Never Alone

Born into a lowly station of life in rural England at the end of the eighteenth century, James Moyer Tenney exhibits from the start and unusual characteristic - an apparently inborn desire to be obedient. A son of the land inheriting a life of arduous toil and sorrow, he moves through childhood and adolescence with a growing belief in God. His self-conscious sense of humor masks his sadness at the disappointments and heartbreaks inflicted by a largely unsympathetic environment. To himself he admits that nothing seems to turn out right - that is, till Elizabeth. Elizabeth and her love are sheer delight through their marriage. She even accepts enthusiastically with him the message of the Mormon missionaries. Obedient to the call of Zion despite personal tragedy, James leads to Utah the family converts. Utah provides its own kinds of challenge, including the influence of less obedient Saints and the threat of Indian attack. A combination of these two elements produces Jame's most startling idea and most dramatic action.