The Work and the Glory II: American Zion
2005"The Work and The Glory: American Zion" sets the story of the fictional Steed family against the historically factual backdrop of the Mormon people's move into the West. Divided by their diverse reactions to a nascent ideology, the Steeds struggle to hold together as the strength of their convictions and their filial bonds are tested. The stirring narrative of the faith that led a persecuted people to Missouri and beyond is one of the most poignant untold tales of American history. It is the account of a valiant struggle to exercise the rights promised by a fledgling nation. "The Work and the Glory: American Zion" unearths the story of the passion behind the movement which eventually launched the largest American migration and the colonization of the West: the vision of a promised land in America.
Acted in
Sam Hennings
as Benjamin Steed
Brenda Strong
as Mary Ann Steed
Eric Johnson
as Joshua Steed
Alexander Carroll
as Nathan Steed
Brighton Hertford
as Melissa Steed
Kimberly Varadi
as Becca Steed
Colin Ford
as Matthew Steed
Sarah Bastian
as Lydia Steed
Emily Podleski
as Jessica Roundy
Jim Grimshaw
as Josiah McBride
Jonathan Scarfe
as Joseph Smith
Melanie Hawkins
as Emma Smith
Frank Ashmore
as Martin Harris
Curtis Andersen
as Carl Rogers
Jeff Ham
as Obadiah Cornwell
Giulia Pagano
as Mother Smith
Raphael Sbarge
as Parley Pratt
Mike Pniewski
as Wilson Everett
Matthew Carlton
as George Simpson
Michael Bowen
as Robert Johnson
Caitlin Bradbury
as Mary Partridge
David Dwyer
as William Phelps
R. D. Call
as Boggs
Milton Bagby
as Caleb, Farmer
Danny Nelson
as Reverend Samuel Bogart
Andrew Bowen
as Brigham Young
Haynes Brooke
as Edward Partridge
Nakotah LaRance
as Pidgeon
Russell Durham Comegys
as Ruffian
John Henry Scott
as Deputy Frank
Adam Heffernan
as Deputy Smiley
Don Henderson Baker
as Ezra Booth
Annie Abbott
as Edith Gates
Wilbur Fitzgerald
as Magistrate
Mark Scarboro
as Newell K. Whitney
Mary Tanner Bailey
as Elsa Johnson
Stephen Michael Ayers
as Father Smith
Rowan Arlo Bishop
as Infant Joseph Smith
Kati Massey
as Little Girl on Snow Trail
Brett Taylor
as Man Crossing Street
William David Witt
as Temple Builder
Barry J. Miller
as Mormon Immigrant (uncredited)
William J. Mode
as Militiaman / Tavern Patron / Citizen (uncredited)