Part One: 1968-1970, The Members Summary

Faith has just moved to Minnesota from Texas because her husband has taken a job based there. Faith's husband, Wade, is a pilot, which means Faith is often left alone with her twin babies, Beau and Bonnie. Wade is getting ready to leave again and Faith is not happy about it because she has no friends and she is worried about being alone in the snowstorm brewing outside. Across the street, Audrey is lying in bed, listening to her children argue, wondering why her husband thinks she should lose weight. Another neighbor, Merit Iverson, is asking her husband if smoking will hurt her unborn baby. Dr. Iverson assures his wife smoking is harmless. Merit continues to worry anyway, not only concerned with her baby's health, but also hoping it will be a boy to please...