harmony wrote:An opportunity to live in Italy, with a well paying job?
Nice work!
Yes, but I've got to believe that Perego could have found a job in Italy where he would still have been doing genetic research. It just doesn't make sense that he would dump a prestigious career to work for "The Church".
"I do not want you to think that I am very righteous, for I am not." Joseph Smith (History of the Church 5:401)
harmony wrote:An opportunity to live in Italy, with a well paying job?
Nice work!
Yes, but I've got to believe that Perego could have found a job in Italy where he would still have been doing genetic research. It just doesn't make sense that he would dump a prestigious career to work for "The Church".
I know several who have done just that. (virtually every GA...)
(Nevo, Jan 23) And the Melchizedek Priesthood may not have been restored until the summer of 1830, several months after the organization of the Church.
Carton wrote:Yes, but I've got to believe that Perego could have found a job in Italy where he would still have been doing genetic research. It just doesn't make sense that he would dump a prestigious career to work for "The Church".
I know several who have done just that. (virtually every GA...)
Yes, but how old is Perego? 35 maybe? GAs are usually at retirement age when they're called.
"I do not want you to think that I am very righteous, for I am not." Joseph Smith (History of the Church 5:401)
I am currently the Coordinator for the Seminary and Institute program for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for the areas of Rome, Naples, and Calabria. Because of this new employment opportunity, I have relocated with my family to the beautiful and historical city of Rome. My personal interests are reflected by the type of projects I have been involved with and that I am sharing on this website, namely population genetics, genetic genealogy, and DNA and LDS History, plus more. My greatest accomplishment in life is trying to be the husband my wife deserve to have and a loving and caring father for the five children I have been blessed to have.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions you would like to ask. I am also available for lectures or firesides on a number of scientific and religious topics. The name for this site is based on my very first DNA project in 2003, when I started working on the Utah Smith family and successfully reconstructed a genetic signature for Mormonism's founder Joseph Smith Jr.
kamenraider wrote:It looks like the blog section on that site has his response to the rumor that he was "exiled".
What a bizarre post that was: rambling, typo-riddled, and completely beside the point. He opens with this:
It was recently brought to my attention that an online forum not particularly friendly to members of the LDS faith had an on-going discussion about the true reasons behind my recent relocation to Rome, Italy. The main point that appeared to be in agreement with all those participating in such exchange of thoughts was that I HAVE BEEN EXILED BY THE LDS CHURCH TO A FAR AWAY LAND (ROME) BECAUSE OF MY WORK WITH DNA.
But he never denies what was claimed about him finding a child born of Joseph Smith's polygamous liaisons. (I'm sure glad that Linda Ricks posed the question to him directly; I hope he answers.) Even if what he says is true--i.e., that this was entirely about him wanting to get back into CES, that this was "actually" his lifelong dream, that he wants to raise his kids in Italy, etc.--it really does nothing whatsoever to address the suspicions that this move was connected to his Joseph Smith DNA research. That is, it may be completely true that he's always wanted to do this; it may also be true that his discovery of a Joseph Smith "love child" provided the means for this to happen. If he had stayed in Utah with this knowledge concealed under his hat, the pressure would have continued to mount. By cutting himself off entirely (or even mostly) from this hotbed of research, he is effectively removing himself from potential controversy.
"[I]f, while hoping that everybody else will be honest and so forth, I can personally prosper through unethical and immoral acts without being detected and without risk, why should I not?." --Daniel Peterson, 6/4/14
Doctor Scratch wrote:But he never denies what was claimed about him finding a child born of Joseph Smith's polygamous liaisons. (I'm sure glad that Linda Ricks posed the question to him directly; I hope he answers.) Even if what he says is true--i.e., that this was entirely about him wanting to get back into CES, that this was "actually" his lifelong dream, that he wants to raise his kids in Italy, etc.--it really does nothing whatsoever to address the suspicions that this move was connected to his Joseph Smith DNA research. That is, it may be completely true that he's always wanted to do this; it may also be true that his discovery of a Joseph Smith "love child" provided the means for this to happen. If he had stayed in Utah with this knowledge concealed under his hat, the pressure would have continued to mount. By cutting himself off entirely (or even mostly) from this hotbed of research, he is effectively removing himself from potential controversy.
I still say something is up with all of this business about DNA and Smith's offspring. Something must have been uncovered. It would almost be worse if they found nothing. It's a no-win situation.
"Petition wasn’t meant to start a witch hunt as I’ve said 6000 times." ~ Hanna Seariac, LDS apologist
It makes sense. The Sorenson Foundation has been quick to trumpet its findings whenever an individual has proven to NOT be a descendant of Smith. For whatever reason, they've been completely silent on the other names for whom they've tested. . . which tells me that those folks came up positive.
After scanning through the thread, I did not see a list of these names who have been tested but no results published. Nor did I see a link that purported to lead me to a site that directly has such a list. Can you enlighten me?
kamenraider wrote:It looks like the blog section on that site has his response to the rumor that he was "exiled".
What a bizarre post that was: rambling, typo-riddled, and completely beside the point. He opens with this:
It was recently brought to my attention that an online forum not particularly friendly to members of the LDS faith had an on-going discussion about the true reasons behind my recent relocation to Rome, Italy. The main point that appeared to be in agreement with all those participating in such exchange of thoughts was that I HAVE BEEN EXILED BY THE LDS CHURCH TO A FAR AWAY LAND (ROME) BECAUSE OF MY WORK WITH DNA.
But he never denies what was claimed about him finding a child born of Joseph Smith's polygamous liaisons. (I'm sure glad that Linda Ricks posed the question to him directly; I hope he answers.) Even if what he says is true--i.e., that this was entirely about him wanting to get back into CES, that this was "actually" his lifelong dream, that he wants to raise his kids in Italy, etc.--it really does nothing whatsoever to address the suspicions that this move was connected to his Joseph Smith DNA research. That is, it may be completely true that he's always wanted to do this; it may also be true that his discovery of a Joseph Smith "love child" provided the means for this to happen. If he had stayed in Utah with this knowledge concealed under his hat, the pressure would have continued to mount. By cutting himself off entirely (or even mostly) from this hotbed of research, he is effectively removing himself from potential controversy.
It looks like Ugo has replied, and she has asked him another question.
A foolish faith in authority is the worst enemy of truth. --Albert Einstein