Comment Re:How long (Score 2, Interesting) 259
First of all, it's nice that you use the word "mantra", since that, by its basic meaning, is an instrument of thought; e.g., say a mantra to clear your mind in order to think deeply about things.
Second, and also a technicality, the Mormons don't view the Native American as the Lost Tribes of Israel. It's pretty simple: the Book of Mormon describes a group of displaced Jews (from the tribe of Manessah, Ephraim, and Judah). We have ideas about the Lost Tribe, to be sure, but only prophecies - many of which are shared by various other religions.
Third, while some Mormons share a cultural view on the origins of the Native American - that the Book of Mormon people are the "principle ancestors" - there is nothing in the texts to indicate this view. Many modern Mormons accept the genetic studies of Native Americans that indicate that their ancestral home is in Central/Eastern Asia and that the Book of Mormon peoples are a small aberration in the population of Pre-Columbian America whose genetic heritage may not be easily seen (if even still existent), especially after the decimation caused by the European conquest.
Fourth, about two hours.
Second, and also a technicality, the Mormons don't view the Native American as the Lost Tribes of Israel. It's pretty simple: the Book of Mormon describes a group of displaced Jews (from the tribe of Manessah, Ephraim, and Judah). We have ideas about the Lost Tribe, to be sure, but only prophecies - many of which are shared by various other religions.
Third, while some Mormons share a cultural view on the origins of the Native American - that the Book of Mormon people are the "principle ancestors" - there is nothing in the texts to indicate this view. Many modern Mormons accept the genetic studies of Native Americans that indicate that their ancestral home is in Central/Eastern Asia and that the Book of Mormon peoples are a small aberration in the population of Pre-Columbian America whose genetic heritage may not be easily seen (if even still existent), especially after the decimation caused by the European conquest.
Fourth, about two hours.
