The Lincoln Hypothesis

Posted on 08 April 2018 by Timothy Ballard

Abraham Lincoln became the sixteenth US president during a very dark time in America s history Author Timothy Ballard explores the crucial role that President Lincoln played to bring this nation closer to heaven Readers will see Lincoln as a man inspired of God who invoked a covenant relationship between America and its maker not unlike the national covenants invoked by righteous leaders in the Book of Mormon In addition, The Lincoln Hypothesis reveals documented evidence that Abraham Lincoln did, in fact, check out the Book of Mormon as he struggled with making some of the most critical decisions of his presidency Did he read it Did it influence him Was the Book of Mormon a key factor in Lincoln s success and the healing of a nation The author states, As you read, you will, like a prosecutor reviewing a case, or like a jury determining a verdict, identify valuable pieces of evidence that can be fully substantiated You will also identify pieces of evidence that cannot I ask you to consider all the evidence and weight it accordingly Through this study, many questions regarding the interplay between the restored gospel and the Civil War will be answered New questions may emerge that will not be so easily answered Either way, in the end you will find yourself on a most exhilarating investigative journey. Free Read The Lincoln Hypothesis [ author ] Timothy Ballard [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Thoroughly enjoyed this one I think I m going to start calling this the Year of the Lincoln While this book is speculative only documents that we can try to connect the dots with it still was packed with goodness Author Timothy Ballard speculates Abraham Lincoln s relationship with the LDS church as well as his spirituality and his views on the spiritually damning institution of slavery Also some pretty killer miracles that happened during the Civil War The author says, perhaps the onl Thoroughly enjoyed this one I think I m going to start calling this the Year of the Lincoln While this book is speculative only documents that we can try to connect the dots with it still was packed with goodness Author Timothy Ballard speculates Abraham Lincoln s relationship with the LDS church as well as his spirituality and his views on ...In this book Timothy Ballard asserts that Lincoln not only read the Book of Mormon, but that it was perhaps the most important document that influenced his political thinking during the Civil War I began this book as a skeptic, and left unconvinced of his theory In addition to Ballard s claims about Lincoln and the Book of Mormon, he asserts that the United States was formed under a covenant with God to preserve liberty, especially religious liberty What Ballard fails to mention is the federa In this book Timothy Ballard asserts that Lincoln not only read the Book of Mormon, but that it was perhaps the most important document that influenced his political thinking during the Civil War I began this book as a skeptic, and left unconvinced of his theory In addition to Ballard s claims about Lincoln and the Book of Mo...I typically don t consider myself as one who enjoys history Perhaps I ve been reading the wrong books This book was fascinating Lincoln, Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon in a light I ve never considered before Lots to thi...The reason I read the book was out of curiosity Having been LDS myself, I was quite interested in seeing how the Book of Mormon would possibly fit within the story of Lincoln and the Civil War It wasn t too bad, when taking in mind this was only a thesis The author takes us along on his journey of discovery, and while there were many interesting parts, most of the evidence was indirect and circumstantial, and thin at best Even though Lincoln checked out a copy of the Book of Mormon, and it w The reason I read the book was out of curiosity Having been LDS myself, I was quite interested in seeing how the Book of Mormon would possibly fit within the story of Lincoln and the Civil War It wasn t too bad, when taking in mind this was only a thesis The author takes us along on his journey of discovery, and while there were many interesting parts, most of the evidence was indirect and circumstantial, and thin at best Even though Lincoln checked out a copy of the Book of Mormon, and it was in his possession for many months, this didn t change his stance on the Mormons from what I know He just let them be, as he certainly had bigger problems to worry about.Another part that could have been kept out of the book in my opinion , were the personal experiences the author shares about his work for the CIA in eradicating modern day slavery Despite the great work he is able to accomplish by freeing modern day slaves, ...I have read many, many books on Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War I am a Latter day Saint also and have studied and taught LDS history and doctrine for the last twenty years Reading this book reminded me of a comment a colleague made after a recent symposium talk we attended The speaker made some very compelling arguments and offered some intriguing possibilities As we drove away, I asked him what he thought about the presentation, and he said s...What an awful assault on established methods of research and logical argument Ballard seems to think that personal anecdote, speculation, claims of personal spiritual experiences, metaphor, and flimsily drawn connections count as sturdy evidence After making his inane argument, he claims that, Much of this information is substantiated and corroborated Where was this done In a separate book, perhaps There is absolutely no convincing evidence offered in this book whatsoever.After assembling What an awful assault on established methods of research and logical argument Ballard seems to think that personal anecdote, speculation, claims of personal spiritual experiences, metaphor, and flimsily drawn connections count as sturdy evidence After making his inane argument, he claims that, Much of this information is substantiated and corroborated Where was this done In a separate book, perhaps There is absolutely no convincing evidence offered in this book whatsoever.After assembling his unsubstantial evidence, Ballard attempts to set his absurd central claim down on top of it all His argument being that Lincoln read the Book of Mormon and through his reading was to borrow phrases from Ballard converted to the idea of a national covenant on the land of America This transaction is something akin to setting an anvil on top of a h...Writing is hokey but subject matter is powerful Ballard makes a compelling case Lincoln viewed his role and duty as president as fulfilling a covenant relationship with God While it isn t politic to discuss in today s environment, Lincoln s references to his calling by God to deliver the country out of the sin of slavery is clear After the Gettysburg address, with extensive references to God, the audience said amen instead of clapping.Further, the circumstances with respect to Mormons is fasc Writing is hokey but subject matter is powerful Ballard makes a compelling case Lincoln viewed his role and duty as president as fulfilling a covenant relationship with God While it isn t politic to discuss in today s environment, Lincoln s references to his calling by God to deliver the country out of the sin of slavery is clear After the Gettysburg address, with extensive references to God, the audience said amen instead of clapping.Further, the circumstances with respect to Mormons is fascinating He checked out a BOM during the civil war and used phraseology ...The concept and premise of this book is intriguing Abraham Lincoln and Joseph Smith are fascinating figures and as a Latter Day Saint it is exciting to contemplate Lincoln being impacted by the Book of Mormon The author was clearly passionate about the subject and the book was well researched.The low rating came because I found the writing style infuriating Take me from A to B in a logical way Don t tell me about B and get me excited about hearing about B only to reveal that you need me to k The concept and premise of this book is intriguing Abraham Lincoln and Joseph Smith are fascinating figures and as a Latter Day Saint it is exciting to contemplate Lincoln being impacted by the Book of Mormon The author was clearly passionate about the subject and the book was well researched.The low rating came because I found the writing style infuriating T...The Lincoln Hypothesis is an incredible book Not only did Lincoln check out a copy of The Book of Mormon from the Library of Congress during his presidency and during the bleakest part of the Civil War , there is much evidence that is presented in this book that he actually read it or parts of it and belie...First of all, I have to say that I really respect Timothy Ballard for the great work that he does to rescue children who are caught up in sexual slavery The work of Operation Underground Railroad is so important I wanted to love this book, but it was hard for me I found many parts of it to be far too repetitive and dry, so I did a fair amount of skimming just to get through it There were certain parts which were inspiring, and I appreciated the connections between Joseph Smith and Abraham L First of all, I have to say that I r...

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08 April 2018

Timothy Ballard