“The Legend of the Lamp” by Tina Monson is a two volume novel on MP3 download.  

When Oliver Cowdry is dying, he writes a letter to Heber C. Kimball giving him a specific charge to search out and protect an amazing treasure that was detailed to him by the Angel Moroni at the time the golden plates were returned to the Hill Cumorah.  This charge is to remain with the Kimball family and its descendants throughout time until the Lord returns, and is not to be discussed with any one outside of the family. 

Many years later, Heber C Kimball’s descendants Hunter, Hannah, and Hayden are told the legend of the lamp by their grandfather, as they are leaving for a Church History Tour with their parents for summer vacation.  This new knowledgwe alters their attitudes and enthusiasm for summer vacation, as they search for clues to unlock the treasure foretold to them.
 
This is a great novel, and although it is fiction, the author has added at the beginning of the story that she got the inspiration for this story as her father told her about a lamp that had been passed down in her own family from the time of Joseph Smith.

As I Listened to this story, I found myself getting excited about Church History, and also about genealogy and the hope that I might have some amazing stories in my own family.  It was hard not to get drawn into this story. I was very frustrated when I had to recharge my mp3 player, so that I could finish listening to this story.

I loved listening to “The Legend of the Lamp” by Tina Monson.  Thanks Tina for getting me excited about Church History and Family History..Great job:)

A. Howard
Hamilton, New Zealand