With Steadfast Faith

Like the pioneers, this group of trekkers had to make do with less. One instance of improvisation was their treatment of blisters: "Everyone had duct tape all over their feet, and we thought it was pretty funny," said Grace Loertscher. "But when we thought about it, the pioneers didn't even have duct tape."

For Michael Broadway, the experience gave him a sense of the spiritual legacy modern Saints have inherited from the pioneers. "When we were pulling carts, going up the mountain and having fun, I began to feel the Spirit," he said. "Even though my family are [first generation] members, I realized I still have a pioneer heritage."

These experiences were a testament of the gospel and the pioneers' faith. "It just made me think. There is no way this Church isn't true," Kailie Fennell said.