The Compass Maker

When Ezra the metalworker crafts a magnificent sword for the corrupt Laban, he's cheated and left destitute. But a heavenly messenger calls him to a greater work: fashioning a mysterious brass compass with two spindles. As intrigue swirls around Laban's treasury and the sacred brass plates, Ezra's family clings to faith through poverty, grief, and doubt. This imaginative retelling weaves the origins of the Liahona and the sword of Laban into a story of redemption, integrity, and divine providence set on the eve of Jerusalem's fall.

• Ever wondered where the Liahona came from? This novel imagines the master craftsman God called to build it.
• A gripping 'behind the scenes' of the sword of Laban and the brass plates—featuring a cameo by the real-world first scientist, Thales of Miletus.
• A story of a father, a crippled son, and a wife who lost her faith—and the miracle that restored them all.
• Perfect for Book of Mormon readers who want to walk the streets of Jerusalem on the eve of its fall.

““I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.””

Perfect for a Latter-day Saint reader who loves the Book of Mormon and enjoys imaginative 'behind-the-scenes' fiction that fleshes out how the Liahona and sword of Laban might have come to be.