The year is 1879, and mining camps are springing up all over Utah. At the age of 18, Lillian Lewis finds herself alone after the tragic death of her entire family. When she obtains work in a Bullion Canyon boardinghouse in Marysvale, Utah, a ruffian miner relentlessly pursues her. Seeking escape from his unwanted attentions, she travels with an old freighter to the mining town of Frisco, Utah where she hopes to be hired as a teacher. A devout Mormon, Lillian is saddened to learn of the hatred that the Frisco community has for members of her faith, so when she is hired to be Frisco's newest...