So, why would someone like me be excited about four days of camping in the relatively primitive conditions during trek? It is a good question.
I am excited about trek because, even though I've never gone on one, I have talked to people who have. When these people talk about their trek experiences, they get this look in their eye that returned missionaries get when asked about their missions. Mostly what they say is, "It's an amazing, life-changing experience, well-worth any sacrifice to go." They don't usually go into many details, because spiritual experiences are often hard to put into words, but the feeling is definitely there.
I was privileged to go to Martin's Cove a few months ago for some trek training. That mini-trek experience was awesome. Sure, my air mattress wouldn't inflate and the wind threatened to blow the tent down, but that's not what I focus on. The feeling at Martin's Cove is kind of like the feeling of being in the temple. The veil feels thin and the place, although it looks like nothing special, feels like sacred ground. If you are sensitive to it, you can feel the spirits of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for the Gospel and for their posterity. I'm not talking about ghostly appearances. It's just impressions, feelings. You'll feel it too when you go and you'll know what I'm talking about. Ask anyone who has been there. They'll tell you the same thing.
What will make trek 100% better than trek training is I'll get to go with the youth--the same youth who have been saved through the whole history of the earth to come now because they have a work to do; a latter-day mission to perform. I believe that will make the experience of trek a life-changing experience and I am very much looking forward to it. So should you, even if it means giving up a few comforts for a few days.
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