Promised Land Website & Top of the Morning Blog

Join us at the Promised Land website or the Top of the Morning Blog where everyday you can join author David G. Woolley and the Top of the Morning staff for informative, entertaining and uplifting commentary and opinion with special installments dedicated to the fascinating history, archeology, and Book of Mormon writings that inspired the publication of four works in the Promised Land historical fiction series and continues to inspire the writing of four more.

Welcome to The Promised Land Book Club

Thanks for joining us here at the Promised Land Virtual Book Club where you can share your thoughts with readers from around the world.

Post your insights in the comments section of any of the four volumes below and enjoy the back and forth discussion with other readers.

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Day of Remembrance Book Club

Hope you enjoyed reading Day of Remembrance. This is the place to share your thoughts and ask some questions. The comments section below is all yours.

Old World 600 B.C.: Under mandate from their prophet-father, the sons of Lehi face treachery and lethal danger as they seek to secure the brass plates from the ruthless Captain Laban. Meanwhile, Zoram and Elizabeth work feverishly to smith new plates and engrave the prophecies of Jeremiah--a vital task that must be completed before the Feast of the Trumpets, celebrated on the Day of Remembrance.

Old World, 19th Century: In his home built above the remains of Laban's treasury, Sephardic Jew Reuben Kessler anticipates the marriage of his son Danny on the Day of Remembrance. When tragedy strikes on the blessed day, the devastated fathers of the bride and groom must cling to their faith that God will remember His covenant people.

New World, 19th Century: Commissioned by the Angel Moroni, Joseph Smith Jr. endures harrowing challenges as he prepares to receive the plates of Gold and translate them into the Book of Mormon. The fulfillment of ancient promises draws near as Joseph returns each year to the Hill Cumorah on the Day of Remembrance.

Three families, three stories—yet in the grand design of the Lord, they intertwine 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.

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Jeremiah held his hand to is mouth and coughed before saying, "Hidden in the calendar given to Moses is the appointed day for the record to come forth in the fullness of times...I must ready the brass plates to have part in that future Day of Remembrance, and curse any man who seeks to stop me, curse him to death."

Emotionally thrilling, spiritually uplifting, and richly satisfying, Day of Remembrance is the powerful story of the restoration of a timeless principle...kept alive in a brass-plate record sequestered deep in the treasury of Laban, captain of the Israelite guard at the turn of the sixth century before Christ.

This magnificent fourth volume in the Promised Land series takes the reader on a journey that is bold and sweeping in its scope, from the dangerous and intriguing politics of Jerusalem in 589 B.C., to the travails of Lehi and his family in the Sinai wilderness, to a nineteenth-century setting in the Old City of Jerusalem, and on to a young prophet in Palmyra New York, poised on the brink of the most significant events of the latter days.

This is David Woolley as his best. A matchless mixture of robust writing and meticulous research that deftly weaves together the human and divine strands to produce a tapestry of faith, obedience, and courage against all odds, where success seems impossible, but failure is unthinkable. The stunning impact of this story will linger long after the last pages have been turned.

Pillar of Fire Book Club

Hope you enjoyed reading Pillar of Fire. This is the place to share your thoughts and ask some questions. The comments section below is all yours.

601 B.C.

The Babylonians have come and gone, leaving Jerusalem plundered, weak, and broken.

The power-hungry Elders in the city council have banished and murdered the prophets. Anyone foolish enough to voice their support for the prophets has been labeled a "Rekhabite," a dissenter, a traitor—worthy of death.

In the midst of this turmoil, Jonathan the blacksmith has moved his family from Sidon to Jerusalem, bringing with him knowledge of the new alloy, steel. Torn between heeding his wife's warnings and a fear of not providing for his family, Jonathan becomes a pawn in the hands of the Elders and Laban, the captain of the guard.

Aaron, Jonathan’s crippled son, receives a blessing and a promise of healing, and is told that he will save the life of a prophet. When he is hired by the oil-merchant Lehi, Aaron’s life changes forever.

So begins the first volume of The Promised Land series—a sweeping epic, telling of the incredible beginnings of the Book of Mormon.

Power of Deliverance Book Club

Hope you enjoyed reading Power of Deliverance. This is the place to share your thoughts and ask some questions. The comments section below is all yours.

A man of God stands condemned.

The prophet Uriah is on trial for treason, having intercepted sensitive military letters from Captain Laban. If Laban and the elders in the Jerusalem City Council have their way, Uriah, and the secrets that could prove to be Laban’s undoing, will be forever silenced. Against such powerful odds, there remains but one person who can save Uriah: the prophet Lehi-but only at the risk of his own life, and the lives of his family members.

Join this epic series as Lehi, Nephi, and other Book of Mormon characters come to life. The Power of Deliverance, Volume 2 in the Promised Land series, is a fast-paced, triumphant sequel to the best-selling novel, Pillar of Fire.

You Will Never Read the Book of Mormon the Same Way Again!

Place of Refuge Book Club

Hope you enjoyed reading Place of Refuge. This is the place to share your thoughts and ask some questions. The comments section below is all yours.

It is six centuries before Jesus of Nazareth will be born, and Jerusalem is in turmoil. As the conflict with Babylon escalates, the ruling classes of Judah threaten any who dare oppose their tenuous power. The Holy City is destined for destruction.

But amid the mayhem, two prophets of God come forth—Lehi and Ezekiel. However, both are in danger of losing their lives. Zadock, Chief Elder of the Jews, and Laban, Captain of the Guard, desperately seek to eliminate all voices of opposition as they attempt to seize broader power.

Lehi and his family have narrowly escaped from the corrupt city into the Judean wilderness, where the patriarch must contend not only with enemies pursuing them through an unforgiving land, but also his two defiant sons. Meanwhile, Ezekiel has been imprisoned on false charges of inciting a tax revolt. He knows he must escape if the prophecies he has received are to be fulfilled.

An epic tale of loyalty and betrayal, strength and faith, volume three of the richly written sage sweeps the reader back through time, and vividly brings to life the trials and triumphs of important scripture figures as they venture toward a Promised Land. Place of Refuge Promised Land Vol. 3