Did Book of Mormon Lamanites Exist? - Ganesh Cherian | Ep. 2052
Mormon Stories Podcast
Dr. John Dehlin
4.6 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 20 August 2025
⏱️ 218 minutes
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Summary
Join us live today as we welcome back Ganesh Cherian who is here to discuss the aspects of the Book of Mormon that clearly show its 19th century origins. What influences did Joseph Smith use to write the Book of Mormon? Do unique aspects of his life show up in the text?
From American patriotism and Native American policy to slippery treasure and evolving doctrines, this deep dive challenges the traditional narrative that the Book of Mormon is an ancient text. Based on Ganesh’s new book “Joseph Smith: The Architect of Mormonism” we answer the question: Did Book of Mormon Lamanites Exist?
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| 0:00.0 | Did the Nephites and the Lamanites in the Book of Mormon exist? |
| 0:05.0 | Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of Mormon Stories podcast. |
| 0:08.0 | I'm your host, John DeLinn. |
| 0:10.0 | It is August 19th, day before my birthday, 2025. |
| 0:14.0 | We are live streaming from the Mormon Story Studio. |
| 0:18.0 | Yes, we're actually doing a live stream. |
| 0:20.0 | It's been a bit since we've done it. |
| 0:21.6 | And today we're answering the question, did the Lamanites and or the Nephites in the Book of Mormon really exist? |
| 0:30.6 | And of course, there's many ways to tackle that question. You can tackle it through DNA. You can tackle it through geography, through anthropology, through archaeology. |
| 0:39.2 | But one way you can try to tackle it is through textual analysis. |
| 0:44.7 | And that's how we're going to be attempting to approach that question today. |
| 0:49.5 | We are also featuring a brand new book, an exciting, must buy, must read book that I'm excited |
| 0:57.5 | to first be announcing here on Mormon Stories today. I've probably maybe referenced it in the |
| 1:03.5 | past, or it's been referenced lightly, but it's out. The book is called Joseph Smith, |
| 1:08.7 | The Architect of Mormonism, a topical biography by a face that will be familiar to those of you who are diehard Mormon stories fans or who are paying attention to the Mormon YouTube and podcast world. |
| 1:25.2 | We have back on our show in Mormon Stories Studio, one of our two |
| 1:30.3 | favorite Kiwis, Ganesh, Cherian, is that okay? Did I pronounce that right? That's perfect. |
| 1:37.0 | And I, you know, I'm just throwing a bone to Gina Colvin. You know, is that okay if we... |
| 1:41.9 | She is a great friend of mine and an incredible person. |
| 1:45.4 | So she's a true Kiwi and a formidable force in the Mormon world. |
| 1:52.2 | So, yes, she should actually be acknowledged, yes. |
| 1:55.1 | All right. |
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