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The pioneers of the Restoration were called to a sacrifice of hardship in order to gather to the mountains and establish Zion so that they could be prepared to go forth and preach the Gospel to Israel that were scattered among all nations. As the Pioneers of the Future, we are called to a sacrifice of obedience, that we my go forth and gather Israel to Zion.

2 Nephi 21:12 / 3 Nephi 21:1 / Isaiah 18:2

If you haven’t taken this challenge already, or even if you have, as part of the preparation for the Trek, we invite you to act on President Nelson’s council:

  1. Hold a seven-day fast from social media.
  2. For three weeks in a row, make a weekly sacrifice of time to the Lord.
  3. Keep on the covenant path.
  4. Pray daily that all of God’s children might receive the blessings of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
  5. Stand out and be different from the world. Be a light.

Legacy of Faith

“Brothers and sisters, join with us and begin now to prepare for a spiritual journey . . . by walking in the footsteps of our beloved pioneers in every land. We must be sure that the legacy of faith received from them is never lost. Let their heroic lives touch our hearts, and espe­cially the hearts of our youth, so the fire of true testimony and unwavering love for the Lord and His Church will blaze brightly within each one of us as it did in our faithful pioneers” – Elder M. Russell Ballard

Why do we trek?

From 1856 to 1860, about 3,000 Latter-day Saints pulled handcarts across the American plains to gather in the Salt Lake Valley These pioneers trekked more than a thousand miles through heat and cold; through mud, sand, and sometimes snow; and through rivers and over mountains They faced trials that required great faith and perseverance

We want to help you learn from the experiences of these hand-cart pioneers and have chosen to reenact a handcart trek in order to provide powerful opportunities to strengthen testimonies, build unity, do family history, and learn core gospel principles.

Look to the Past

“It is good to look to the past to gain apprecia­tion for the present and perspective for the future. It is good to look upon the virtues of those who have gone before, to gain strength for whatever lies ahead. It is good to reflect upon the work of those who labored so hard and gained so little in this world, but out of whose dreams and early plans, so well nur­tured, has come a great harvest of which we are the beneficiaries. Their tremendous example can become a compelling motivation for us all, for each of us is a pioneer in his own life, often in his own family, and many of us pioneer daily in trying to establish a gospel foothold in distant parts of the world.” – President Gordon B. Hinckley