Adrienne Carr

Since she was a small girl, Jane Panting has heard miraculous stories from her mother, Elizabeth -- stories of temporal salvation that her young family experienced as they voyaged from Gloucester, England, to the Salt Lake Valley. She heard about the blessing Wilford Woodruff gave her mother, promising that she and her children would reach their destination and experience the Lord's providential hand on more than one occasion. But Jane was only an infant when they made their harrowing journey and is beginning to doubt her mother's fantastic stories -- until she receives a miracle of her own.

17 Miracles est la véritable histoire de la compagnie de diligence à bras mormonne Willie Handcart pionnière dans le transport des colons américains. En partance pour la vallée de Salt Lake, Frère Savage s’inquiète du fait que leur départ si tard dans la saison puisse se révéler dangereux. Ils apprendront en court de route, que pour chaque tragédie, il y a une multitude de miracles…