Pioneer Treck

Life is GREAT! David and I have been busy with work and school, but we are still loving life. Last Saturday we had the opportunity to be a Ma and Pa over a company of 80 youth, for a quad stake Pioneer Trek. There were about 500 youth in total that came and participated. The event lasted all day... we went about a mile pushing handcarts and stopped for some fun stations. There was a station about the saints sacrifices while building the Nauvoo Temple, how the saints would have killed and prepared a chicken, how to use a bow and arrow, we learned a dance that the saints would have done, we sat and listened to stories of great pioneers, and we learned how to cook biscuits in a dutch oven. After we went to all of these stations we headed out with our handcarts. We then stopped to see a reenactment of the sweet river rescue of the Willie and Martin handcart companies. It was amazing! I posted the video at the end of this so you can watch if you would like. After the reenactment we headed onward with our wagons for the place we would end our journey and receive a delicious meal. We had a wonderful time. It was great to feel a little sense of what the pioneers endured and appreciate the sacrifices they made. Well that is all for now. We love you all, and hope all is well with you.