At the precipice of Battle..On the brink of extinction...On the slopes of Cumorah.

Jim Hawkins walks side-by-side with the mortal Messiah; Joshua Plimpton, a chief captain of the Nephites, pursues the vilest villians to rescue the golden plates of the Book of Mormon; and, Apollus, Steffanie, Gidgiddonihah, and the rest of the "Tennis Shoes" clan, together with the prophets Mormon and Moroni, seek to outwit the teeth-gnashing forces of the Lamanites and Gadiantons as they converge upon the Hill Cumorah.

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....

The Nephite lands are plagued by Kishkumen, Gadianton, and their band of robbers who are secretly plotting to overthrow the government through murder and deceit. Samuel, now an adult, along with Gadoni, the Lamanite warrior converted by Samuel, and Oreb, Samuel's brother, set out to rid the land of secret combinations. When Samuel infiltrates the robber's organization and thwarts an assassination attempt on the chief judge, the robbers swear to murder...

"A tale of two hills. One in Judea. The other in the promised land. One hill is a place of indescribable suffering and pain, ascending to ultimate triumph and salvation. The other presents a scene of indescribable suffering and pain spiraling into ultimate destruction and genocide. Join all of our immortal characters from the Tennis Shoes Adventure Series--Joshua, Harry, Steffanie, Meagan, Gidgiddonihah, and MORE--as they witness, endure, and transcend...

The Stone Traveler combines believable character, wonderful writing and a Book of Mormon setting that draws you in from the very beginning. It hurtles you back in time for a grand adventure, yet never loses sight fo powerful moral undertones of the tale.

When Mulek, son of King Zedekiah, secretly surfaces in Jerusalem some years after his escape, he brings with him a mysterious and legendary object : the curious compass reputed to have guided Noah's ark to safety. As Mulek seeks to conceal the coveted treasure, four other exiles approach the city: the sons of Lehi, who fled their homeland with the brass plates only to receive God's decree to return and claim their intended wives, the four daughters...

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.