Pioneer Trek
Justin and Haley had a very special experience. Once every 4 years our stake puts on a Pioneer Trek, and Haley was old enough to go and Justin was asked to participate as a big brother. Each Wagon has a Ma & Pa, 14-17 kids and a big brother and a big sister. The big brothers and big sisters were made up of Bishopric members and Young Women leaders. For 3 days and 2 nights, they walked and hiked and pulled.
Here is Haley right before:
This is where they announced which family you were in. No one knew the family members until this moment. Only a few select Stake Staff knew. These families were carefully selected and prayed over.
Assembling the wagons
Loading of all your families stuff
Justin's Family
Everyone taking a water break
After this first night of hiking, the families were given a cup of broth and a roll and went to bed.
The next day after a shorter hike, they had fiddlers and a hoe-down. This is Haley with her partner Daniel.
In the morning they had oatmeal with their families.
This is Justin with his entire family.
The boys
We had a large group, so they broke it down into 2 companies! This is just 1 company.
Take down
Bad shot, but it is all I have of the 2 of them HOME!
In the middle of day 2 the boys were pulled off the wagons to be in the "Mormon Battalion". What really happened...... The boys were lead up a hill to watch all the girls Pull. Most of the boys had a hard time watching the girls pull and push the hardest part of the trail. Haley was blessed to be part of a family that hard working girls and only a couple of hard working boys. She was able to really help move her cart and her family move along. I have to admit, she had a hard time seeing this as a blessing, but she now knows why she was put with her family and had this rough experience.
I am a blessed mom!!
