In 1855, William Sterrett, a recent convert and tailor, returns from a mission to Fort Supply that almost ended in disaster to find Brigham Young calling missionaries to visit local Indian tribes and establish footholds in the desert wilderness for the growing population of Saints. Torn between the love for his childless wife and duty to the Church and afraid the price of his new faith may be his own life, William answers the call and joins a ragtag, rough-and-tumble band of young bachelor missionaries. Unfortunately, they seem more interested in profiting off trade with the Indians than sharing the gospel. But nothing can prepare William for the disaster that unfolds when bands of Indians and a mysterious illness descend on the Elk Mountain Valley. What follows is a harrowing tale of survival and miracles in the backwaters of the Wild West. Based on a true story.
Genre: Inspirational
Genre: Inspirational
Used availability for Carolyn Twede Frank's The Edge of the Wilderness