When I was seventeen, I went on a pioneer trek reenactment with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Centerville, Utah Stake. This happened in the summer of 2009. The pioneer trek was for kids to know what their ancestors went through to get to Utah. The stake had many meetings to help the kids know what to bring and what to prepare for. From the picture, you will notice that we all wore a hat or bonnet, long skirts or dresses, and aprons. Each person was allowed to bring one 5-gallon bucket with personal items. The handcarts we were pulling are in the background of the picture. Another thing you may notice is that we are all smiling in the picture. This was a process that didn’t last too long…the trail was difficult!
On the day of the trek, my stake went to Wyoming and we all met with our pioneer families. Before we started on the journey all my friends got together really fast and gave my camera to someone. Whoever it was took a really quick shot of us. It was a very spontaneous picture and all of us were laughing hard because we had to start trekking, and we were having our picture taken.
In the picture above are the wonderful friends I made in junior high, along my life journey. The trek was a lot of hard work and taught me more about my ancestors, the pioneers!
No comments:
Post a Comment