Trek Follow-up Items

2024 May 01

Dear Parents of Youth,

This email is for parents of youth turning 14 this year and up.

Trek is just around the corner and we are so excited! We have a few items for you:

1. Letter From Home: As part of the Trek experience the youth will each receive a letter from home. These letters are a surprise to the youth so please keep this confidential. This letter should be written by a parent, guardian or other adult figure in the life of the youth. This should be a letter that is positive, encouraging and up-lifting. You know your children best, so write words that will enhance their Trek experience and give them courage, strength and build them up. Ponder and pray about this opportunity. The youth will need words of encouragement and love! We need the letters by Sunday, May 26th. The Ma’s & Pa’s will be collecting the letters. You are welcome to give the letters to them anytime or they will contact you to collect them.

2. Permission and Photo Release Forms: These forms should be turned in, but if your child still needs to turn theirs in please do so as soon as possible and give them to your ward’s youth leaders. It's also NOT too late to join! Let your ward's youth leaders know if your child would like to participate! Please make sure these forms are filled out completely. Pay particular attention to the medical portion and make sure to add any information regarding your child that will be necessary to properly care for your child’s individual needs. 

3. Family History: Kevin Baugh, one of our Trek Family History Coordinators, has put together an excellent document with suggestions for planning family history activities in preparation for Trek. We would love for family history to be happening in the home! Please consider including family history in your Family Home Evenings or Sunday activities. Our youth have an important role in helping to gather Israel. See the attached PDF below.

4. Stake-wide Fast for Trek: We will be holding a stake-wide fast for Trek on Sunday, June 2nd for anyone who would like to participate. We strongly encourage youth, and parents and leaders of youth to participate. There is great strength in unified fasting and prayer and we know the youth will be blessed as we unite together for this purpose.

5. The Stake Trek website is officially up! Please explore the site!

Please let us know if we can help in any way! 

Stake Young Men & Stake Young Women Presidencies & Trek Leaders