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The news traveled quickly.

There was land to be had,
and lots of it.

The reports made western
New York sound like Paradise,

at least to my brother
and father,

two Vermont rock farmers.

87-1 /2 acres northwest corner
of plat 1 3, Palmyra Township.

Congratulations, Mr. Steed.

You own one of the finest tracts
of land in upstate New York.

Congratulations, sir!

Thank you.

No, l'm not going!

Melissa, this is so--

How can Father do this?

We don't even
know anyone in New York.

You mean you don't know anyone
like John Connelly.

Joshua!

This is very hard on her.

This is hard on all of us.

We do as we're told, right?

Let's get on with it!

Hyah! Giddyup!

So on the eve
of my 1 6th birthday

father announced
we would move.

He and Nathan went ahead,

and we would follow in time
for spring planting.

We had never heard
of Palmyra, New York

or of a man named
Joseph Smith.

And we had no way of knowing
that for the Steed family

our journey
was just beginning.

Ben?

Ben!

What?

Who knows you're here?

No one.

Mr. Steed!

Except my family.

Ho!

Pa!
Pa!

Hey, hey, come here.

Oh, my goodness,
you're heavy.

Oh!

Welcome home, Mrs. Steed.

Let me see if, uh,
l got this right.

Joshua's the old one.

Not by much.

l hear you're quite the worker.

Get more work done than
most men times two.

Then again, Nathan also says

that only happens
about once a year

and only if a young lady is
watchin'.

Martin's been
the best of neighbors.

He helped us survey
the property lines.

Thank you, Mr. Harris.

Not at all.

l'm just glad
you're finally here.

Ben's been antsier than
a bear in a beehive.

Did you miss me, Ben?

New Englanders, ma'am,
they're bunch of hemlock nuts.

He missed you.

What's this, Pa?

The Steed Farm.

Put that blasted book away,
come on!

Yo!

Yo! Yo! Giddy-up, mules!

Not even movin'.

Come on!

Move 'em.

Come on, pull,
pull, pull, pull, pull.

Haw, haw, haw, haw.

Pa!

Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!

Whoa!

Two inches closer.

You alright, Pa?

Yeah!

Thank you, son.

We're going to have to cut
more of the roots.

Ah, nothin' will be happenin'
without a decent chain.

Josh!

Saddle one of the mules and...

and take this in
to the blacksmith.

Do you hear me, son?

We've been working
on this stump all afternoon,

and it hasn't
budged an inch.

l say we do what
everyone else does

and leave it and get on
with clearing some land.

There will be no stumps
on my farm.

Now take the chain in
and get it fixed.

Pa, you was nearly killed.

l say it stays.

Ho, Ben.

Just heading into town.

Can l pick up something
for you?

No, thank you, Martin.

Josh is just on his way.

Hickory, huh?

Hickory is
Vermont stubborn.

Thought we'd never get
our place cleared.

lt's coming fine.

But if we don't get
enough wheat and corn in...

we're gonna have
a tough winter.

Ever thought of hirin' help?

Spring's comin' on hard now.

You're going to want to be
plantin' within the month.

Got that money left over
from the farm sale, Pa.

l know a family a mile or two
south of town,

they got two boys
that hire out.

l used them myself and
right pleased with their work.

What's their names?

Smith.

Love this place.

Best part of town.

That's why l work here.

My ma and sisters won't
come anywhere near here.

Yeah, you don't want to bring
your ma around here.

Hey, this is it.

Whoa!

Much obliged, Steed.
Any time, Caleb.

Sure you don't want to come in
and meet the boys?

No, l got to run over
to Main Street.

Pick up some help
that Pa's hired.

And l got a stop to make
before that, so...

A stop? Yeah!

l saw you two
at the dance.

Careful, Steed.

Yee-ah!

What can l get you?

l got a list of things.

l just need to check out
some tools first.

Over there.

Thanks.

Oh, Mr. McBride?

Do you know the Smiths
down on Stafford Road?

Why?

Well, my Pa has hired two of
their sons, Hyrum and Joseph.

l'm supposed to meet them.

You're new around here.

Yeah.

None of my business,

but you might want to tell
your pa to think about that.

l need some help down here!

Mr. Steed.

Hello, Lydia.

How may l help you,
Mr. Steed?

My mother needs a few things.

Of course.

lt's always a pleasure
to help your mother.

You look right pretty today,
Lydia.

Right pretty.

lf you'll follow me, sir,

um, l'll help you get
those things together.

Do you know those men?

Why?

What do you want with them?

My pa has hired them
to clear some land.

l'm supposed to take them
up to our place.

Hyrum Smith.

My brother, Joseph.

Joshua Steed.

Joshua, good to meet you.

Day labor eating with us?

You know how l feel about that.

We've worked a long day,
Mary Ann.

Remember the ones in Rutland?

Foul-mouthed, lazy riffraff.

They're not like that, Ma.

You should have seen them.

Cleared near a full acre.

Could hardly get 'em
to stop for supper.

Well, Becca's smitten.

And Matthew adores them.

Pull, Matthew.

You got me again.

This boy's an ox,
Mr. Steed.

One more?

No, you go help your sister.

You plum wrestled him out,
Matthew.

He's got nothing left...
for a real man's game.

Might be good to show
the Smith boys here

what Vermont stubborn
really means.

Joshua is the champion
stick-puller in Rutland.

Never seen anyone
stand him up.

You leave Joseph and Hyrum be.

They worked hard today.

Yeah, Ma's right.

Big slice of humble pie.

Doesn't sit well
with a good meal.

l like pie.

l'll wager Joseph can throw you
over three times straight.

Loser has to pull out
that old hickory stump.

That work must have
shook your brains loose.

l thought you were smarter,
being older and all.

Hey, what do you say, Joseph,

are you going to stand by
your brother?

Always.

l don't like this, Ben.

Well, let's get on with it

so the Smiths
can start digging.

Somebody's going to get hurt.

Are you just going to sit there
and let them do this?

Need plenty of room.

Don't want anyone having
an advantage.

Now...

Here's how it works.

Three pulls.

First time Joshua throws
Joseph, over.

Draw...for hand position.

You know what?
You can take the outside.

l don't want you to have
any excuses when you lose.

Okay.

Alright, Nathan, you might
want to move that barrel.

That's exactly where Joseph's
going to land.

Alright, good clean pull.

Ready?

Ready.

Pull!

That's one.

Watch your grip, son.
Watch your grip.

Ready?

Pull!

Pull, Joshua.

That's two.

One more and we're done.

Don't let me down, son.
Don't let me down.

Come on, Joseph!

Put him in his place,
Joseph!

Ready?

Pull!

Tomorrow we'll
just hook you up

to that hickory stump.

Spare the mules.

Well done, Joshua.

lt's been a long time

since l came that close
to being beaten.

Yeah.

Whoa.

Alright, no sense in us
all going in.

Ah, sure there is.

l can sit on her pa.
Joseph can hog-tie her ma.

And you can say hello
to Miss Lydia.

Go on, get out of here.

We'll be back.

Yes?

Why, Mr. Steed.

l didn't know
you were in town.

Lydia. Good afternoon.

Joshua Steed.

These are my very best friends
in the whole world.

Abby Pierce.

Rilda Jane Freeman.

Ladies.

Blast.

You coming to
the barn raising Saturday?

l'll watch for you.

My brother Nathan.

Miss Lydia McBride.

Pleased to meet you.

l can tell you are a Steed.

You look very much
like your mother.

l'd better go. Saturday.

Yeah!

Pleasure to meet you, Miss.

Well, if it ain't Joe Smith.

lt is old Joe himself.

Let's go pay our respects.

Afternoon, Miss Lydia.

Mr. Murdock.

Out here learning more about
them angels, are ya?

No, just came from a recital.

Will Murdock.

You must be the new family out
by the Harris place?

This is my brother, David.
Cousin, Mark.

Joshua.

My brother, Nathan.

And Joseph,
who you seem to already know.

Oh, yeah.

We know all about old Joe,
don't we?

How are you today, sir?

Fine, Will.

You got that gold Bible yet?

Ain't Joe told you
about his gold Bible?

Shame, Joe.

People around here
just love that story,

especially the part
about them angels

flying around your house.

Heard tell the waiting time
is over this fall. That true?

Think your pa
will take gold

in payment for supplies, Miss
Lydia?

Oh, l imagine we'll be buying
our things same as other folks.

Joe, what does
an angel look like?

Was it a boy angel
or a girl angel?

Yeah, why don't you send
one of those angels

to tell us where to find
some buried treasure?

We'll be waitin'...

for the gold.

Alright, so what's all this
about a gold Bible and angels?

You really think
angels go around

showing people where to find
buried treasure?

Uh-uh.

Good. Neither do l.

They said something
about a gold Bible.

When a donkey brays

do you think he is always
saying something important?

Alright! Go!

Go! Go!

Hyah! Come on!

Hyah! Come on!

Hyrum! Come on, push.

Come on! Hyah!

Now...where's the hard one?

l'll go help unhook it.

Watch out for hornets.

So, Hyrum.

ln town yesterday,

some men stopped Joseph,

said something
about a gold Bible.

The Murdocks.

They also said
something about angels.

Josh.

lt is not our place to pry.

Well?

Anyone who wants
to know about that...

would have to ask Joseph.

Do you ask this for yourself?

Or is it just because
of the things you've heard?

The only thing l've heard
is what Will Murdock said.

You mean you haven't heard

that Joe Smith is a lazy,
no-account drunkard--

immoral, untrustworthy,
utterly unattractive.

Well, there may be
some truth to that.

Maybe you've heard
of our family.

How we're all grave robbers,
devil worshippers, and the like?

l don't believe any of that.
Neither does my family.

Thank you.

Why would anyone say that?

lf we talk,
you'll be late for supper.

lt's not for an hour.

l'll not ask you to believe
what l tell you, Nathan.

But l'd appreciate it

if you'd hear me
through to the end.

You ever been
to a camp meeting?

Revival?

Heard of them,
but we never went.

Pa says they're
organized madness.

That's not far off.

l was about 1 4
when they came to this area.

The Bible says God has already
decided on who will be saved.

So l admonish each of you
to search your hearts

to see if God has elected you.

That's false doctrine,
Reverend!

And we won't stay
a minute longer!

So many different faiths.

So many opinions.

So much anger.

l wondered who, of all
these parties, are right.

Or are they all wrong together?

lf any one of them be right,
which is it?

And how can l know it?

Thank you, dear.

''Let patience have
her perfect work,

''that ye may be perfect
and entire, wanting nothing.

''lf any of you lack wisdom,

''let him ask of God that giveth
to all men liberally

''and upbraideth not,
and it shall be given him.

But let him ask in faith,
nothing wavering.''

Father...in Heaven.

As l was praying,
l saw...a pillar of light.

lt was exactly over my head.

lt gradually descended.

When the light rested upon me,
l saw two personages.

Personages?

Yes, two beings.

Their brightness and glory
defy all description.

One of them spoke to me and
called me by name and said,

''This is My Beloved Son.

Hear Him.''

l saw God, Nathan.

And l saw His Son,
Jesus Christ.

l know how...

that must sound to you.

But l say again, l saw God
the Father and l saw His Son.

Nathan?

What did they look like?

Glorious.

Beyond description.

The light from them
was so brilliant

l thought the leaves
would catch fire.

When l finally
gathered my senses,

you can imagine how l felt.

This is not what l expected.

Anyway, l asked which of
the churches l should join.

And?

l was told to join
none of them.

l've got to get back.

Nathan.

l know what you're thinking.

Trust your heart on this.

Evening.

Steed.

Joshua.

Remember Mr. Steed?

Drink?

Good, ain't it?

He holds the shine better
than you do, Coop.

Have a seat, Steed.

So...

Why you taking on with
Joe Smith?

l ain't taking on with him.

Pa hired him and his brother
to clear land.

lf it was me,
l'd send him packin'.

Them Smiths is daft lunatics.

People are talking
about your family.

Wondering if you're taking up
with them.

What was that stuff
you boys were saying

about angels, gold Bible?

You ain't heard?

What?

Smith says some angel

came to him
in his room one night

and told him where
some old book is buried.

Joe says it's like the Bible.

And it's written
on gold plates.

You believe that?

Not about the angel.

But suppose there is gold.

And suppose we follow Joe
when he goes to get it.

There is a lot of treasure
buried in these parts.

Spanish brought
a lot of gold up here.

So if there's gold,
then where is it?

Buried in a hill
down by the Smiths'.

The angel said Joe
needed to wait some

before he could get it.

''The angel said.''

Listen, the word is,
time's up this fall.

Me and the boys,
we plan on being there

when Smith takes out the gold.

Ma. lt's early.

lt's Easter Sunday.

Couldn't just stay in bed.

Pa could.

He had a lot to drink
last night.

lf you believe Miss Sloan,
so did Joshua.

She saw him?

With the Murdocks.

Oh, that's why
he never came home.

Your father's gonna have
a problem with that.

What are you reading?

John, last part.

Remember our New Year's
resolutions?

Mine was to read the Four
Gospels again by Easter.

l'm almost there.

Mary's just come
to the empty tomb.

Good place to be reading
this morning.

l could have
finished yesterday,

but l wanted to save it.

lf Jesus was resurrected,
is He still alive?

Of course.

As a real being?
A person?

Thomas felt
His hands and feet.

That's pretty real.

But that was
2,000 years ago.

So?

Could He appear
to someone now?

Well, He appeared
to Mary, to Paul.

l suppose
He could now, why?

Nathan?

Joshua told you what happened
in town the other day,

with Joseph?

We don't hold
with gossip, Nathan.

l know, but...when
l walked home with them...

l asked Joseph why people

were saying
those things about him.

lt's none
of our affair.

Ma, l wanted to know.

He said when he was 1 4,

he was confused about
which church to join.

And he read in James,

l think it was the first
chapter, and it said,

''lf you lack wisdom,
ask of God.''

Becca, help your sister
with the bowls.

Happy Easter, Papa.

Well, Happy Easter to you,
Matthew.

What time did Joshua
come in last night?

He's not here.

l'll be back.

Ben!

We don't even
know where he is.

He's probably
on his way home now.

You know, he don't need you
stickin' up for him.

Ben!

lt's Easter morning.
Come and eat.

He'll be along.

What are you doing here?

l was looking for you
all night.

You looked
pretty busy to me.

l was hoping
you'd come over.

Lydia, we're late!

l have to go.

Wednesday, Father and Mother
are going to Waterloo.

l'll be staying with my aunt
on Canandaigua Road.

My aunt isn't nearly
as strict as Father.

Will you come?

Lydia!

l'll come.

''Now, upon the first day
of the week,

very early in the morning,
they came unto the se--''

Sepulcher.
Sepulcher.

Sorry l didn't come home
last night, Ma.

l was with some friends.

Friends?

Would that be
the Murdocks?

Matthew, Becca,
we need eggs.

Look at me.

l asked if you thought
those two rum-soaked pieces

of river trash
were your friends.

You don't even know them.

Everybody else in town
seems to know them.

They're tavern rats.

You'd know all about tavern
rats, wouldn't you, Pa?

We only had to wait but an hour
while you and your friends

lifted a few mugs
of your own.

Joshua!

What did you say?

Beg your pardon.

So the little
McBride girl

wouldn't give you
the time of day,

so you go off
with your so-called friends

and get drunk.

You leave Lydia
out of this.

She's a spoiled daughter
of a high-minded storekeeper

who thinks that
farmers like us

are no better
than stray livestock.

And if you think that
you're going to impress her

with your patched-up trousers
and your manure-covered boots,

then you're a bigger fool
than l thought!

Ben, that is uncalled for!

How do you know
what l did last night?

You chose to be with trash
and now people are wondering

whether or not Joshua Steed
is trash too.

Who cares
what people think?

You better care!

You're just worried
if Joshua Steed stinks,

someone might think
his revered father stinks too!

You'd better
watch your mouth, boy.

lf you're so worried about
what people think,

you might want
to fire the Smiths.

The Smiths?

Go to town, Pa.

Listen to what people
are saying about Joe Smith

and about you
for hiring them.

What are they saying
about Joseph?

Joe says an angel
brought him a gold Bible

and it's buried
in some hill somewhere

and he's gonna
translate it

and save the world.

Who l hire
is my business.

No, Pa, you're worried
about stink.

Well, Joe Smith
and his angels,

they stink to high heaven.

And if you don't
care about that,

then you can stop caring about
who my friends are,

'cause l decide who my friends
are, and who they are not,

and l do not need
your permission.

As long as you live
in this house,

and you eat at this table,
you need my permission.

Then l'll get my things.

Joshua, no.

l'll come and help out
with the farm,

but from now on,
l'll be staying in town.

Don't do us any favors.

l won't be comin'
for you, Pa.

l'll be comin' for them.

lt's alright, Ma.
lt's alright.

lt's alright.
lt's time.

lt's alright.

Let him go.

Mr. Steed.

Won't you come in?

Mr. Steed.

l finished up the work
that l had for you.

l won't be needing
you anymore.

You're gonna have to stop
beating everyone at stick-pull.

Afternoon.

Are you Mrs. Gates?

Last l checked.

l'm Nathan Steed.

l heard your niece, Lydia,
might be staying with you.

Maybe.
Maybe not.

What's your name again?

Nathan Steed.

We live north of town.
Ah, Steed.

l never met one of you
'til yesterday.

Now my house is run over
with Steed boys.

You've seen my brother.
Joshua.

Here last night.

Stayed way too long.

Guests and salmon, you know,
after four hours they stink.

Would Lydia know
where he is now?

Likely.

She's probably
in the library.

Tie your horse.

You can go in
through the back.

Thank you.

Miss Lydia.

Your aunt said
you were here.

l'm sorry, l should have
made more noise.

No.

You play
beautifully.

Verdinae.

You know Verdinae?

The Queen's Symphony.

You surprised me, Nathan.

Hello, once again.

l'm looking for Joshua.

He told me about what happened
with your father.

l'm sorry.

Ma's worried about him.

Sent me with some things.

l told him he should
talk to your father.

He won't.

Well, do you know
where he's staying?

Will Murdock's.

You knew he got work
at the dock,

at a warehouse.

ls he there now?
Probably.

But he'll be along
after work.

Just wait.

May l?
Of course.

Let's go out back.
lt's cooler there.

Your aunt's garden
is beautiful.

lt's a very old place.

l used to play here
with my cousins.

The flowers
match your dress.

Thank you.

Joshua.

Hello, little brother.

Ma sent some bread
and things.

Melissa sent your jacket.

Thanks.
l was hoping
you'd come.

l told you l would.

How's Ma?

Worried.

Melissa said you can have
her warming stone

if you decide
to come back.

l'm not coming back.

l know.

Ma wants you to come
for supper Sunday.

lt'd be good, Joshua.

Listen, here's some
of my wages.

Give them to Pa
to hire some help with.

Pa fired Joseph and Hyrum.

Well, good for him.

Josh.

lt is.

People in town are talking.

Joseph and Hyrum
are good workers.

Those wild stories--

They aren't wild stories.

My friend's parents heard it
straight from Joseph's father

about him going in the woods
and seeing angels.

He never said
he saw angels.

lt doesn't matter
what he said.

Stuff you'd hear
in an asylum

and Pa's smart
to be rid of them.

Tell Ma and Melissa
thank you.

You comin' Sunday?

l don't know.

Take care, Josh.

l'll leave your things.

Thank you.

l wonder what a certain
father will say

when he finds a dock worker's
been calling on

his only daughter.

But you kind of like that,
don't you?

No.

Be honest, child.
l wasn't thinking--

Sometimes the forbidden fruit
seems the sweetest,

but you have
to ask yourself,

will the fruit
get sweeter with age--

or just go bland?

Good-night,
Aunt Edie.

Did you know the brother
is your age?

Who?

The brother, Nathan.

They're different.

He knew about Verdinae.

Good-night, dear.

Hello there, Missy.

You gonna need
some company tonight?

l've seen you
walking by here!

Lydia!

Joshua!

Come on!

ln here.

l thought
you weren't coming.

This is a horrible place.

Out there, not in here.

l can't stay long.

What's this?

Regressing
from man to ape.

That's what the foreman
wants around here is apes.

Just keep those bales moving
onto the barges, you animals.

Steward Croft
is looking for a store clerk.

Yeah, at half the pay
l'm making here.

But twice the working
conditions.

Lydia!

ln a year,
maybe year and a half,

l'll have enough money
to buy my own team and wagon.

ls that what you want?

You should
move back home.

You could still
work here,

but it would save you
room and board.

Four dollars a month
is worth it

not to have to live
under Pa's thumb.

lt isn't right being separated
from your family.

l'm not going back.

Let's talk about
something else.

l've gotta go, Joshua.
l shouldn't be here.

No, no, listen,
listen, l'm sorry.

l'm really glad you came.

Steed!

lt's Will and David.

The Murdocks?

Yeah, they're bringing
my supper.

Joshua, they can't know
l was here.

Don't worry,
they won't say anything.
No!

ls there another
way out?

Yeah, let me
walk you out.

No!

Don't tell them
l was here.

Steed, open up!

Nathan!

Hello, Lydia.

lt's been a while.

Been helping Mr. Harris
get his corn in.

Oh, here, let me.

Where would you like it?

Over there.

Thank you.

l was in town and thought
l'd get some candy for the kids.

Oh, alright.

Uh, four of these.

What else?

Five of these.

Have you seen Joshua?

Not often.
He works a lot.

We were hopin' he'd come
for Ma's birthday.

l stopped at the warehouse,
he wasn't there.

He's with the Murdocks
a lot, at the tavern.

l left a note
at the boarding house,

but if you see him,

could you give him
that message?

What message?

Hello, Lydia.

Spendin' an awful lot of time
in town lately, aren't you?

Ma's birthday's Sunday.
l know.

She'd like you
to come to dinner.

l don't know if l can.

Don't know if you can,

or don't know
if you will?

l said l don't know
if l can.

Suit yourself.

But l think you
owe it to Ma.

Thanks.

Tell your mother
Happy Birthday for me.

Good afternoon,
Mr. Steed.

Emma Smith.

Oh.

You're Nathan,
aren't you?

You're Joseph's wife.

Last week
at the blacksmith's.

l don't expect you
to remember me.

Oh, l do, though.

How is Joseph?

He was just speaking of you
the other day.

He was wondering how the crops
turned out with your family.

We did well,
thanks to him and Hyrum.

Do you mind if we
cross the street?

Of course.

Hey.

l hate this.

Mrs. Joe Smith.

Excuse us, please.

What's your hurry?
Where's Joe nowadays?

Heard he fled
the country.

Mrs. Smith
has an appointment.

Excuse us.

Oh, look at this, Luke.

Mrs. Smith's
got herself an escort.

Please let us pass.

He even says please.

Move.

Are you alright?

Yes.

Nathan helped me.

Thank you, Nathan.

Where you been, Joe?

Been lookin' for more treasure
down there in Pennsylvania?

You got that
gold Bible yet?

Hey, Joe, them angels
letting you and the missus

sleep at night?

The wagon is down
by the barn.

Make way.

Make way for what?

We're coming through, Will.

Come on, Nate.

We just want to ask Joe
some questions.

Ain't nobody
gonna get hurt.

Get out of the way, Will.

Now that ain't no way
to talk to an old friend,

Mister high and mighty
Nathan Steed.

This a relative
of yours, Josh?

Yeah...after a manner
of speaking.

Hello, Joshua.

Joseph.

So you're a part
of this too?

Want answers just like
everyone else.

No answers today, Josh.

Emma and l
were just leaving.

l asked you that
last spring.

You didn't answer me
then, either.

So what about
this gold Bible, Joe?

Does it even exist?

That's enough.

You've shamed
the family enough.

Now, what about
those plates?

Where are they?

Them spirits tell you when
you're going to get 'em?

You boys should know
all about spirits.

All that time you're spending
down at Phelps Tavern.

All you fine
Christian people!

ls this what you teach
on Sunday?

Bigotry!

A decent woman gets accosted
on our streets

and there's not a man here
with the courage

to say a thing!

Think of that Sunday
while you're on your knees

saying your prayers!

You, too?

l didn't say anything.

Yeah, l noticed.

Nathan.
What a nice surprise!

Please, come in!

No, l can't.

l just wanted
to talk to Joseph.

Mother Smith,
this is Nathan Steed

who helped us
in town today.

Joseph,
it's Nathan Steed.

Oh, please.
Come in and sit down.

We've got pie
in the kitchen.

Oh, l really can't.

Nathan.

Emma, fetch Father
and the children.

Mama, who is it?

Really, Mrs. Smith.
l've got to get back.

Nathan, give up.
No one refuses Mother.

l'm surprised l can walk.

Mother's pie is legend.

Joseph?

You can ask, Nathan.

lt's probably none of my affair
and if it isn't, just say so.

l think it may be
very much your affair.

Everyone talks about you seeing
angels and having a gold Bible.

ls there any truth
to all this?

Do you have gold plates
or a gold Bible?

No.

Can l ask you a question?

Have you thought about
what l told you before?

Yes.

A lot.

l don't know.

Part of me wants
to believe it.

l mean, l know you're
not a liar, Joseph.

But part of me says,
this is incredible.

God appearing
to a 1 4-year-old?

l'm sorry.

No, no, don't be.

l feel the same.

Sometimes l wonder,
why did this happen to me?

And the answer is always
the same: l don't know.

l just know that it did.

Mother believes you.

She does?

She's prayed about it,
for months.

Says she just knows.

That means
a great deal to me, Nathan.

Will you tell her that?

Now about these
gold plates...

You said there weren't any.

l said l don't have them...

and l don't...

yet.

That's the biggest cartload
of nonsense l've ever heard.

There is no need to be
insulting, Ben.

l just can't believe
that a son of mine

would, would sit there
and listen

to talk of angels
and buried gold plates

without even so much as
lifting an eyebrow.

What's the lying fool
going to say next?

Do you believe this tripe?

l know how you feel, Ben.
But think about it.

What if it's true?

The heavens opened again,

God speaking to his children
like in Bible times.

Ben, what if it is true?

lt's not!

The boy's a raving lunatic
straight out of an asylum.

Pa, we know Joseph.

He worked with us
all that time.

l don't--l don't
think he's a liar.

He doesn't have to be lyin'.

Have you ever heard
of being deceived?

lt's the devil's work,
Mary Ann.

And you talk about it, you talk
about it out of my presence.

Pa!

No! lt's crazy talk.

And God help the fool
who listens to it.

ls this it?

Got to be!

Mr. Harris said it was

the next road up,
just across the creek.

lt's hard for me to see you
in so much pain, dear.

Oh, Aunt Edie!

lt looks so forward of me
coming to his home.

You're right!

We'll just turn around
and go back home.

No one will be the wiser.

On the other hand,

if you'll just go on in
and get this over with,

maybe we can get back
to life as we know it.

He should be out here.

He's been working
on the fence for hours.

l'd love to watch his face
when he sees you.

But l'll be back
at the house.

Thank you.

You've come because of what
happened in town,

with Joseph and his wife.

Did he tell you?

He was so angry
with the people.

But you being there...

l think that
bothered him most of all.

l just saw a crowd and came
to see what was going on.

l wasn't part of it.

That's what l told him.

How did you know?

l guessed.

l'm so glad you've come
to talk to him.

l hope he'll listen.

lt'll be fine.

Go ahead.

Thank you, Melissa.

Hello, Nathan.

Well?

Well...

Did you talk to him?

We talked.

Come on, girl.

The whole story or l'm dropping
you off right here.

We had a very nice talk.

How nice?

Did you touch his hand?

Did he touch yours?

Did you take his arm?

Was there a hug
with the good-bye?

None of your business.

So what about the brother?

Joshua?

Mmm.

What about him?

Are you going to make
a choice, dear?

Or just tear this
poor family to shreds

by driving both of them
out of their minds?

Tonight.

For sure.

We've been watching his place.

He has them now,
hidden in the woods.

But tonight
he's bringing 'em home.

How do you know?

Joe's paid a cabinet maker
in town to make him a chest.

Told Gilson it had to be
a strong one, with a lock on it.

Hyrum Smith picked up the chest
this morning.

Well, then, Will,
get the boys together.

Tonight's the night.

Lydia, what are you doing out?
How did you know where l was?

Someone at the dock
said you were here.

We need to talk, Joshua.

We will, later.

Waiting for some friends.

We're going out
to the Smiths'.

What friends? Why?

Lydia, Joe's getting
the gold tonight.

Everyone in town

has been buzzing about
these plates for years.

We're going to be
the first ones to see them.

Steed!

Just...just wait here.

One hour. Then we can talk.

Joshua.

Saddle up, Steed.

Murdock?

Just wait inside.
l'll be back.

Willard Chase has been
watching from his place,

says Joe's fixing to leave
any time.

You have guns.

Lydia, Lydia, nobody's
going to get hurt, okay?

The guns are just to make sure
Joe doesn't get away.

Lydia!

You're talking about robbery!

Not robbery!

That gold ain't Smith's.

lt's buried treasure,
and it belongs to all of us!

Woman getting skittish?

Shut up!

Lydia, l'm just
asking for one hour.

No, Joshua.

You're asking for
a lot more than that.

He's headed up the hill.

Will, you and me
are following.

You two head up Armington Road,
hide where it meets Stafford.

How are you going
to get it down there?

Joe's coming back this way.

lf we miss him,
you've got to get him.

Let's go!

Stick it right in here.

And just be careful

that you don't stick
your finger here.

Just pull this
real tight here.

See this hole here? Yep.

And pull.

Pa.

Who on earth?

Mr. Steed, may l speak
with you and Nathan?

lt's very urgent.

He's left the road.

We're going to lose him.

This is it.
He's in those trees.

Stay here in case
l miss him.

You stupid mule.
l told you to stay here.

We could have had him.
Now, come on.

Has he got the gold?

Oh, yeah.

Come on,
let's cut him off.

Alright, get behind that tree
and don't move till l say.

He's going to come
right between us.

Don't shoot.

You could hit me, too.

Get him, Will!

Alright, let's
get this over with.

Nathan!

Mrs. Smith,
l am deeply sorry

if my son had
anything to do with this.

You may rest assured that
before the night is through,

it will be taken care of.

Thank you, Mr. Steed.
l appreciate your coming.

Do you have any idea
where Joseph is?

We'd like to find him and
make sure everything is al--

Joseph!

Mother, can you
get some water.

Where's Father?

He's in the barn.

Samuel. Go fetch Father.

Tell him l was attacked by
some men out on Armington Road.

They may still be there.

Then go to Hyrum's
and get the chest.

Attacked?

Twice.

Joseph, did they
get the record?

They tried.

l hid it just outside.

What are you doing here,
Nathan?

My brother may have been
one of those who attacked you.

He and Will Murdock.

Are you sure?

lt was dark, but...

l could tell
by his voice.

l'm sure.

l'm sorry.

l don't hold you in any way
accountable.

Joseph.

Pa and l are going
up to Armington.

lt's probably too late.
We're going.

Nathan and l will join you.

l'll tell you what,

those Maston boys, they don't
come into town anymore

'cause l beat 'em
every stinkin' time.

Well, well.

Evening, Pa. Nathan.

Care for a drink?

lt's a cold night out.

l'd like a word outside.

Ah, come on, Pa.

Have a drink,
then we'll talk.

l said outside.

Now, Mr. Steed, l--

Shut your mouth.

Pa.

You got something to say,
you can say it here.

Oh, that's good.

We'll shame the Steed family
once again in public.

Let's wake the town so
everybody can come and see

what my son here has done.

And just what have l done?

Gone after Joe Smith
and his gold plates.

The McBride girl came for us.

She told us what you and these
mongrel dogs were doing.

l told you she was trouble.

Shut up.

So was it you that
hid in the woods

and jumped Joe
from behind...

like a man?

l don't know what
you're talking about.

Joseph heard your voice
call for Will.

Why don't you be man enough
to admit it?

l don't see what the problem is.
He made it home alright.

Joshua!

lt's plain robbery!

Those plates aren't his.

He found them.

Ben, we got a problem here?

No problem.

l just came to get my son.

Joshua! No!

Don't you ever
touch me again!

Ever!

Get back!

Don't!

Josh.

Hello, Martin!
ls that you?

Ben, good to see you.

You've been away.

lndeed l was.

Come on, let's get
out of the heat.

Heard you were
down in Pennsylvania.

Yeah, l just got back
day before yesterday.

Business?

Yes.

l was helping Joseph Smith
translate...the sacred record.

lt's called
the Book of Mormon.

For six days l wrote
and he translated.

How can he translate
anything?

He's got so little schooling.

That's the miracle.

So you've seen them.
You've seen the plates?

Joseph wishes that he could
show them to people,

but the angel
has forbidden it.

But this has been very, very
difficult for him to bear alone.

l can imagine.

l know what you are thinking,
Ben, and believe me,

l had my doubts, too.

Joseph's a good boy and all,

but, l mean, l was getting
a lot of pressure from my wife,

from other people.

Why, they thought
l was crazy.

So what l did was l asked
Joseph if he'd copy down

some of the characters
from the plates for me.

Here, take a look.

Who's to say what these are
or what they mean?

That's exactly what l thought.

So l took them
to New York City.

What?

New York.

Went to Columbia College.

l found a professor
of ancient languages there,

Professor Anthon,
and he examined them for me,

and he told me they were
true ancient characters.

l best be getting on,
Martin.

Thank you for the wine.

Ben.

You can think what you will,

but Joseph does have
a sacred record,

and he is translating it
through the power of God.

When it's published
l'll get you a copy.

You can see for yourself.

For months we heard nothing
from Joshua,

then word began trickling in:

Wanted in lndiana
for pulling a gun on a lawman,

he had fled to Missouri,
the edge of the frontier.

And in a place almost
without law,

had become a law
unto himself.

Raise you five.

You playin' or what, Steed?

Hold your horses, friend.

See your five.

And raise you fifteen.

l'm out.

Me, too.

So, Steed...

l think you're bluffing.

l'll see your twenty.

Raise you twenty more.

Must be a powerful hand.

Why don't we make things
interesting?

l got a freight business,
not as big as yours.

Two wagons,

six ox, eight head
of horse flesh.

What are you saying, Steed?

My company...

and everything on the table

against your stock
and wagons.

That greed's going
to bring you down.

l'll see you.

l'll raise you
my entire outfit.

Winner take all.

Full house.

Queens over 1 0s.

Four kings.

Drinks on me, boys.

For a moment l thought you were
going to close your eyes

and offer a prayer of thanks

when Papa told us
to go for a walk...

With Joshua gone,

it became easy for Nathan
and Lydia to fall in love.

But we all knew the matter was
far from over.

There would be the devil to pay
when Joshua found out.

Can we walk through here?

Of course.

My friends think it's spooky,

but l love this place,
it's peaceful.

And?

Very private.

Lydia, you know
that l love you.

Yes.

l want to ask your father's
permission to marry you.

He'll say no.

Mother's sister runs
a girl's school in Boston.

They want me to go there
and spend a year with her.

A year?

Mother says if l accept,

she'll not stand in our way
when l get back.

You should go.

l'll work while you're gone.

A Mr. Knight,
down by Pennsylvania,

wants me to hire on.

By next fall we could pay off
our land free and clear.

ln twelve months
you'll change.

l won't.

l can't.

Lydia, upstairs,
at the end of the hall,

room six.

Dearest Lydia, an item
of great concern

has come to our attention.

Nathan Steed has returned
to Palmyra from Colesville

a few days ago.

He says he has returned
to help his father.

But sources say it is really
because Joseph Smith

has returned to the area.

When Nathan came
in the store yesterday,

l confronted him
and he openly admitted

he has been baptized

and joined Smith
and his followers.

Stay away from my daughter!

Lydia, to this point
l have largely stayed

out of this decision
you have made,

but l can be silent
no longer.

These events only confirm
our deep concerns

about your choice
of Nathan Steed,

and l must forbid you

from pursuing
this relationship further.

Dinner's not quite ready.

l'm not having dinner,
Aunt Helen.

l'm leaving for home
as soon as possible.

Joshua!

Pa said l had some mail.

ls this it?

Yes.

When did these come?

They came back together
about two weeks ago.

l asked you to mail these
months ago,

and they just came back?

They came two weeks ago.

You never even mailed them.

l mailed them, Joshua,

but no one paid the postage
when it got there.

Liar!

Look at the envelopes.

Your precious Lydia
never opened them.

She sent them back
without reading them.

l've got to go.
Pa's waitin'.

Hey!

Come spring l'm going to be
heading east for awhile.

lt's time to see my family.

You mean it's time
to see Lydia.

l've got to go.

Hey!

Steed, you're not
welcome here.

l'll be taking your daughter
out for awhile, Mr. McBride.

You'll be doing
nothing of the sort!

She'll be back...sometime.

He wouldn't let me
come see you.

That's why l had to make
a good impression.

This has been the longest
ten months of my life.

Why didn't you say anything
about this obsession

you have with Joseph Smith?

l wrote a letter.

After you'd been baptized?

What is this fixation
you have with Joseph?

Does it take priority
over everything we've planned?

Over us?

This is not about Joseph.

Joseph's been called of God.

lt's God l'm following.

Then what comes first,
Nathan, me or this religion?

Do l come first
before your parents?

You have no idea
how deeply my parents feel

about this
Joseph Smith madness.

You continue on this way
and l marry you,

l will be completely
rejected by my parents.

l won't be welcome
in their home.

My name won't be spoken
in their presence again!

You're their only daughter,
they wouldn't.

They would!

They would,
Nathan.

Would you ask that of me?

Lydia. l love you!

l want to marry you.

l love you.
Don't you know that?

l love you, Nathan.

l'm ready to tell my parents

if they can't accept you,
then they will lose me.

But l will not
do that for Joseph.

He's a fraud.

l can't believe you've allowed
yourself to be deceived.

Lydia, l--

l'm willing to choose you
over my parents, Nathan.

Are you willing to choose me
over Joseph?

ls that your answer?

Lydia...don't do this.

Good-bye, Nathan.

l was in Fayette yesterday.

Joseph finished translating
the Book of Mormon.

E.B. Grandin in town
said he'd print it

if Joseph can come up with
some kind of security.

What kind of security?

Three thousand dollars.

l'm going
to mortgage my farm.

l'm going in tomorrow
with a lawyer

and draw up the papers.

That's a lot of money,
Martin.

Oh, l know.

Are you certain
you want to do this?

Don't let Joseph talk you
into it unless you're sure.

Ben, do you feel
l'm an honest man?

Of course.

l am sure.

Do you think he's lying?

Martin Harris is
one of the finest men

that l've ever met,

and he's no liar.

He's been deluded.

Deluded?

l don't know how
Joseph has done this,

but it's evil and l want
no part of it.

Do you know that Martin
has mortgaged his farm

and that he's given Joseph
three thousand dollars?

He hasn't given it
to Joseph.

He's given it to the printers
to print the Book of Mormon.

Joseph won't see one penny.

Well, three thousand dollars
is nonsense.

lf you would just come and
listen to Joseph, even once.

Enough!

This has gone
far enough here.

You're bringing
the children into this,

and l'm not having this
destroy our family.

What are you saying, Ben?

l'm saying there will be

no mentioning
Joseph Smith's name

in this house again.

Not by you or Nathan.

And if Nathan
won't accept that,

will you put your fist
into his face too?

l can't speak for Nathan.

Nathan has
his own property now.

But so help me,
you are my wife,

and l will speak for you, and
that's the end of it.

Bring this man another.

Much obliged, Steed.

What brings you out
this far west, Caleb?

Well, l hear there's
money to be made.

Weren't in Palmyra.

You--you done alright,
haven't you?

Yeah, l done alright.

How are things back home?

Well, same pack of dopes
sweating on the docks.

Ever see the storekeeper's
daughter Lydia McBride?

Oh, yeah.

Ooh, what a looker!

You mean, you ain't heard?

Heard what?

She and your brother?

What about them?

What about them?!

They're engaged
to be married.

Matthew, is your
arithmetic finished?

l'm working on it.

Nathan!

Hello, beautiful!

Hello, son.

Morning, Ma.

lt's done, Ma.

What is it, Nathan?

Book of Mormon.

Really! lt's finished?

Does it have any pictures?

No, no pictures.

Matthew, a book doesn't have to
have pictures to be wonderful.

Where did you get it?

Grandin's Bookstore.

First copies went on sale
yesterday.

Went straight there
and bought three.

This copy's yours, Ma.

l can't.
l bought it for you.

l can't take it, Nathan.

Ma, it's my gift.

Pa can't forbid that.

Your father and l have--

Matthew, we need eggs.

l know.

Your father and l had a talk
the other night.

He's absolutely
against it, Nathan.

He's forbidden me
to talk about it

or to read
the Book of Mormon.

He has no right to do that!

l won't go behind
his back, Nathan.

l can't keep it.

l can.

Melissa.

He hasn't told me
that l can't have it.

Both of you believe Joseph.

l want to read this
and find out for myself.

l don't think this is wise.

Why is Pa this way?

So hard.

That's how he was raised,
Nathan.

He's no harder on us
than he is on himself.

Your father's a good man.

l pray every day that the Lord
will soften his heart.

But even if he doesn't,
l'm still married to him.

Nathan.

Good morning, Pa.

l heard you were putting
your floor in.

Thought you might could
use some help.

Ma tell you l came over
this morning?

No.

Did you ask for some help?

No.

l brought her a Book of Mormon.

l went into town yesterday
and bought her one.

Don't worry, Pa.

She wouldn't take it.

Said you had already
threatened her.

lt's a good thing.

No, Pa.

lt's not a good thing.

lt's wrong.

You'd better watch
your mouth, boy.

What right do you have

to tell us what we will or won't
believe?

You can believe
what you like,

but you stay away
from Joseph Smith

and his devil work.

You and your ma want to go out
and join some regular church

and thump the Bible
and say your prayers,

that's up to you.

When you start taking on
with evil, l draw the line.

So just call it evil.

Then bigotry's alright?

You're out of line, boy.

What did Grandpa Steed give
his life for at Valley Forge?

Freedom.

Freedom from kings.

Freedom to own
your own land.

Freedom to worship
however you choose.

Grandpa must be
real proud right now.

l came over here
to help you.

l don't want your help.

l used to be proud
to be a Steed.

l thought it meant something.

Not anymore.

My dearest Lydia,

l write you with
the heaviest of hearts,

for l know the distance
that separates us.

This little homestead
over which l labor

once filled me with joy.

Now the labor is drudgery.

l can hardly bear the prospect
that the light of your smile

will never brighten
these walls.

What stands between us?

l believe Joseph Smith is a man
called of God

to bring about a great work
in our time.

You believe he is a fraud,
the devil's own servant.

The Savior said, ''By their
fruits ye shall know them.''

l enclose the fruit
of Joseph's labors.

Lydia, l ask no more
than that.

Test the Lord.

There is a verse in the Bible
that expresses

the deepest feelings
of my heart for you.

Please give this to Lydia.

lf you would truly
know how l feel,

read the words of John
in his second epistle,

first chapter, fifth verse.

Yours with a love beyond
measure, Nathan Steed.

ls Miss Lydia here?

She's gone to her aunt
and won't be back until tonight.

Something l can help you with?

For Lydia?

Could you see
that she gets this?

'Course.
Any message to go with it?

No.

Thank you, if you could
just get it to her.

That l will.

Got all ready?

No, just fetching
some fabric.

What did the Steed girl want?

Steed?

Oh, the wagon's leaving.

l'll be back to cook supper.

Evening, little brother.

l understand you've been messing
around in my personal life.

See, l'm not going
to be a dirt farmer

like you and Pa, Nathan.

l got plans.

Lydia's part
of those plans.

Lydia doesn't want you.

No, but she will.

No, l won't.

l know how to use this.

The sheriff knows you're here.
He has a warrant out for you.

Run, Lydia!

Josh. This is insane.

We're brothers.

l don't hold any malice.

l do.

You tell Pa supper's ready?

Told him twice.

What did he say, Matthew?

Nothing--just kept
looking out the barn door.

l asked what he was doing

when l went out
to feed the chickens.

This afternoon when l asked him
if l could go to the village,

it was like he didn't
even hear me.

Set the table, Melissa.

Ben, what happened
at Nathan's?

Remember, Ben, he's still
very upset about Lydia.

He said he brought you
a Book of Mormon.

l told him
l couldn't take it.

He said that.

l'll not be going
against your will, Ben.

l told you that.

Then l'll not be saying
any more about it.

lf you want my permission
to read the book, you have it.

Ben?

My feelings of Joseph
haven't changed.

But l'll not be tellin' ya
what to believe.

Ben, Joseph is going to start
a church a week from Tuesday

down in Fayette.

He's invited Nathan,
Melissa, and me.

Melissa, too?

She's not sure she accepts it,
and l'll not be pushing her,

l promise you that.

But l think she'd like to go.

lf l were to be baptized?

l'll not tell you
what to do.

lf that's what you want.

Nathan!

Hey, Matthew!

Can you do something
important for me?

You need eggs.

No.

Can you watch the team

while l load Ma's stuff
in the wagon?

You bet!

Hold, mules!

Hello, Pa.

There's no trace.

We've searched.

l think he's gone
back to Missouri.

Pa.

The other morning,
what l said.

l'm sorry.

Needed to be said.

Fields are drying out.

l thought maybe next week

we could work together
on the plowing.

Whoa!

We're going to have to build
a fence around you two

just to keep
the riffraff off.

Thank you, Ben.

We'll be home
end of the week.

Bye, Pa.

Rest the mules
every few miles.

Haw!

Bye, Pa.

Bye, Pa.

Thank you, Papa.

l love you.

l love you, Papa.

l love you.

Can l go, too, Melissa?

No--Nathan,
just drive slowly.

l'll catch up.

Why do you need
to go into town now?

We have to be in Fayette
before dark, Melissa.

lt will only take a minute.
l'll catch up.

Have you found
everything you need?

Thank you.

Melissa.

Don't you look pretty.

Thank you.

How are you, Lydia?

Alright.

How's Nathan?

That's why l came.

He doesn't know l'm here.

lt's been over a week,
Lydia.

l know how you feel,
but Nathan deserves an answer.

An answer?

To what?

lf you would truly
know how l feel,

read the words of John.

''Now l beseech thee, lady,

''not as though l wrote
a new commandment unto thee,

''but that which we had
from the beginning,

that we love one another.''

So you threw out my package?

We'll not have that evil thing
in our house, Lydia.

Nathan sent it to us
all wrapped up and hidden

so we wouldn't know
what it was.

He didn't send it to us,
Mama, he sent it to me.

Did you read the letter,
too?

When l saw it was
a Book of Mormon

l threw it in the trash
where it belongs.

l want to know, did you
read my letter, too, Papa?

lt's going back in the trash
where it belongs.

Give me that book!

Lydia!

You sent me to Boston
to learn something.

Well, l did.

l saw a different life,

where different ideas
are respected, examined,

not feared.

You are ready to destroy
this book

without even
looking at it.

lt's blind intolerance.

That's not what
you've taught me.

Amen.

Brothers and sisters,

we are met for the purpose
of organizing

The Church of Jesus Christ
again upon the Earth.

Mary Ann Morgan Steed.

Having been...

''Entreat me not to leave thee,
for whither thou goest,

l will go, and where thou
lodgest, l will lodge.''

''Thy people
shall be my people...''

''and thy God, my God.''

This book is not evil.

l want to believe, Nathan.

l love you, Nathan Steed.

Oh, yes!

l remember how right,

how beautiful everything
looked to me that day.

For the first time in months
there was hope--

hope for me
when it came my turn,

hope for healing
in my family,

and perhaps, with tolerance,
hope for us all.