The Edge of Wilderness

A recounting of a lost gem of Utah pioneer history and a novel to rival those ofGerald Lund with the added wit of a Mark Twain adventure.

In 1855, as the young Utah Territory teeters under outsidepressure and internal strain, a call goes out to settle the untamed frontierand teach neighboring tribes the gospel of Jesus Christ.

William Sterrett-a recent convert, tailor, and devotedhusband-has already survived one mission that nearly cost him everything. Now,torn between his wife and his faith, he answers the call again, joining a roughband of missionaries whose motives aren't as righteous as they seem.

In the harsh isolation of Elk Mountain Valley, greed,division, and a deadly illness threaten to destroy them all. As tensions riseand survival hangs by a thread, William must decide what his faith is trulyworth.