Ellie Maust grows up Amish, but she isn't happy with her father's strict ideas. Why can't she wear bright dresses like her friend, Missy, or perfume and powder like the hired girl? As the oldest girl in her family, Ellie learns responsibility young, helping to care for the babies, prepare food, and do household chores. She sits through the long preaching services, and goes with her boyfriend, David, to Sunday night singings. Join her as she experiences her baptism Sunday, a death in her family, and then . her own very special wedding day. Then, as a young mother, Ellie passes on the Amish way to her children.