(intense piano music)
(knocking)
- We come to see the prophet, Joseph.
- [Emma Smith] They've come
all the way from Connecticut.
- Really?
- We tried to get on the boat.
They wouldn't let us on
account'a our being black.
So, we walked.
(dramatic cinematic music)
- That must be what, seven
or eight hundred miles?
- [Jane Manning] Yes'm.
(intense percussion music)
♪ Jesus take me to the light ♪
- Enslaved, beaten,
for no reason but the color of skin.
They are not just children of Abraham,
they are children of God!
- Brother Joseph. You be careful.
- It's my duty to protect the
Saints, no matter the cost.
(stirring gospel music)
- A rumor's been floating through town,
there's a price on Joseph.
A thousand dollars for his head.
- It's only the two of
us over here, no help.
- Strangers have dragged
Joseph from my house before.
(thunder crashes)
It won't happen again.
- You know how to use it?
- If it comes to that.
♪ Oh, yeah, hold on. ♪
- I thought marrying Joseph
would be like marrying
any other churchman.
But it was never that simple.
I wanted you to be my sister forever.
- I'm your sister 'til
someone thinks I'm your girl.
- [Man] If a mob comes for him,
do you think you can hold them off?
- You'd be surprised at the things
God gives me strength to do.
- God himself was once as we are now,
that is the great secret.
- He ain't just your husband,
he's the Lord's prophet.
I don't know what you want from me.
- Joseph!
(gun fires)
- [Emma Smith] But certain
folks won't see you
the way Joseph saw you.
- As a sister.
- My sister.
♪ Oh, yeah, hold on ♪
♪ Hold on to your family. ♪
