A five-year-old Meckling, South Dakota, farm girl climbs up on the chair next to hermother. The church organ is playing a hymn and she begins to sing at the top of her lungs. Heads started turning and smiles broke out all around. This young girl grew up listeningto great music and wonderful singing. She also loved to watch and listen to the birds singtheir special songs. A dream was born to her to sing beautiful music also. This dreamrevealed her on-stage, singing the lead role in an opera with full orchestral accompanimentand costumes. This spectacle was surely unusual for one, who had never seen an operaperformed. Young Ella June embarked on a blessed quest to reach her dream of singingopera in New York City. Ellas Book: The Blessed Quest describes her journey under Godsfaithful blessing to be with us through it all.