s possible the lamanites killed of the nephites, but were then in turn killed off by others such as perhaps the Aztecs or Incas.
-There were other asiatic tribes that intermixed with the lamanites, whose semitic genes may be recessive and therefore erased.
-DNA testing is B.S.
-By coincedence, maybe no Lamanite descendant has gotten DNA testing done yet.
I updated the original post with much more information.
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