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? Timothy Ballard graduated from Brigham Young University in Spanish and political science, then went on to receive an MA in international politics from the Monterey Institute of International Studies. Tim has worked for the Central Intelligence Agency as well as been a special agent for the Department of Homeland Security. He is the founder and CEO of Operation Underground Railroad, which rescues children from child-trafficking organizations throughout the world. He recently received the distinguished George Washington Honor Medal from the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge. Tim is a devoted husband and the father of six children.