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The early saints knew somewhat the circumstances they would face on the pending trek to Zion; certainly that it would be a long, hard journey, and their very strength and faith would be tested. But to what extreme? What sacrifices would be exacted of them? Although this Youth Conference Trek experience will be a mere glimpse of what the pioneers encountered, prepare as they did, with your Might, Mind and Strength.
Pioneer treks are a common summer activity for Church members around the world, allowing them to experience, if even partially, the challenges the earliest pioneers faced in searching for religious freedom in the 1800s. Opportunities abound to learn how suffering and sacrifice brings one close to the Savior. Walking in the pioneers’ footsteps, participants can feel empathy for those who heeded the call to gather to Zion.
“It’s important to remember the pioneers and what they did, because without them, we wouldn’t have the Church like it is today,” says Dallin V., a teacher in the Bennett's Creek Ward. “Being able to see the struggles that they went through and sacrifices that they made for the Church shows you that we shouldn’t take it for granted.”
