I remember hearing my parents whispering in the other room, discussing something that was obviously not for my ears, but I listened anyway. “... cheap land… opportunity … leave… faith…”. From my quiet eavesdropping, I was not as surprised as my siblings were when my parents had news for us a few nights later. “Your mother and I have made a decision,” my father said. “It is what we believe is best, and I hope you agree with us. We have decided to move west to the Salt Lake Valley.” Both he and my mother winced at my and my four siblings’ dismayed faces. Although I am not the best actor, I did my best to look surprised, even though I was prepared for this topic to come up. He reminded us of the other families we knew that had also moved West. However, we were still shaken up by the thought of leaving the bulk of…show more content… First of all, they have taught me the importance of work. If you want to improve and become a better person, you need to work for those improvements. You will not just wake up one day and suddenly become a better person, it is a lifelong process that involves work and conscious effort. I have also learned the meaning of trust. At Rocky Ridge, I had to trust my company leaders that they would be ready for me and my company to arrive and that they would have the supplies that we lacked. In other words, I learned the meaning of faith. Lastly, the rescue teams were a great example of kindness to me. They sacrificed their time, energy and provisions on our behalf; however, they still did it with a smile on their face and with a joy radiating off of them. Therefore, they are a great example of kindness and joy to me. All in all, although trekking across the plains was a hard thing for me to do at such a young age, it was a important and beneficial event in my life and in the lives of others that were in the same or worse situations than
