<Ul> <Li> In book 1, Jim, his friend, Garth, and his younger sister, Jennifer, discover a time passage and spend two months in the time of the Nephites, at the time of Helaman and Captain Teancum around 67 B.C. </Li> <Li> In book 2 (Gadiantons and the Silver Sword), a few inhabitants of Book of Mormon times travel to the present day in search of an evil sword, the Sword of Coriantimur, an infamous sword that continuously pops up in the lives of the family, throughout many of the books . It ends with Jim destroying it, in modern times . </Li> <Li> Books 3 and 4 are two parts of the same story, when Jim Hawkins' 16 - year - old daughter, Melody, is kidnapped and Jim takes his other two children, Steffanie and Harry, with him to early first - century Book of Mormon times to rescue her . They are caught in the maelstrom of the Savior's death, while in the Americas and are there to witness Jesus Christ's coming to the people of the Americas after his resurrection . These are also the first books in the series to be written in somebody besides Jim's point of view . The 3rd and 4th books are written in dual person, about half in Jim's point of view and the rest in Melody's point of view . </Li> <Li> Books 5--7 are another multi-part story, in which many members of Jim Hawkins' now - large family visit the land of Israel in late first - century Biblical times . </Li> </Ul> <Li> In book 1, Jim, his friend, Garth, and his younger sister, Jennifer, discover a time passage and spend two months in the time of the Nephites, at the time of Helaman and Captain Teancum around 67 B.C. </Li> <Li> In book 2 (Gadiantons and the Silver Sword), a few inhabitants of Book of Mormon times travel to the present day in search of an evil sword, the Sword of Coriantimur, an infamous sword that continuously pops up in the lives of the family, throughout many of the books . It ends with Jim destroying it, in modern times . </Li> <Li> Books 3 and 4 are two parts of the same story, when Jim Hawkins' 16 - year - old daughter, Melody, is kidnapped and Jim takes his other two children, Steffanie and Harry, with him to early first - century Book of Mormon times to rescue her . They are caught in the maelstrom of the Savior's death, while in the Americas and are there to witness Jesus Christ's coming to the people of the Americas after his resurrection . These are also the first books in the series to be written in somebody besides Jim's point of view . The 3rd and 4th books are written in dual person, about half in Jim's point of view and the rest in Melody's point of view . </Li>

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