The U.S. Army calls for five hundred Mormon volunteers and the men of the Steed family feel like they must respond. Some of the family start on the 2,000 mile march to California. The various elements of the gathering begin to converge on the Valley of the Great Salt Lake, which culminates in a new home and a new destiny for the Saints and a reuniting of the Steed family. Join the Benjamin Steed family in a saga that will allow you to witness the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ. The story begins in 1826 in upstate New York where Benjamin and his family become acquainted with Joseph Smith. Volumes 1-8 follow the Steed family as they are influenced by the joys, trials, and challenges associated with the Restoration. [publisher blurb]