Our Mission of Saving...

"Now, I am grateful that today none of our people are stranded on the Wyoming highlands. But I know that all about us there are many who are in need of help and who are deserving of rescue. Our mission in life, as followers of the Lord Jesus Christ, must be a mission of saving...

If we are to build that Zion of which the prophets have spoken and of which the Lord has given mighty promise, we must set aside our consuming selfishness. We must rise above our love for comfort and ease, and in the very process of effort and struggle, even in our extremity, we shall become better acquainted with our God.

Let us never forget that we have a marvelous heritage received from great and courageous people who endured unimaginable suffering and demonstrated unbelievable courage for the cause they loved. You and I know what we should do. God help us to do it when it needs to be done."

President Gordon B Hinckley - "Our Mission of Saving", Ensign, Nov. 1991

Handcart Pictures

If anyone needs a photo for their binder of a handcart, I have some from the last trek and would be happy to print some off.

Sister Browning

Next Ma and Pa meeting...

The next meeting for all Ma's and Pa's will be held at the Stake Center - February 28, 2009 @ 8:00am. Resources will be discussed which will include:

Lessons - pioneer stories
Devotionals
Music
Books

Please bring your binders and come prepared to share your "Fire of the Covenant" experiences.

Thanks for your willingness to serve!

Reading Resources to help you get ready...

Here is a list of reading resources to help you get prepared for a great experience on the plains of Wyoming...

I Walked to Zion - Susan Arrington Madsen
Recollections of a Handcart Pioneer of 1860 - Mary Ann Hafen
Journal of the Trail - Compiled by Stewart E. Glazier
111 Days to Zion - Hal Knight and Dr. Stanley B. Kimball
Handcarts to Zion - LeRoy R. Hafen and Ann W. Hafen
The Second Rescue - Susan Arrington Madsen
Fire of the Covenant - Gerald N. Lund
Journey to Zion - Carol Cornwall Madsen
Their Faces Toward Zion - Richard Neitzel Holzafel
Remember - Compiled and written by Riverton, Wyoming Stake
The Gathering, Mormon Pioneers on the Trail to Zion - Maurine and Scott Proctor
Latter-day Saints' Emigrant's Guide - W. Clayton Edited by Stanley B. Kimball
Trail of Hope - William W. Slaughter and Michael Landon
Tell My Story, Too (Stories of the Handcart Pioneers) - Jolene Allphin

Look to the past ...

"It is good to look to the past to gain appreciation for the present and the perspective for the future. It is good to look upon the virtue 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 who's 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 each of us. For each of us is a pioneer in his own life, often in his own family and many of us pioneer daily in seeking to do God's will and lift and serve those around us."
President Gordon B. Hinckley

Trek Dates

"Mark your calendars now to walk in the footsteps of the pioneers…The Youth of the Richmond Stake are going to Martin's Cove and Rock Creek – July 15-17, 2009.

For more information come to the Kick-Off Devotional – March 15 at the Stake Center."