Is there any evidence that people of Jewish descent came to the Americas before the birth of Christ Jesus While doing research into a question about the Aztec and Mayan peoples I found an article from the official web site of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints which suggests that Jesus appeared to people of Jewish descent in the American continents:


  “Jesus spent His mortal life near Jerusalem, teaching the Jews of His gospel. However, Jesus also taught people of Jewish descent in another land: the American continents...   The Book of Mormon is a book of scripture that details God’s teachings to people who lived in the Americas from about 600 BC to AD 400.” Source: https://www.comeuntochrist.org/blog/what-jesus-christs-visit-to-the-americas-means-to-us   


According to the Book of Mormon, Jesus Christ had twelve Nephite disciples.  Apparently, Jesus visited the New World after his death and resurrection.  Moroni was the last Nephite prophet, historian, and military commander who supposedly lived in the Americas in the late fourth and early fifth centuries. He is later known as the Angel Moroni.

History records how Christianity was brought to the Aztecs and Mayans by the Spanish conquistadors after 1517.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_colonization_of_the_Americas 

But is there any evidence that people of Jewish descent came to the Americas before then or that Jesus Christ brought the gospel to native peoples living in the Americas? 

EDIT:  Regarding the article on archaeological evidence to support the events recorded in the Book of Mormon, although the question (and the answer) is interesting, it does not answer my question.  

I am inclined to agree with the conclusion by Mason Wheeler that “a large corpus of evidence exists which, while not enough to conclusively prove the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon... definitely demonstrates that the book is worthy of serious attention and consideration.” 

However, I disagree with his assertion that “(they haven't even managed to do that with the Bible, so it would be unfair to hold another work that claims to be scripture to such a high standard).”  What’s good enough to support the truthfulness of the Bible is good enough to support the truthfulness in the Book of Mormon, but archaeology is not the proof I seek.

What evidence is there to support the claim that Jesus "taught people of Jewish descent in another land: the American continents"?
No overwhelming evidence that people of Jewish descent came to the Americas, but there is some. No evidence for Jesus Christ bringing the gospel to native people living in the Americas besides the Book of Mormon itself.

As a quick note the Church of Jesus Christ does not believe or teach that the people recorded in the Book of Mormon were the only residents of the Americas.

Also, like the Bible, the Book of Mormon isn't meant to prove itself scientifically but was written "to the convincing of the Jew and Gentile that Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God, manifesting himself unto all nations"




Some evidence:


DNA: there is no way to prove or disprove Native Americans descended from Jews using DNA. 1
Language (oral/written):


indian language is the very idiom and genius of Hebrew2
similarities between Uto-Aztecan and Hebrew3

Traditions/rites/beliefs:


there is a common belief in one supreme God/Great Spirit
divided into tribes (12 tribes/indian tribes)
their manner of counting the months through the lunar year
their fasts and religious rites which they believed helped cleanse them of their sins
their laws of uncleanliness and marital separation during a women’s menstrual period
their ritual purification after touching the dead
their cities of refuge
their manner of burial of and mourning for the dead
their perpetuating the name of a deceased brother through remarriage of his wife2



1 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/book-of-mormon-and-dna-studies?lang=eng

2 The History of the American Indians, by James Adair 1775

3 Lets Void the Void, by Brian Stubbs