" indeed but little is said of Him by secular historians of His time. Few and short as are the allusions to Him made by non-scriptural writers in the period immediately following that of His ministry, enough is found to corroborate the sacred record as to the actuality and period of Christ's earthly existence. "

― James E. Talmage , Jesus the Christ: A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures, Both Ancient and Modern