June 14, 2018


Dear 2018 Glenmoor Stake Trekkers,  

Thank you to our amazing youth, ma's and Pa's and company captains that joined us on this trek and spiritual, 3-day journey. Thank you for your amazing spirits and enthusiasm for the gospel of Jesus Christ, thank you for your obedience and willingness to set things aside to be a part of this challenging and yet rewarding "wilderness experience."  Thank you parents for raising youth that are a part of this"noble birthright." Thank you for encouraging them to join us and for helping them get ready to go and for helping cleaning up afterwards.

Thank you to an incredible Stake Presidency and their wives for participating throughout trek, and for the inspiration and testimonies that they shared.

Trekkers, we hope that you felt what we felt and learned what we learned from this enjoyable experience. As leaders, we were impressed with your strength and devotion. We witnessed you doing "hard things" without a complaint. Thanks you for for the kindness you showed to your families and each other throughout trek.  Mark Twain wrote: "Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see." ....and truly, the power of this Christ-like charity, love and kindness was felt throughout our trek experience.

Please continue to build upon this trek experience by recording your personal thoughts, inspirations and impressions that you enjoyed throughout trek in your trek journals. Be sure to share your experiences and testimony with your family and friends.

Lastly, a special "Thank You" to our Stake Youth & Trek Committee's and support staff for all of your help making this a successful experience for all involved. There we're so many individuals and support staff working behind the scenes (i.e., medical, food, equipment, photography, missionaries, etc.), going non-stop throughout trek to make it a positive experience... and accumulating blessing upon blessings.

Thanks you everyone.... for your devotion to the Lord and for your desire to "Build upon the Rock" -- Helaman 5:12.  Thank you for an amazing three days that we were blessed to share together!

Sincerely,

The Griffin's
Trek Committee Chairs

Follow the Prophets:

YOUTH - Would you like to be a big part of the greatest challenge, the greatest cause, and the greatest work on earth today? If so, go to this link below and follow the 5 challenges given by our prophet.

https://www.lds.org/broadcasts/face-to-face/nelson?cid=HP_WE-6-6-2018_dPTH_fBCAST_xLIDyL1-A_&lang=eng

“When you know your life is being directed by God, regardless of the challenges and disappointments that may come, you will feel joy and peace,” - President Russell M. Nelson

Trekkers are on their way

Trekkers will be arriving soon. Our parade from Meadows to Cindy Ln will be at 5:00.

"God doesn't begin by asking us about our ability, but only our availability, and if we then prove our dependability, he will increase our capability."  - Elder Neil A. Maxwell

It is wise to prepare for the future by looking to the past, President Dieter F. Uchtdorf said. Speaking during the annual Pioneer Days Devotional in Ogden, Utah, President Uchtdorf, second counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, addressed the topic, “All is Well.”

“From the pioneers we can learn to have faith and trust God; we can learn to be compassionate to others; we can learn that work and industry not only bless us temporally but spiritually; and that happiness is available to us no matter our circumstances,”

“More than a century and a half has passed since the first Mormon pioneers made the 1,300-mile trek from Nauvoo, Illinois, to the Salt Lake Valley.”

“What they and those who followed them did was very difficult and dangerous. I doubt that many of those who set foot on that journey really understood what they were getting into or that they looked forward to the daily effort it eventually required. They knew it was going to be hard, that there was a possibility they or someone they loved would not finish the journey. And yet they came.”

As a result, the LDS Church, the nation, and even the world are richer because of the pioneers.

The pioneers who came to the area acted with faith and courage. They believed that God had a plan for them and a place prepared where they could worship God and live their religion in peace,” It is no wonder that 160 years later we still commemorate their achievement with songs, speeches, parades, fireworks, commemorative treks, pins, balloons, banners and T-shirts.”

President Uchtdorf said in the life to come he will be eager to meet the “legendary giants who gave so much to found these cities here in the valleys of the mountains.”“I think they will be pleased by our interest in them,” he said. “I think they will be humbled by our admiration. But I also believe that they will be far more concerned not about what they did, but about what we did as a result of their sacrifice.”

President Uchtdorf spoke of three pioneer attributes that inspire him: compassion, work and optimism.“In the end, the best way we can honor the pioneers — the best way for us to repay our debt of gratitude to them — goes beyond making and hearing speeches, marching in parades or attending fireworks celebrations,” he said. “The best way we can show our gratitude is by incorporating into our own lives the faithfulness to God’s commandments, the compassion and love for our fellowmen, the industry, optimism and joy the pioneers demonstrated so well in their own lives.”

From an address given by President Uchtdorf on July 13, 2014 at the Pioneer Day Celebration in Ogden Utah a few weeks before the rededication of the Ogden Temple.

8 Days until Trek begins with our Sunday kick-off Fireside 

·         Bucket and Bag: Each trekker will take a 5 gallon bucket with lid (provided by you) and a black garbage bag (provided by ma and pa). No other bags or baggage. Packing list is found here on the blog. No electronics are allowed on trek.

·         Trekking for someone: Youth are encouraged to select an ancestor, family member or significant person to trek for and come prepared to share a story about them with their trek families.

·        Trek Fireside: SUNDAY JUNE 10th, 6:00-7:00 PM at CINDY LANE BUILDING.  All youth and parents are invited to attend.

·         DEPARTURE - MONDAY MORNING JUNE 11: Trekkers check in at 6:00 AM at Cindy Lane Building dressed in Pioneer clothing and with bucket and bag containing all their gear.  A light breakfast of muffins, yogurt and fruit will be provided.  All trekkers need to bring a hardy lunch in a Ziploc bag, labeled with their name, as well as a refillable water bottle.  Lunches will be put in coolers. Please say your goodbyes at home so that we can have a quick, efficient drop-off. See map for traffic directions.

·        RETURN - WEDNESDAY ARRIVAL:  We estimate Trekkers will arrive home between 5:00-6:00 PM on Wednesday, June 13. We will update the blog as to a specific arrival time. Busses will unload trekkers at Meadows Building. Youth will then walk a parade route from the Meadows church to the Cindy Lane Stake Center.  Families of trekkers are encouraged to line the 3-block parade route to welcome them home.

·        QUESTIONS?: Please contact your bishop or the Ma’s and Pa’s in your home ward.

            Please continue to prepare physically and spiritually for this years trek. The more you prepare the better your experience will be.