It is known as the true picture of polygamy and celebration of pioneer tradition and the women who lived it so bravely. The story is about Clory, the young third wife of Abijah, a stalwart Mormon, who lived in the Dixie Mission in the 1860's. Life was hard as they fought drought, floods, famine and Indians in the desert country. Abijah loved his religion more than his family. Clory had to learn how to live with Abijah, two other wives, a love for Freeborn, the eldest son and her faith in Mormonism, as well as a desire for beauty and gaiety