“Science will not be able to prove or disprove holy writ. However, enough plausible evidence will come forth to prevent scoffers from having a field day, but not enough to remove the requirement of faith. … Writers and editors of the Book of Mormon repeatedly indicated the selectivity used in choosing, under the inspiration of heaven, what to include in that precious volume. It is understandable that some scholars would like even more contextual material about the life, times, and culture of the peoples in the Book of Mormon. Yet such attending history … is not the purpose for which the book has been brought forward” (Maxwell, Plain and Precious Things, 4).