Liam had the opportunity to go to Martin's Cove with the youth in our Stake this summer. Most of the pictures have Liam hiding somewhere in them, but I had to look through literally thousands (like 4000) pictures to find him. I got a call when they were headed home to warn me that he might be upset because the last night was particularly hard. But, when he got off the bus he had a big smile and said that he had a good experience. Maybe not a FUN experience, but a good one. He came home missing a lot of stuff and wearing his PJ pants because that's all he had, but it was worth it.
They went the 2nd week of June which was good and bad.
Bad:
- Liam got the cast on his arm THE DAY BEFORE he left. And it wasn't water-proof.
- It was not warm.
- It RAINED, RAINED, RAINED
- The wind BLEW, BLEW, BLEW (85 mph winds)
- The tents were flattened and everything was soaked the first night.
Good:
- The kids got a more realistic look at what the pioneers really went through!!
- They experienced something hard, pulled together, and made it.
- They learned to have a positive attitude.
- They came home grateful for home, hopefully it lasts a while.
I can't begin to imagine what the actual pioneers went through. The kids in our ward have shared stories that they learned while on trek and even the teen boys were in tears.
What strong people the poineers were. It makes me grateful for the trials that I have today. I'm not sure I could have done that with my little family.
I'm so thankful Liam had this opportunity. Maybe one day our whole family will get to go.
2 comments:
That is a GREAT experience for them. When we had Russel's nephew with us he went. Maybe 2 years ago. He said it was a very good eye opener. What a good thing for them to learn. LOVE THE PICTURES!!
I'll be sure to ask Liam about it the next time I see him. I would also like to make the Trek. It looks hard, but most things that are worth doing are.
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