Wagon Master:
President Andrus will serve as wagon master. He will be on horseback and lead the handcart companies. He will start and stop the trek, call for breaks, and monitor the condition of each family and their handcart.Company Leaders:
There will be three companies: the Andrus Company, the Manwaring Company, and the Kite Company. Each company will include about 8 families with a ma and pa leading each family.
Families:
All young men and young women will be divided into "families" with "ma and pa" leaders who will be a married couple. Each family will have six to eight youth with an even mix of young women and young men.
Each family will have a handcart. Families will pull hand
carts together, cook together, eat together, learn together, play together, and pray together.
Family discussions will be an important part ofthe trek experience. They may be held anythime and almost anywhere. These discussions can help youth become mentally, spiritually, and physicall involved. During the discussions the youth should begin to seriously ponder the gospel as it relates to their everyday life.
(behind the scenes) Trek Staff:
The Trek Staff will camp apart from the families.
- The Stake Activities Committee will staff the camp.
- There will be a commissary staff, trek historian, and photographer.
- Adult Leaders with medical background will be on hand to help with any accidents or medical issues.
- There will also be activity specialists for each of the Friday activities.
Accommodations
Each family will find their designated camp area identified by a flag with their family name on it. They will pitch three tents per family: one for the ma and pa married couple, one for the boys in the family, and one for the girls in the family. All youth will be required to sleep in their family’s designated tents.
Families will pick up their family meal basket at the commis-sary one hour before each meal. As a family, members will pre-pare, cook, and clean-up each meal.
Clean water and latrines will be available around the camp area.
