Simon Southerton is an Australian plant geneticist. Southerton published the book Losing a Lost Tribe: Native Americans, DNA, and the Mormon Church. The book uses genetic evidence to examine the historical accuracy of The Book of Mormon. The book received heavy criticism from members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Southerton was a member of the LDS Church, but after the book was published, the church charged him with inappropriate sexual relations with a woman other than his wife; in an email sent to the Associated Press he stated he was excommunicated for being too vocal regarding the results of the Genomics Project DNA However, Members of the church disciplinary council contended that the excommunication had nothing to do with the book.

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• Southerton's rebuttal to apologist's criticism of his book
• The FARMS Review of Southerton's book
• Apologist criticism of book