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Young Mormons trek back in time to pioneer days
Teenagers re-enact the journey of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Leading the way across the stream are, from left, John Shirley, Erik Ellefson, Sebastian Lewis and Tyler Jensen. The four teens along with more than 400 youths from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints participate in the Pioneer Trek last week in Cleveland. - photo by Photos courtesy of Mindy Durden
Clad in replica pioneer clothing and armed with a 5-gallon bucket of essentials, 245 teens from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints traveled across the Northeast Georgia landscape for one purpose: to re-enact the Pioneer Trek of their ancestors from the 1800s. For three days, the young Latter-day Saints walked and rode over rough, uneven terrain and forged through the streams in their paths. The youngsters between 14 to 19 years old from Hall County and the area traveled about 8 miles each day in Cleveland.