To our precious youth in the Sandy Midvalley Stake:
What a tremendous blessing it will be for you to participate in our youth conference this June. There has been much work and preparation made to ensure that you will have a tremendous trek experience. The spiritual experiences that you will have will be one of the highlights and strong foundations for your life.
Our last trek took place in 2007. Let me share with you a few of the testimonies that were recorded from our youth at that time:
A 16-year old boy wrote: “Part of the testimony I gained from the trek it to find out what the pioneers did for us. What made me feel the Spirit the most was the stories of some of the specific pioneers and what they did to keep each other alive - like the story of the 11-year old boy who sacrificed his life for his brother who was six years old.”
A 15-year old girl wrote: “Trek was an experience that I would never take back. It was difficult at times, but it gave me a great realization of how hard it must have been for the pioneers. Every time we thought we were close to the end you just saw more barren land. I just reminded myself the pioneers felt this way every day, except it was pouring rain or there was 5 feet of snow to tread through. Participating in the trek was a wonderful experience and I gained a wonderful testimony of the pioneers and how far they had to travel with horrible weather conditions and with family members dying. So often I take what I have for granted and don’t appreciate the great life I have, but trek reminded me of how incredibly blessed I am – with a shelter over my head, wonderful parents, and a family that provides me everything I need.”
I look forward to being with you as you have your own spiritual and testimony-strengthening experiences. I know that our Heavenly Father loves each of you and that in His infinite love for us he provides us these wonderful opportunities to be touched by His Holy Spirit to strengthen us to face our own Rocky Ridges of our lives.
With great love,
President Ken Moss
