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Examines the opportunities for religious service, including ordination as ministers and rabbis, that are open to women and discusses role models and finding one's "calling.".

Gilbert Hamilton is left alone on the frontier when his father is killed and his mother is kidnapped by Sauk Indians during the War of 1812. Haunted by memories of his mother, Gil attends a camp meeting led by Peter Cartwright, a Methodist circuit-rider evangelist. Cartwright allows the boy to move with his family to Illinois, where Gil can begin the search for his mother.

The vicar's speech impediment leads to holy hysteria in an otherwise quiet country parish.

Introduces Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, explaining the historical events behind it, how it became a holiday, and how it is observed.

Pastor Sam Gardner struggles to help the people of Harmony deal with the challenges of family life, faith, and forgiveness.