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Using Science To Answer Questions From Latter-Day Saint History, Ugo A. Perego
Using Science To Answer Questions From Latter-Day Saint History, Ugo A. Perego
BYU Studies Quarterly
DNA testing has been employed to study the ancestry and posterity of Joseph Smith Jr., founder of the Mormon movement. Thanks to information found on the paternally inherited Y chromosome, for example, researchers have been able to establish a likely Irish origin for the Smith line. Y chromosome testing has also been helpful in resolving a number of paternity cases involving men who were allegedly sons of Joseph through polygamous unions. To date, all of the tests for these candidates have borne negative results.
Moramona: The Mormons In Hawai‘I, Alec J. Harding
Moramona: The Mormons In Hawai‘I, Alec J. Harding
BYU Studies Quarterly
Moramona is the quintessential history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Hawai‘i. The book journeys from the first missionaries arriving on the islands in 1850 and their initial struggles to maintain a foothold there to the eventual success of the Church on the islands. The book concludes with a summary of the current prosperity of the Church in Hawai‘i, including the successes of Brigham Young University– Hawai‘i, the Kona Hawai‘i Temple, and the rich culture of faith among today’s members.