Book 2, Chapter 3 The Glory of the Lord Summary

One sunny day in June a dilapidated old cart pulled by a nag barely resembling a horse clatters toward the Spring Creek Settlement. The man driving the cart is of indiscriminate age and he allows the horse to plod along at a leisurely pace. At sunset the cart stops before one of the sod houses where the man calls out to those inside. Ttznseten and Kjersti stumble out of the hut to gaze on the visitor. The man says that he is a minister and would appreciate it very much if they could lodge him and his horse for the night.

The minister is housed in the spare sod house which he finds delightful and all three retire for the night. Syvert lies awake pondering how to speak privately with the...