A Mormon trek through time
The young men donned their hats and, with great effort, grabbed hold of a cart handle and began to pull it up the mountain trail. It was heavy, laden with some 500 pounds of supplies and, of course, the women in their bonnets and aprons.
A scene straight out of the Mormon Migration of the 1800s?
While the clothing styles were authentic and the handcarts were really loaded with supplies, the "pioneers" were modern-day teens from Vacaville's The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Their trek was one aimed more at spiritual growth than moving carts from one location to another.
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