This year's Youth Conference was a pioneer trek! It was very hard but very rewarding and awesome at the same time. The theme was "Faith in Every Footstep." I'm so sorry about the large amount of pictures, we just did so much and it was hard to narrow it down to just a few. But now you can get an idea of what went on.
This is on the way to Riley Farm, we had to take a school bus to get there.
Mom and Dad were a "Ma & Pa."
Brothe Dunning (center-wearing the hat) was a helper with the food. I think he called it like the chuck wagon helper or something like that.
Brother Gentry was very enthusiastic about this conference.
This is the very beginning of the long hall.
Brother Hawkin's?
I really loved the first breakfast we had! The pancakes were so good! And we got to pick some raspberries and eat them. I seriously couldn't stop eating them! They were the best ever!
My mom with her daughters having a great time together.
Check out how packed these carts were. We had to tie them down really well or stuff would fall out.
Dad instructing Brother Blais how to throw an axe. This was one of our pioneer skills we had to learn. It was alot of fun. Things such as: riding horses, shooting some kind of gun, archery. throwing knifes and axes, cutting wood several different ways, cut shingles.
This is called "hole in the wall" It's a steep hill down and then a steep hill up right away. Several guys from each family had to help with this. Since they didn't allow any girls to do it after a girl got run over by a handcart.
Mom & Dad's family, well part of it.
President Thacker played an excellent role as Brigham Young.
We all find out that the boys are called to be in the Mormon Batallion.
The women's pull. The girls had to pull the handcarts while the boys were off in the Mormon Batallion. Here we had to have all 4 families in one company help pull up one hadncart at a time for their company. And when we got to the top of the steep hill the boys were at the top cheering us on.
Here is widows peak. Though we call it testimony hill. All the families in each company had to pull at least 2 handcarts in their company.
Widows peak again. Notice: how steep the switchbacks are!
Another steep hill requiring many people to help.
Go Travis!
Check out the view from the top of "Testimony Hill."
Travis & mom, the happy trekers!
Dad finally takes a break! He is seriously the energizer bunny! He helped so many people!
A few out of many from our ward who were able and nice enough to go on the trek.
We played a few games such as tug o' war.
Brother Blais was my partner in the "Bladder Balloon Toss." And I have no clue why it was called that. I know they explained it but I was to busy talking to pay attention. haha.
The How Down. My dad took some video of this and when I have some more time I will put it on here.
Some of us were too tired to dance.
My dance partner and I waiting for dance instructions.
Check out how dirty our legs and feet got! Most of us (girl's in particular) wiped down our legs 1-3 times a day! We seriously got that dirty!
Riley farm which is where we stayed for the first and last night.
Mom & Dad's family.
My family.
Waiting for the testimony meeting to start. And yes I did bare my testimony even though I planned on not doing it.
Everyone from our ward that went. Go Ladera!
A really good friend from Las Flores ward and I. We were both bummed that we weren't in the same family but we were in the same company.
This is on the way to Riley Farm, we had to take a school bus to get there.
Mom and Dad were a "Ma & Pa."
Brothe Dunning (center-wearing the hat) was a helper with the food. I think he called it like the chuck wagon helper or something like that.
Brother Gentry was very enthusiastic about this conference.
This is the very beginning of the long hall.
Brother Hawkin's?
I really loved the first breakfast we had! The pancakes were so good! And we got to pick some raspberries and eat them. I seriously couldn't stop eating them! They were the best ever!
My mom with her daughters having a great time together.
Check out how packed these carts were. We had to tie them down really well or stuff would fall out.
Dad instructing Brother Blais how to throw an axe. This was one of our pioneer skills we had to learn. It was alot of fun. Things such as: riding horses, shooting some kind of gun, archery. throwing knifes and axes, cutting wood several different ways, cut shingles.
This is called "hole in the wall" It's a steep hill down and then a steep hill up right away. Several guys from each family had to help with this. Since they didn't allow any girls to do it after a girl got run over by a handcart.
Mom & Dad's family, well part of it.
President Thacker played an excellent role as Brigham Young.
We all find out that the boys are called to be in the Mormon Batallion.
The women's pull. The girls had to pull the handcarts while the boys were off in the Mormon Batallion. Here we had to have all 4 families in one company help pull up one hadncart at a time for their company. And when we got to the top of the steep hill the boys were at the top cheering us on.
Here is widows peak. Though we call it testimony hill. All the families in each company had to pull at least 2 handcarts in their company.
Widows peak again. Notice: how steep the switchbacks are!
Another steep hill requiring many people to help.
Go Travis!
Check out the view from the top of "Testimony Hill."
Travis & mom, the happy trekers!
Dad finally takes a break! He is seriously the energizer bunny! He helped so many people!
A few out of many from our ward who were able and nice enough to go on the trek.
We played a few games such as tug o' war.
Brother Blais was my partner in the "Bladder Balloon Toss." And I have no clue why it was called that. I know they explained it but I was to busy talking to pay attention. haha.
The How Down. My dad took some video of this and when I have some more time I will put it on here.
Some of us were too tired to dance.
My dance partner and I waiting for dance instructions.
Check out how dirty our legs and feet got! Most of us (girl's in particular) wiped down our legs 1-3 times a day! We seriously got that dirty!
Riley farm which is where we stayed for the first and last night.
Mom & Dad's family.
My family.
Waiting for the testimony meeting to start. And yes I did bare my testimony even though I planned on not doing it.
Everyone from our ward that went. Go Ladera!
A really good friend from Las Flores ward and I. We were both bummed that we weren't in the same family but we were in the same company.
