WELCOME to the Surprise Stake 2014
Pioneer Trek Website!!
This website is the main communication tool for youth, parents, Stake leaders, and Ward leaders in our preparation to attend the upcoming Pioneer Trek.
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Our Trek will be held June 4 - June 7, 2014.
It is for all youth ages 14-18, (age 14 by September 1, 2014 or in 8th grade during the 2013-2014 Calendar School Year) that live within the Surprise Stake boundaries.
Much planning and preparation has
gone into trek. A committee of the Stake’s finest has been working very hard to
make this trek the best possible experience for our youth. It is much more than
just dressing up like pioneers and pushing handcarts. If our youth prepare correctly,
it is an epic life-changing testimony-building experience that will impact them
for the rest of their lives. The key events along the trek route are designed
to help the youth physically, spiritually, and emotionally experience
some of what the early Saints went through while using the Learn-Act-Share
model. The ultimate goal is not simply to finish but to literally facilitate
the conversion of each of our trek youth to the Gospel and help them “Come Unto” Our Savior Jesus Christ.
The theme we have chosen is:
“I can do all things through CHRIST which strengtheneth ME” –
Philippians 4:13
Our key objectives for each trekker are the following:
1. A burning testimony of the true power of
the Savior's Atonement to conquer life's greatest obstacles such as
sin, sorrow, infirmity, and even death.
2. A clearer vision of their endless potential to
accomplish challenging things and become their greatest
selves through faith, obedience, hard work, and the Savior’s added
strength.
3. A deeper understanding, appreciation, and
reverence for the experience of their pioneer forbearers as they
“walk in their shoes”.
4. A profound feeling of gratitude and love for their
families at home and how they can do more to help ensure their eternal
inheritance.
5. A ton of fun creating memorable experiences
interacting with new friends and youth leaders!
YOUTH:
You do not want to miss out on this once in
a lifetime adventure. We love you and can’t wait to see you on trek!!!
-Stake Pioneer Trek Committee
