# Chateau de la Tobler

## Sunday, June 22, 2008

### I survived!!!!

Trek is now officially over and I survived. I really cannot tell how much I am glad it is over. We have been working on it for soooo long. I can't tell you how much I am sorry that it is over. It was very successful. At least I think it was. From where I was I think that the youth of our stake will never forget it. It was hard, it was fun, it was emotional, it was great. I truly saw some miracles and also some amazing acts of charity. There was one girl ( a member of the youth committee) who went up and down the big hill at least 5 times. She was carrying the buckets that everyone packed in to lighten the carts. The biggest thing was that she didn't just carry one bucket at a time but one in each hand. This same girl sat through our youth committee meetings and never said a word. We sometimes weren't even sure she was listening. We saw boys and men go up and down to help many carts and not just their own. We saw other youth just sit there and let others do the work. I guess that human nature is what it is. Those who really got into the experience got the most out of it. I can't say that I walked every step of the way but those I didn't take were because of the job that I had to do to make sure everything was working the way it should. I did however climb the big hill. It was easier than I had feared because we were able to take our time. It was great. I learned to appreciate the sacrifices made by the pioneers and especially our own ancestors. It was a great sacrifice for them and I understand it only a tiny bit but more than before.

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