Wade and Laura begin a happy marriage, but the death of her friend, and the sad life of another friend as well as the unwanted arrival of her ex-husband spiral Laura into depression. Old family relationships have to be worked through and new ones emerge. Rochelle, Laura's friend, is excommunicated and then rebaptized and marries Cole. Jane and Alex have their fifth child, Brian Wade Keane and Laura and Wade have their first, named Bradley Neil Morrison.