TY - SOUND AU - Ballard,Timothy AU - Beck,Glenn TI - The pilgrim hypothesis: exploring the possible connections between the restoration of the gospel, the gathering of Israel, and the pilgrims who founded America SN - 9781524412838 U1 - 973.2 PY - 2020///] CY - [American Fork, Utah] PB - Covenant Communications, Inc. KW - Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony) KW - Pilgrims and pilgrimages KW - Massachusetts KW - Plymouth KW - Restoration of the gospel (Mormon doctrine) KW - fast KW - United States KW - History KW - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Audiobooks KW - lcgft N1 - Title from container; Read by the author; audiobook; deseret book N2 - America is a country with deep-seated roots of faith planted by pilgrims seeking religious independence. It was these men and women who paved the way for a free nation under God in this promised land--but what if those early voyagers were brought here for a much greater purpose? What if their arrival in this new land heralded the fulfillment of ancient prophecy, laying the foundation of a country that would allow for the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the beginning of the gathering of scattered Israel? In The Pilgrim Hypothesis, readers are presented with a gripping new investigation by best-selling author and historian Timothy Ballard as he uncovers what the early colonists--a people who believed themselves to be the 'New Israel'--may have known about their role in the restoration of the gospel. Delve into a complex history bridging the centuries and spanning the globe, as each clue leads to one compelling conclusion: history and scripture may be far more intertwined than you've ever realized ER -