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1856. Mormon converts Nannie, Louisa, Jessie, and Anne, all from the British Isles, travel in the Martin Handcart Company, making the 1,300-mile journey on foot from Iowa City to Salt Lake City, while enduring unimaginable hardships. Each woman will test the boundaries of her faith and learn the true meaning of survival and friendship along the way.

Spoof of the western classic The magnificent seven. Two half brothers help a group of Mormon settlers protect themselves from a band of marauding Mexican bandits. Add the further complication of two of the Mormon girls falling in love with Trinity.