Videos From Trek

I am going to try and post as many of the videos as I possible can...be patient being as its a long process ;)

Trek Pics

Yay, we survived trek!!! It was so much fun and I think all that were involved would agree. Pictures are being uploaded to a Kodak GalleryEvent Album and we would love anyone who took pics to contribute. To upload pics or to view the gallery please leave a comment including your email so that we can send you an invite. Doing it this way will allow you to download the photos you would like to keep. Here are a few that I took...enjoy!

Ma's and Pa's important info!!!!!

A BIG Thank You, to all of those who so graciously offered to make snack bags for your families. I now have 183 in my possession.

Could those who are still sewing away, please send me a message to let me know how many you have completed or will complete (traskfam@infowest.com). I am trying to get the final count, so I will know how many more I still need to make. THANKS TONS everyone!

Invitation to all Parents and Family

We would love for you to join us to officially welcome the youth as they enter the "Valley" at the Diamond Valley Chapel on June 4th. Breakfast will be served at approximately 10:00 am and we encourage all to come and participate. It will be fun for all, but especially for the weary trekkers to see loved ones there to greet them.

Trek Sewing Activity

The 4th ward recently held their activity for making aprons. They so generously supplied me with some pictures for the blog. Looks like fun was had by all ;)

Changes to the check list

There have been some important changes made to the Personal Equipment check list. Please look over immediately to make sure you bring everything that you need!! The most important change is to bring a coat ;)

Personal Equipment Checklist

Ma's and Pa's pics are up

Want to see who the Ma's and Pa's are for Trek 2011...then click on the Ma's and Pa's tab. They look like a fun group!!!!

Pics

All of the Old Fashioned photos are now up! Head over to the photos tab and take a look ;)

Old Fashioned Photos

Some of the photos are in from our fantastic "Old Fashioned Photo" activity. Here is a little sneak peek...

to see the rest just click on the photo tab at the top of the page or click here. They all turned out so cute!!!

Trek Activity Part 1

What are you looking forward to?

Music for Trek

We are challenging the youth to learn all the verses to five hymns before the trek.  They are:

1.   Come, Come Ye Saints   (Hymns  pg. 30)

2.    Praise to the Man  (pg. 27)

3.    The Spirit of God  (pg. 2)

4.   How Firm a Foundation  (pg. 85)

5.    I Know that My Redeemer Lives  ( pg. 136)

The words for all verses of these songs are included in the attached songbook.  Will you please post those five on the blog so all participants can begin working on memorizing all the words. I would love to also challenge anyone with access to a harmonica to learn to play them.  This link is to the church music website for the music for their use http://lds.org/cm/catalogsearchseqrange/1,17930,4784-1-1,00.html.

Here are each of these five hymns transposed (from the lds.org site) to the key of G for use on G scale harmonicas. 

Come, Come, Ye Saints.pdf

How Firm a Foundation (in G).pdf

I Know That My Redeemer Lives (in G).pdf

Praise to the Man (in G).pdf

The Spirit of God (in G).pdf

You will find these especially helpful when we give the harmonicas out so you can reprint the music if needed. :)

**Important: All YW/YM Leaders!!!

Pioneer Stories to be used in Mutual

 

Many hours were taken to compile these pioneer stories.  It is our hope you will use them in your Mutual Opening Exercises. We want the youth, Deacons and Beehives included, to gain an appreciation of the pioneers and understand what they went through.  We also want to get them in the spirit of the whole Trek Experience. We hope that the youth will get in the Pioneer Spirit!

There are 13 pages of information and stories.  They go in order #1 through #13.  They are designed so that one or more of the youth can read ONE page during opening exercises of mutual. Please take advantage of this opportunity.  We have done the research for you.  Just print the stories out and assign someone to read the information; one each week!  A suggestion would be to divide it up.  Have a Young Men read the men's stories and a Young Women read the women's stories.  You could ask them to share their thoughts about what impressed them about the story after they read it.  Please use these stories starting this week!

 

Click on the following link to print these out asap:

 

Pioneer stories for Mutual

What (or who) is Johnny Cake?

Johnny Cake (or Johnnycake) is flat cornmeal bread. It was not named after any particular “Johnny.” In fact, it was not named after anyone at all. The original name was Journey Cake, but over time the name morphed into Johnny Cake. Slaves sometimes called this dish Hoe Cake because they would cook it over a fire on the back of a hoe when no kitchen utensils were available.

There are all kinds of variations of Johnny Cake. It can be cooked on a skillet, fried in bacon drippings, or baked in an oven or Dutch oven. Some variations may include eggs or leavening, but the pioneers likely kept their recipe pretty simple when travelling. Johnny Cake makes a good breakfast, and extra cakes could be cooked in the morning and saved for later in the day.

Johnny Cake is tasty with honey, sugar, syrup, or dipped in warm milk. It makes a great side dish for beans or soup, and has sometimes been used as a substitute for hash-browned potatoes.

Here’s a basic Johnny Cake recipe:

1 cup cornmeal

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon sugar

1 ¼ cup boiling water

Combine dry ingredients. Pour boiling water over mixture and mix well. If necessary, add milk until batter is the consistency of mashed potatoes. Drop by spoonfuls onto a hot griddle or frying pan that has been greased with butter or bacon drippings. Cook five minutes, flip over, and cook five minutes more.

Do you have a favorite pioneer recipe? Share it with us! We’d also love to see your pictures of youth cooking (and eating!) pioneer recipes.