Youth Trek 2010

Me and Rob were called to be Ma and Pa for our Youth Trek this year. I debated on whether I wanted to include some of these pictures because I don't think I made a very cute pioneer but I would have regretted it later, so don't mind the no make up, pig tail look please! We went to a place called Mosida Ranch, it was kind of by Saratoga Springs. This is our cute family!!

The first day. . weather was great!! Not to hot and even a little overcast to block the sun.

We walked 12 miles the first day, and honestly it wasn't that bad at all. It defiantly didn't seem like 12 miles. Everyone was such good helpers and never complained!

My adorable husband!! He would have made a great pioneer!!

Having some fun at camp the first night. Tug of War!! Sadly we lost every time.

This is the beginning of the 2nd day, right before the Womens Pull. For those of you who've never been on Trek, I'll explain. They call all the men away from your handcart and send them "on a mission" That leaves just the women in your family to pull the handcart. The missionaries that run this ranch have a part specifically made for this trial. DEEP DEEP SAND, UP A HILL. They have the men standing just on top of the hill singing, "The Spirit of God". It was an amazing experience to imagine the women having to go through this, and not just for 5 minutes but for months at a time. Honestly it wasn't that hard at all, and hearing the men singing and seeing some of them with tears in their eyes because they can't help us was amazing. The next day, I heard that 13 men had gone back to get the Stakes handcart and they were struggling more then the women were. Makes you wonder if we had a little bit of extra help from somewhere else.

Just as we were pulling into camp on the 2nd day, it started to sprinkle. Just as everyone was done putting up their shelters it started to POUR rain. It was amazing because it rained for at least 2 or 3 hours, then just as dinner was getting done, it cleared up! Stayed clear for dinner, our devotional that night and then a ho-down right before bed. Just as the ho-down was ending, starting pouring rain again! You could defiantly feel the Spirit so strong during times like that.

Here's our "baby Ophelia". Needless to say, our family wasn't too attached to her so this was her "car seat" that she spend most of the time in.

The last day, was the worst as far as weather. It pretty much rained from the time we started to walking to the time we reached the lodge. We only went 2 miles so it wasn't too bad, but we were walked in ankle deep MUD. The entire time!!

Rob learned a new game while there called "Ninja" It was actually really fun to watch and he won a couple of times!

The last picture of Trek, just finished walking through the mud and the missionaries also set up a "river" that we had to walk through. It was about knee deep and freezing cold. Everyone had to go through it, they wouldn't let anyone just walk around. A couple of girls actually fell down while trying to push the handcart through. Luckily none of our family fell but it was freezing afterwards. It was a great experience and I'm so happy that I got to be a part of it!! I wouldn't say it was fun, but defiantly worth it!!