O.U.W.S. "To The Rescue" Pioneer Trek

Monday, April 20, 2015

Thursday, March 26, 2015

TREK - Square Dancing

April 22 Square Dancing 7pm Stake Building

(Eastwood, Highlands, Meadows and Shadow Mountain)

April 29 Square Dancing 7pm Combe Road Building

(Canyon Crest, Shadow Valley, Spring Canyon and Wasatch)

TREK - Family Home Evening Ideas

Ideas for a Pioneer Trek Family Home Evening

Our stake president, Mark Burton, has asked that all the families of our stake be involved in the pioneer trek youth conference this year. One way to do that is to have family home evenings centered on a pioneer theme. We have listed below a few ideas for pioneer centered family home evenings. You may use these or some of your own. Many of you may have pioneer ancestors that could be the focus of a family home evening.

1. Read excerpts from the article “Heroes In The Snow” in the November 2006 Friend.

2. Use a box to represent a handcart and have family members fill it with objects symbolizing things of spiritual value such as scriptures, a journal or a compass. Describe what each of these items means to you and how it will help you through trials during your own mortal journey.

3. Review “Going West” in the July 2009 Liahona and Friend and look up scriptures to answer the questions posed in the article.

4. Pioneers sang and danced on their journey to help them stay happy. Ask family members to sing and dance to a primary song such as “Fun To Do” (p. 253 of the children’s songbook). Take turns making your own words and actions to the music.

5. Take a hike or walk together and discuss the handcart pioneers trek and how far they had to walk (1300 miles). Explain that the children would sometimes have to help push and pull the handcart.

6. Cook a pioneer dish together, perhaps from a recipe handed down in your own family if available.

7. Visit the pioneer museum in Ogden or in Salt Lake City.

8. The theme of this years trek is “To The Rescue.” Discuss the rescue of the hand cart pioneers in the winter of 1856, using one of the resources below or one of your own, and point out how we can all be rescuers through temple and missionary work.

9. With the “To The Rescue” theme in mind look up a name to be submitted to the temple and discuss the name of a neighbor, family member or friend who does not have the gospel in their lives and who you could approach with the gospel message, or invite to a church activity etc.

10. Have a family member give a short talk and/or discuss what a pioneer is and how we can be modern-day pioneers.

11. Play some pioneer games such as stick pull, ring toss, and leg wrestling. Other games can be found by simply searching “pioneer games” on the internet.

12. The following websites contain many ideas for pioneer games, music, patterns for clothing etc.

Sugardoodle.net

Pinterest.com

LDSLiving.com

LDS.org (family home evening resource manual)

13. Resources for pioneer stories:

Andrew D. Olsen “The Price We Paid”

Paul D. Lyman “The Willie Handcart Company”

Shelli Simmons “Across the Sea, Across the Plains”

Andrew D. Olsen and Jolene S. Allphin “Follow Me To Zion”

Jolene S. Allphin “Tell My Stories Too”

Pres. James Faust “A Priceless Heritage” Sept. 2002 Friend

FHE ideas

Patterns for pioneer dolls ; https://www.google.com/search?q=pattern+for+pioneer+dolls&rls=com.microsoft:en-US:IE-Address&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=1p30VJOuKZDLoAS3p4HoCw&ved=0CEAQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=626

Thursday, March 12, 2015

TREK - Equipment and Clothing Night

Each ward should determine who needs a bucket (encouraging those who already have one to use it), and then the ward should order and pay for the buckets. Brother Dan Buttars of the Highlands ward should be used as the source. I hope that this clarifies and settles the bucket policy. If you have any questions please feel free to call me.

Frank and Karen Noel

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

TREK - Trail of Faith Award (Spiritual and Physical preparation)

Spiritual and Physical preparation for TREK 2015

Trail of Faith Award

Completion Goal: before June 10, 2015

The Trail of Faith Award requirements are for all trek participants and will help you spiritually and physically prepare for the 2015 Trek. Some of these activities may also fulfill some requirements from Duty to God(DTG) or Personal Progress(PP), which are noted after some of the goals.

Spiritual Preparation Goals

_____ Read “Go and Bring Them In,” Ensign Dec. 2006

_____ Read “Faith in Every Footstep: The Epic Pioneer Journey,” Ensign May 1997

_____Read “Come Listen to a Prophet’s Voice: A Priceless Heritage,” Friend, September 2002

_____Read “By Faith All Things are Fulfilled,” Marcus B. Nash, Ensign, November 2012

_____Read “Faith to Answer the Call,” Jeffrey R. Holland, Ensign, July 2011

_____Read “Lord, I Believe,” Jeffrey R. Holland, Ensign, May 2013

_____ Read D&C 136

_____ Memorize all verses to the hymn “Come Come Ye Saints” (PP Knowledge #6)

_____ Memorize Mutual Theme Scripture: Moroni 10:32

_____ Watch at least 1 pioneer video, such as “Faith in Every Footstep: the Epic Pioneer Journey” or “Tried in All Things” on the Church History DVD, Legacy, 17 Miracles, or Ephraim’s Rescue

_____ Choose an ancestor to walk in remembrance of on trek. Find out who was the 1^st person in your family to join the church. Write a 3-5 minute history and be prepared to share it during trek. **Choosing a Pioneer: Pick a Mormon Pioneer from your own ancestry, such as the 1^st person in your family to join the church, or from the Martin or Willie Handcart companies. Find out all you can about this person. What is their story? When and where were they born? How old were they when they came across the plains? What do they have in common with you? Find out what this particular person went through and how it can help you today. (DTG Spiritual Strength/Understand Doctrine Section-Eternal Families and Family History Work, PP Faith Project 3, Individual Worth #6 or Project #1)

_____ Participate in a group service activity. (DTG-Priesthood Duties-Serve Others Section, PP Good Works #6)

_____ “Go and Bring Them In”-Look for someone who needs lifting up and help without being asked.

_____ Pray morning and night for 2 weeks prior to trek. (DTG Spiritual Strength-Pray and Study Scriptures section, PP Faith #1)

_____ Read the scriptures at least 5 minutes a day for 2 weeks prior to trek. (DTG Spiritual Strength-Pray and Study Scriptures Section, PP Choice and Accountability #1, Virtue Project)

Choose 4 additional activities:

_____Keep a regular journal, and record your thoughts as you prepare for trek.

_____ Learn how to index a name on FamilySearch.org. Complete at least 10 names. Login to:https://familysearch.org/volunteer/indexing.

_____ Research names in your ancestry and find someone who needs some temple work done. Prepare the name(s) for the temple and complete their baptism and confirmation. (PP Good Works Project #3, DTG Spiritual Strength/Understand Doctrine Section-Temples and Family History Work)

_____Teach a lesson in Family Home Evening about the pioneers and share things you have learned from your preparations for trek and your readings.

_____Watch 2 Mormon Messages about Pioneers: “Faith of our Fathers,” and “Pioneers,” and discuss them with your family.

_____ Pray for a missionary experience. Invite a friend to a church meeting or activity, or share your testimony with them. (PP Good Works #7, DTG Priesthood Duties Section)

_____Memorize the hymn “They the Builders of the Nation”

Go the Extra Mile (Optional): Complete ALL of the above activities

Physical Preparation Goals

“There is a close relationship between physical health and spiritual development.”

- Elder Delbert L. Stapley

We will be walking ~ 20 miles in 3 days. Complete these goals and you will be glad you did!

_____ Designate a pair of sturdy and comfortable athletic shoes as your Trek Shoes. Use these to walk and hike in regularly before trek.

_____ Read D&C 89 and Read Isaiah 40:28-31 and come up with a personal plan to improve your health, nutrition, and fitness prior to trek. (PP Knowledge Project #3, DTG Physical Health Section for Deacons)

_____ One month prior to Trek: Refrain from drinking any soda pop, carbonated, or sugary drinks.

_____ Complete the monthly fitness goals listed below:

_____January:

· Walk and/or run 1 mile at least 3-5 times per week.*

· Start drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day (the ideal you are shooting for is to drink ½ your body weight in ounces each day).

_____ February:

· Walk and/or run 1.5 to 2 miles at least 3-5 times per week.