who are the Lamanites? Book of Mormon geography, racism and politics

#bookofmormon #lamanites #josephsmith #mesoamerica #heartland #DNA #nativeamericans #racism #lds #politics In this episode, I have a discussion with Zander Sturgill from the Ancient America Foundation about Book of Mormon geography theories, DNA and the Book of Mormon, who are the Lamanites, the skin of blackness and racism in the book of Mormon and politics within the church. Check out his channels and videos where he talks about a lot of these topics    / @zandersturgill   Timecodes 00:00 Intro 06:51 Book of Mormon geography 17:55 Geography, civilisations and culture 25:31 Mesoamerica correspondences 31:28 What about scriptures clearly referring to USA as the promised land? 37:34 DNA and the Book of Mormon 41:50 Implicit references to other people in the text 50:45 Who are the Lamanites? 55:22 Have we taken away the heritage and identity of many native Americans? 59:02 The curse of a dark skin in the Book of Mormon 1:09:24 Past prophets who taught natives who convert can become white 1:14:09 The Mound Builder Myth as a naturalistic influence for the Book of Mormon 1:18:42 Has the church adequately covered Native American history and racism? 1:24:30 The church and politics 1:33:14 Contention online