Back on Sunday, March 27/2011 I mentioned about there being a website where you can order your pioneer clothing from, and its cheap.
Here is the website link!!! (I will also post it on the side of the site):
http://www.wholesalecentral.com/sercal0001/store.cfm?event=showcatalog&catid=73836
Let me know if you have any problems :) !!
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Faith in Every Footstep; Volume 2, February 2011
Message from the Stake YM Presidency
From July 27th to the 30th the Youth of the Saint John New Brunswick Stake and the Bangor Maine Stake will have the opportunity to walk in the footsteps of those who have gone before them. Though the world we live in today is very different from the world the handcart pioneers lived in, the challenges we face are just as perilous.
Elder Oaks explained in a conference talk back in 1997 that, “Many of our challenges are different from those faced by former pioneers but perhaps just as dangerous and surely as significant to our own salvation and the salvation of those who follow us. For example, as for life-threatening obstacles, the wolves that prowled around pioneer settlements were no more dangerous to their children than the drug dealers or pornographers who threaten our children. Similarly, the early pioneers' physical hunger posed no greater threat to their well-being than the spiritual hunger experienced by many in our day. The children of earlier pioneers were required to do incredibly hard physical work to survive their environment. That was no greater challenge than many of our young people now face from the absence of hard work, which results in spiritually corrosive challenges to discipline, responsibility, and self-worth. Jesus taught: "And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell"
The Handcart trek this summer will give our youth the opportunity to see how it was faith that sustained the pioneers as they walked across the plains. They will also discover that it is this same faith, Faith in God and in his Son Jesus Christ, Faith in the Words of The Lord found in the scriptures, and Faith in the council of the Living prophets; that will give them the strength to face the spiritually life threatening obstacles that they face almost every day.
Brothers and Sisters, let us do all we can to motivate our youth to participate in this once in a lifetime event. The blessings we will see in their lives will greatly outweigh any amount of effort we make to get them ready to participate.
Clothing & Footwear Information
Hopefully everyone is now thinking about the clothing that they will need for the trek. Last month I described the clothing that you will need. I also talked a bit about footwear and there were a couple of concerns about that. It was not recommended to wear hiking boots, but if you are a hiker and have comfortable hiking boots that you want to wear you are very welcome to do that.
The guidelines that we are following are from the website handcarttrek.org. In here it says that "running shoes are the best bet for trekkers because they are specifically designed for cushioning, motion control & support. Whatever you choose to wear on your feet make sure it is comfortable, sturdy & broken in.
At the February Super Saturday I will be giving each unit a copy of a pattern & instructions for a skirt & bonnet.
What Not To Wear :)
- Blue jeans
- Baseball Caps
- Tank Tops
- Tight/Short Dresses
- Skirts
- Brand New Shoes
Bro. Haas Stake YM President
Sis. Palk Stake Young Women President 2
This Month's Fitness Challenge:
Don't let winter keep you down! There are plenty of fun ways to get warmed up on these cold, snowy days. Your challenge this month is to spend at least one hour outside doing something that gets you moving each day until the end of February. Go for a walk, go skating, skiing, snowboarding, or sledding, make snow angels, make a snow man, shovel the driveway, have a snowball fight...just get moving...Let us know on the Facebook Group what you come up with. Good Luck!
Fun Pioneer Games:
Try this one out at home or at mutual.
Button String:
Get a long string with a button threaded onto it. Players sit in a circle with a leader in the center. Each player holds onto the string. The button is moved from player to player while all players pretend they are moving the button from fist to fist. The leader must guess where the button stops when the leader calls out “Stop!”
The Trail of Faith Award:
In an effort to help our youth become physically, mentally, and spiritually prepared for the upcoming handcart trek, the Stake Young Men's and Stake Young Women's Presidencies have been working together to make an achievement program known as the Trail of Faith. With this newsletter comes a copy of the Trail of Faith Award. Please take time to read over the letter which explains the program. Then review the program with your youth/children, and help them get started. This program does not compete with the Duty to God and Personal Progress programs. When you look at the goals and objectives of the Trail of Faith Award, you will see many can be used in conjunction with these two other essential programs.
Pioneer Stories:
An important way to help the youth prepare for the trek is to help them understand the experiences of real pioneers. As you share this account with them, ask them: What would you bring?
"At the campground we encountered our first trials, in that we had to give up books. . . . We were only allowed to take fifteen pounds in weight for each person who was to travel with the handcarts, and that included our tinware for eating, bedding, and any clothing we did not wish to carry ourselves. . . .
Our train consisted of between thirty and forty handcarts. Each of these had an average of five persons. . . . It was usually necessary for small children to ride in the handcart which the father, mother, and older brothers and sisters of the family pulled. . . .
The sick and the blind women [in the group] were allowed to ride in one of our freight wagons, for we had three wagons drawn by mules, which carried our tents" ("By Handcart to Utah: The Account of C.C.A. Christensen," Richard L. Jensen, trans., Nebraska History, winter 1985, 337–339).
Important Information:
Dates: July 27th – 30th Ages: 14 + Location: Lincoln, Maine
From July 27th to the 30th the Youth of the Saint John New Brunswick Stake and the Bangor Maine Stake will have the opportunity to walk in the footsteps of those who have gone before them. Though the world we live in today is very different from the world the handcart pioneers lived in, the challenges we face are just as perilous.
Elder Oaks explained in a conference talk back in 1997 that, “Many of our challenges are different from those faced by former pioneers but perhaps just as dangerous and surely as significant to our own salvation and the salvation of those who follow us. For example, as for life-threatening obstacles, the wolves that prowled around pioneer settlements were no more dangerous to their children than the drug dealers or pornographers who threaten our children. Similarly, the early pioneers' physical hunger posed no greater threat to their well-being than the spiritual hunger experienced by many in our day. The children of earlier pioneers were required to do incredibly hard physical work to survive their environment. That was no greater challenge than many of our young people now face from the absence of hard work, which results in spiritually corrosive challenges to discipline, responsibility, and self-worth. Jesus taught: "And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell"
The Handcart trek this summer will give our youth the opportunity to see how it was faith that sustained the pioneers as they walked across the plains. They will also discover that it is this same faith, Faith in God and in his Son Jesus Christ, Faith in the Words of The Lord found in the scriptures, and Faith in the council of the Living prophets; that will give them the strength to face the spiritually life threatening obstacles that they face almost every day.
Brothers and Sisters, let us do all we can to motivate our youth to participate in this once in a lifetime event. The blessings we will see in their lives will greatly outweigh any amount of effort we make to get them ready to participate.
Clothing & Footwear Information
Hopefully everyone is now thinking about the clothing that they will need for the trek. Last month I described the clothing that you will need. I also talked a bit about footwear and there were a couple of concerns about that. It was not recommended to wear hiking boots, but if you are a hiker and have comfortable hiking boots that you want to wear you are very welcome to do that.
The guidelines that we are following are from the website handcarttrek.org. In here it says that "running shoes are the best bet for trekkers because they are specifically designed for cushioning, motion control & support. Whatever you choose to wear on your feet make sure it is comfortable, sturdy & broken in.
At the February Super Saturday I will be giving each unit a copy of a pattern & instructions for a skirt & bonnet.
What Not To Wear :)
- Blue jeans
- Baseball Caps
- Tank Tops
- Tight/Short Dresses
- Skirts
- Brand New Shoes
Bro. Haas Stake YM President
Sis. Palk Stake Young Women President 2
This Month's Fitness Challenge:
Don't let winter keep you down! There are plenty of fun ways to get warmed up on these cold, snowy days. Your challenge this month is to spend at least one hour outside doing something that gets you moving each day until the end of February. Go for a walk, go skating, skiing, snowboarding, or sledding, make snow angels, make a snow man, shovel the driveway, have a snowball fight...just get moving...Let us know on the Facebook Group what you come up with. Good Luck!
Fun Pioneer Games:
Try this one out at home or at mutual.
Button String:
Get a long string with a button threaded onto it. Players sit in a circle with a leader in the center. Each player holds onto the string. The button is moved from player to player while all players pretend they are moving the button from fist to fist. The leader must guess where the button stops when the leader calls out “Stop!”
The Trail of Faith Award:
In an effort to help our youth become physically, mentally, and spiritually prepared for the upcoming handcart trek, the Stake Young Men's and Stake Young Women's Presidencies have been working together to make an achievement program known as the Trail of Faith. With this newsletter comes a copy of the Trail of Faith Award. Please take time to read over the letter which explains the program. Then review the program with your youth/children, and help them get started. This program does not compete with the Duty to God and Personal Progress programs. When you look at the goals and objectives of the Trail of Faith Award, you will see many can be used in conjunction with these two other essential programs.
Pioneer Stories:
An important way to help the youth prepare for the trek is to help them understand the experiences of real pioneers. As you share this account with them, ask them: What would you bring?
"At the campground we encountered our first trials, in that we had to give up books. . . . We were only allowed to take fifteen pounds in weight for each person who was to travel with the handcarts, and that included our tinware for eating, bedding, and any clothing we did not wish to carry ourselves. . . .
Our train consisted of between thirty and forty handcarts. Each of these had an average of five persons. . . . It was usually necessary for small children to ride in the handcart which the father, mother, and older brothers and sisters of the family pulled. . . .
The sick and the blind women [in the group] were allowed to ride in one of our freight wagons, for we had three wagons drawn by mules, which carried our tents" ("By Handcart to Utah: The Account of C.C.A. Christensen," Richard L. Jensen, trans., Nebraska History, winter 1985, 337–339).
Important Information:
Dates: July 27th – 30th Ages: 14 + Location: Lincoln, Maine
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