Having had to bury her husband enroute, Hannah Cooper begins anew in Fort Bridger, and thr future looks bright until a sudden act of malice destroys the Cooper family's main hope of survival.

As proprietors of the General Store in Independence, Missouri, Hannah and Solomon Cooper join a wagon train West. In the dangerous journey that follows , despite great opposition - Hannah continues on to fort Brdger, displaying grit, courage, and a faith deep enough to sustain her family through life's greatest trials.

Emily McDermott loses her only child to pneumonia. Later when she see's Patty Ruth playing outside, Emily mistakes Hannah Cooper's daughter for her own and sneaks her home without anyone seeing. Hannah not faces the nightmare of Patty Ruth's disappearance and struggles to trust in the Lord and has only one wish for Christmas - to have her daughter back.

Betsy Fordham lives in terror that her husband, John, will be killed while patrolling the area for the army.. Her consuming fear causes her despise allIndians, even the friendly Crow who live alonside the citizens of Fort Bridger. But it is only when Bestsy's worst nightmare becomes a reality that an unexpected act of kindness can open her heart to God's love.