Fanny relates the experiences of a 19th century missionary as she and her young husband proselytize throughout Europe in search of converts to the new Mormon faith. Her religious zeal is sorely tested upon receipt of news from America revealing that their religion has adopted the practice of polygamy as the means to exaltation. The couple is summoned to Utah only to find themselves firmly ensconced in Brigham Young's inner circle and called upon to practice plural marriage or risk a fall from family, friends, and faith. - Summary by Spiffycat
Chapters
1 Prefaces 19 min 2 My Early Life 18 min 3 My First Introduction to Mormonism 26 min 4 The Labor of My Life Begun 27 min 5 Life Among the Saints 23 min 6 Mormon Wonders-Anointings and Miracles 37 min 7 The First Whisperings of Polygamy 24 min 8 My Husband's Mission: I am Left Alone 42 min 9 Our Mission in Switzerland---Mutterings of the Coming Storm 31 min 10 The Revelation on ''Celestial Marriage'' 25 min 11 Missionary Work: Teaching Polygamy 34 min 12 Mormonism in England: Preparing to Emigrate 31 min 13 Emigration to Zion: We Arrive in New York 29 min 14 Life in New York: Conducting a Mormon Paper 21 min 15 Saintly Pilgrims on the Way: The ''Divine'' Handcart Scheme 33 min 16 A Terrible Story: The Handcart Emigrants Crossing the Plains 25 min 17 Mary Burton's Story Continued: Terrible Ending of the Hardcart Scheme 39 min 18 We Forsake All and Set Out for Zion: Our Journey Across the Plains 21 min 19 My First Impressions of the City of the Saints 38 min 20 Brigham Young at Home: We Visit the Prophet and His Wives 29 min 21 The Wives of Brigham Young: Their History and Their Daily Life 45 min 22 The Origin of the Reformation: Extraordinary Doings of the Saints 37 min 23 The Reign of Terror in Utah: The Reformation of the Saints 37 min 24 The Mountain Meadows Massacre--I Will Repay Saith the Lord 34 min 25 Ways and Works of the Saints--The Prophet's Millinery Bill 29 min 26 Mysteries of the Endowment House: Fearful Oaths and Secret Ceremonies 44 min 27 Secrets of Saintly Spouses--A Visit from my Talkative Friend 18 min 28 Social Life in Salt Lake City: Ballrooms, Wallflowers, and Divorce 36 min 29 What Women Suffer in Polygamy: The Story of Mary Burton 29 min 30 How Marriages are Made in Utah: A New Wife Found for My Husband 30 min 31 Taking a Second Wife: The Experience of the First 32 min 32 Trials--The Second Wife Chosen--Shadows of Life 33 min 33 Marriage for the Dead--Entering into Polygamy--The New Wife 26 min 34 Domestic Arrangements Among the Saints--Polygamy from a Woman's Standpoint 37 min 35 Lights and Shadows of Polygamy--Marriage and Baptism for the Dead 42 min 36 Festivities and Social Gatherings of the Saints--The Prophet's Whiskey Shop and Dry Goods Store 26 min 37 My Daughter Becomes the Fourth Wife of Brigham Young's Son--The Second Endowments 27 min 38 Realities of Polygamic Life--Orson Pratt: The Story of his Young English Wife 33 min 39 ''Our'' Husband's Fiancee--A Second Wife's Sorrows--Steps Towards Apostasy 33 min 40 Some Curious Courtships---Brigham Ruins Our Fortunes 26 min 41 Mary Burton--Life's Journey Ended: Rest at Last 32 min 42 My Husband Disfellowshipped--We Apostatise--Brutal Outrage 21 min 43 Amusing Troubles of my Talkative Friend--Charlotte with the Golden Hair! 29 min 44 After We Left the Church--Facts and Figures--The Mormonism of Today 51 min 45 L'Envol 15 min
