After hearing a Mormon preacher in the streets of London and buying a Book of Mormon, the prodigal wanderer Ian MacBriere begins the long journey home to his beloved Brerley and to the woman whoe heart he hopes to win. Set in the Highlands of 19th century Scotland.

Wilford Woodruff's preaching to congregations of the United Brethren in England has a profound effect on Will Lewis, but does this "new religion" really hold the key to the better life he longs for? Will's struggles to believe, to win his true love, 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.

After a tragic car accident claims the life of her husband and one of her adopted twin daughters, Mary Jane Cranford-Bewkes reluctantly moves in with her ailing, ill-tempered father and finds herself increasingly drawn to the young, Hispanic Mormon gardener Whit Eden. Then her father is assaulted with a weapon bearing Whit's fingerprints and prejudice rears its ugly head.