A young Amalekite living among the Lamanites, Mikiah is the proud messenger and favored spy of King Ashoram. Sent to kidnap the daughter of Lamoni, king of Ishmael, and bring her back to be Ashoram's bride, Mikiah spares only a moment to feel disdain for the Nephite preachers in the market.But as he encounters the Nephites again and again and witnesses the miraculous events that seem to follow in their wake, Mikiah finds his world shaken. Investigating further into the Nephites' claims sets him on a path of warfare, deception, love, and ultimately conversion.