 The Lunas, his mother's side, are the people of the moon, religious farmers whose destiny is to homestead and work the land.Each side of the family wants control of the newborn's future.His mother's dream is for him to become a Roman Catholic priest, his father's dream is to embark on a new adventure and move west to California with his sons to recapture the openness of the "Llano" he has foregone in moving to the town.