Will Lewis is stuck. the class system in England in the 1840s seems
destined to keep him in his place as a poor tenant farmer who cannot
improve his lot and will never be able to marry the woman he loves. But
the "new religion" that is sweeping through congregations of the United
Brethren, Will's church, may hold the key to the better life he longs
for. As he listens to the preaching of Wilford Woodruff, he almost dares
to hope for the Zion the young Apostle describes.
Will's struggles to believe and to face the rigors of immigrating
to an unknown land are paralleled by the modern-day story of Jeff and
Abby, a young married couple facing challenges of their own. When Jeff
begins digging into his family history, he finds himself particularly
drawn to "Grandpa Lewis," an ancestor whose life was more like his than
he would have imagined.
The skillful interweaving of these two stories brings Church history to
life while demonstrating how much we can learn from those who went
before us. Anyone who has ever faced the winds and the waves, in some
form, will love this novel.
If you love pioneer church history, especially Nauvoo history, you will love this book. It is the 1st of at least 3 in a series.
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