Mormania

Like many Mormon writers Timothy Ballard goes to great length to draw a connection between the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith and the divine destiny of America.  In this case he connects Smith and his Book of Mormon with Abraham Lincoln.  How one can find a parallel with Lincoln who lead the nation in a fight against slavery and the "white and delightsome" Mormon prophet who would not allow blacks to be a part of his priesthood is another page of fiction.  But, Mormons are all about fiction as is the core of their religion.  The author with a background in Mormonism and educated at BYU also spent a decade working for the Department of Homeland Security.  His experience with trying to help those caught in the web of child trafficking caused him to see some parallels with the early American slave trade. He wrote another book zeroing in on George Washington as well.  Books published by Mormon publisher Deseret Books are designed to glorify the LDS church at all costs, never mind th