Post Mini Trek

THANK YOU

to all of the many Ma's and Pa's that attended the mini trek!  

We had a great training with great leaders, Cooks, Captains and our wonderful Trail Bosses.  Let's not forget our WONDERFUL logistic leaders!  THANK YOU!  This weekend would not have been the success that is was without all of the wonderful people involved.

ONE LAST THANK YOU to our hosts, the McCrery's.  They just plain ROCK!

 Now, let's take a moment and post a comment about lessons learned. 

• What did you take away from this mini trek?  This was our Stake's first time doing this and we love feedback!  
• What items would you like to see us add to the Ma/Pa supply list?  (I already have a few thoughts, but I want to hear from you.)  
• What was your highlight of this training? 

MORE PICTURES OF OUR ADVENTURE WILL BE COMING!  STAY TUNED.

I really enjoyed Brother Smith's wrap up comments and thought I would direct you to the Conference talk that he quoted from HERE.  Enjoy! 

MINI - TREK

This upcoming weekend is the mini-trek.

Everyone needs to show up at 4 p.m. on Friday at the Anthem Park 'n Ride.  THIS IS A CHANGE, so please take note.

Please show up wearing your pioneer clothes and bringing your individual bucket and bed roll.  Only the Sessions, Kuefers, Koffords, and Griffths are bringing the FULL MA/PA supply list.  We will all carpool from the park 'n ride.

Come prepared to be uplifted and inspired through a small sampling of what the real trek will be like.   We have a FULL SCHEDULE PLANNED and will not be back to Phoenix until Saturday at 6 p.m.

Have a great week and see y'all Friday!

Fitness Challenge

 Training might have been a bit windy,

but the actual fitness challenge with the youth went GREAT! 

ALL IN!

Trek for a Pioneer

Hello everyone!

Just a few reminders.  Forms are due April 27, 2011.  We are looking for the TREK for a pioneer form and the medical forms for everyone, including Ma's and Pa's and leaders.  The youth need to turn in those forms AND the registration form so we know who is going by April 27th.   We want to know each and every youth that is planning to go on the trek BEFORE the fitness challenge so we can track their progress that day.  If you have a youth turn a form into you, please get it to a stake leader before April 30th. 

THANK YOU!

If you are a Ma/Pa, we look forward to seeing you at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday April 30th at the Weathersby's.  All Ma's and Pa's and leaders attending this meeting, don't forget to bring your bucket to sit on.  Everyone else (all other leaders and youth) should be there at 8 a.m. for the fitness challenge.  Don't forget to wear your "ALL IN!" t-shirts.  If you don't have one yet, let Audra know.  She has all ones that still need to be passed out.

Return and Report

Thank you so much to all the MA's and PA's who came to the training last night!  Thank you to all of the trek committee who attended the youth fireside last night!  It was a wonderful evening. 

I heard a few stories about last night about Ma's and Pa's advertising in wards, but I want to hear more!  I think this is a great place to share stories about our shared experience on the trek and leading up to the trek.  One thing you will find on the trek is that EVERYONE has a different experience, a personal experience in the middle of this HUGE youth activity.  If you are a Captain or on the Trek Committee, please feel free to share a story about a youth you talked to last night (no names, please) or a wonderful Ma/Pa that came to visit your ward and the difference that they made. 

I would love to see the "TOP 10 LIST" or the "rap" in the comment section, but in the same breathe I talked to a Ma and Pa last night that said, "We just did a plain, boring advertising."  I don't think you know the difference you make in the youth's lives simply by showing up.  I don't think you know how important these homework assignments are and to hear you complete them makes my heart sing with joy! 

One more sharing moment from me.  I talked to a Ma/Pa last night that said the ward they went to a week ago had one YW say out loud that she wasn't coming, but then they reported that she was in attendance last night!  WAY TO GO!  Good things are afoot. 

Now take a moment and make a comment.  

Share with everyone an experience you had about advertising in the different wards or a story about last night's fireside. 

MA/PA training #2

TONIGHT is the big YOUTH KICKOFF!

I hope all the Ma's and Pa's had fun advertising and are ready for the second training tonight in the RS room at 6 p.m.!  Come in your pioneer clothes!  We have one hour to train hard, so please arrive on time.  Immediately following the Ma/Pa training is the youth kickoff at 7 p.m. in the chapel.  It is going to be an uplifting evening!

Happy Valentine's Day

Love yourself a little more this Valentine's Day and get out there and 

Your feet will thank you for preparing your body and breaking in your shoes for the trek on July 13, 2011.  Moleskin and hiking socks were a huge plus on the trek 3 years ago.  Blisters were the #1 aliment on the trail. 

Here is a great tip:

Wear the same sock and shoes while training for the trek that you plan on wearing on the trek.

For more tips about preparing your feet for the trek, check out this site HERE.

Have a great Valentine's Day!