33 Days Until Trek - Adult Responsibilities
Pioneer teens (an age category that actually developed in the 20th century) performed adult tasks. On Trek, there will be a lot to do. Don't stand back and let the others do the work. If you see something that needs doing, step in and offer to help. At a minimum, ask your mas and pas, "Is there anything I can do to help you?" Part of the fun of Trek will be helping set up and take down, cooking and cleaning up food, and being the first to jump in and support the activities. If you are naturally reserved and shy around strangers, your small Trek families can be a great place to push against your comfort zone and put yourself out there. Check out some of the things that pioneer people your age and younger did to move to Zion.
“Twelve-year-old Matilda Ann Duncan earned bragging rights
by driving ‘the final 500 miles to Utah in 1848 without any mishaps.’ These
miles comprised the entire trail past Fort Laramie, through the Wasatch
Mountains, and down steep Echo Canyon where many wagons overturned or broke
down.
“Sarah Norris was orphaned in 1846 when her father was
killed in the Battle of Nauvoo and her mother died in childbirth soon
afterwards. Sarah had charge of a wagon and team, and year later, she drove the same wagon to the
Valley.
“Young boys almost routinely became expert teamsters and
herders on that 1,030-mile journey. Twelve-year-old Jesse N. Smith was put in
charge of all the cattle of the ‘Poor Camp’ until they reached Council Bluffs.”
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