Conclusions were uninformed

Some of the information presented in John Lambert's letter to the editor ("LDS doctrine is sacred," Dec. 12) was based on faulty assumptions that led him to misleading and uninformed conclusions. Lambert's blanket statement, "the company (Signature Books) — in the last few years — (has) gone on a course of attacking the revealed nature of the Book of Mormon," unmasks his selective ignorance of what Signature Books has actually published over the past few years.

Signature Books has recently published several faith-promoting titles including a reprint of the "Articles of Faith" and "History's Apprentice: The Diaries of B.H. Roberts," (both titles were lauded by Dennis Lythgoe in the Deseret Morning News) along with other faith-promoting fictional titles written by BYU professors (most of these titles are sold at BYU Bookstore, including Palmer's book).

Although I do not agree with either of Palmer's or Murphy's ultimate conclusions, both authors grapple with different LDS issues using the tools of scholarship. The scholarly tools of historiography and genetics are not innately "anti-Book of Mormon" but are neutral and assist in providing a fuller understanding of history and truth.

Mike Paulos

American Fork