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(0)Laurel Mouritsen
Lydia Dawson is living on the Illinois frontier when she hears an unusual doctrine preached by a traveling minister from Ohio. The message of the gospel suggests answers to questions Lydia privately harbors. Lydia's heart is stirred, but she is forbidden by her family to have anything to do with this newfound religion called Mormonism.
In Independence, Missouri, Christian Kade is facing personal difficulties and mounting persecution because
...The compelling story of the Kade family continues in this second volume of The Kade Family Saga series, A Place of Promise, written by Laurel Mouritsen.
The Kades' two older children, Elizabeth and James, are growing into young adults in the peaceful riverside town of Nauvoo, Illinois, in the 1840s. When traitors plot to murder the Prophet Joseph Smith, James learns of their plan. Danger and intrigue mount as James strives to shield the
...From the banks of the Mississippi River to the shores of the Great Salt Lake, the saga of the Kade family now spans a continent. Christian and Lydia Kade and their family cross the plains with the Saints, bidding farewell to the ruined city of Nauvoo, where their daughter Elizabeth has chosen to remain, separating herself both from her family and her faith.
Haunted by the memory of the tragic loss of a family member, young James embarks on
...On the surface, all appears serene as the third generation of Kades in pioneer Utah grow up to take their parents' place in the vast, rugged regions of the West. But fate—or is it divine providence?—suddenly steps in.
Jessica Scott of Illinois finds herself waylaid among the Latter-day Saints in 1870s Utah while on a railroad trip to California. Alone and seeking assistance from her relatives, whose religious beliefs she scorns,
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