Miss Abigail has been preparing for a special handcart pioneer reenactment since January. Finally, on Tuesday, she was so happy that our small church group left to join a large group of other teens to spend the week walking and pushing a large wooden cart loaded with supplies to honor and appreciate her Mormon pioneer ancestors. I think they will hike about 40 or more miles before the end of the adventure. Each youth was encouraged to find out more about the life of an ancestor who could be an inspiration to them and to walk the Trek in honor of this person. Miss Abigail chose to research her great great great great grandmother Abigail McMurtrey Allred. Abigail not only shares her name, but also her birthday! GGGG Grandmother Allred's picture is on the memorial brooch Abigail is wearing. Getting ready for this Trek has consumed quite a lot of time and certainly a lot of creative brain energy. Now that it is over, I hope to be able to pick up my more normal busy life...Abigail and I certainly hope all of you are having some fun summer adventures of your own.
