Marvin Payne

Three families, three stories--yet in the grand design of the Lord, they interwtine as one. This fourth volume in the Promised Land saga bridges ancient and modern times to reveal the unfolding of a marvelous work and a wonder as the sons of Lehi, a Sephardic Jew, and Joseph Smith Jr. are influenced in important ways by the Day of Remembrance.

Set against the dramatic backdrop of the Civil War, the moving saga of the Birmingham family continues as the clash between North and South forces generations of family members to examine their personal and political loyalties. After surviving the harrowing battle of Gettysburg together, cousins Ben and Luke Birmingham are dispatched by the Union army to New York City to quell rioting draft protestors. Violence spills into the streets of the teeming...

The Babylonians have come and gone, leaving Jerusalem plundered, weak, and broken. The power-hungry Elders in the city council have either banished or murdered the prophets. Anyone foolish enough to voice their support for the prophets is labeled a dissenter, a traitor--a "Rekhabite"-- worthy of death. In the midst of this turmoil, Jonathan the Blacksmith has moved his family from Sidon to Jerusalem, bringing with him the secret knowledge of steelmaking....

While cannons roar and rockets ignite American skies, disease ravages the upper Connecticut Valley. Few notice the sufferings of the families . . . Of a single child . . . A remarkable lad named Joseph. Attentions are forced elsewhere on the Chesapeake, which guards the entrance to the infant nation's threatened capital.

 It is the height of the War of 1812. As the beleaguered American forces begin to rally, Britain's military is divided between

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