Beautifully illustrated by the author's son, Christopher Scott Peck, this is a touching story of a young girl's voyage into spiritual understanding. Life, love, faith and family relationships all come into play as Jenny and her brother explore the natural cycle of a single snowflake.

Among the earliest converts in Scotland, Margaret Kirkwood and her sons have given up everything to travel from their homeland to join the Saints of Zion. But as part of the Willie Handcart Company, their journey of sacrifice has only just begun. Winter has settled upon the frigid plains, and for the struggling Kirkwood family, stopping means certain death. When James Kirkwood promises his mother he will safely lead his younger brother to the next...