Family Theater: The Prayer That Won the West

The mutual broadcasting system in cooperation with Family Theater Incorporated presents the prayer that won the West starring Ramon Navarro and Pedro de Córdoba. Henry Fonda is your host. The more things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams are.

There are certain things in life that belong to all people of every race and age and creed. They are the necessary things, food, clothing and shelter. The beautiful things, happiness and hope, faith and understanding, friendship and kindness.

They are the simple things all summed up in one word, home. Home should mean a fullness of life, life's most beautiful experiences and sweetest memories, and our home is really an upward expression of what we are.

If there is holiness and happiness in our home, it is because we make an effort to be holy and happy. And these things have a wonderful way of going together, because holiness is the expression of our sincere faith in God.

It means tolerance and trust of our fellow man. It means courage and strength to live up to our convictions. It means our unselfishness and kindness to others. That's why in a home where there is the daily practice of family prayer, there is a holiness that always means happiness.

Now, Family Theatre presents the prayer that won the West, starring Ramon Navara as one, and Pedro de Códaba as Padre Serra. More than 178 years ago when our story opens, a sunny morning in the month of May in the year 1769.

We're down in Mexico, two or three hundred miles south of the present border, watching an overland expedition prepare to journey north. Other goods are being nailed into a box. Here the muscular blacksmith is making a last-knit repair on a horse's shoe.