Completion Goal: before
June 25, 2014
The Trail of Faith
Award requirements are for all trek participants and will help you spiritually
and physically prepare for the 2014 Trek.
Some of these activities may also fulfill some requirements from Duty to
God(DTG) or Personal Progress(PP), which are noted after some of the goals.
Spiritual
Preparation Goals
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Read “Go and Bring Them In,” Ensign
Dec. 2006
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Read “Faith in Every Footstep: The Epic Pioneer Journey,” Ensign May 1997
_____Read
“Come Listen to a Prophet’s Voice: A Priceless Heritage,” Friend, September 2002
_____Read
“By Faith All Things are Fulfilled,” Marcus B. Nash, Ensign, November 2012
_____Read
“Faith to Answer the Call,” Jeffrey R. Holland, Ensign, July 2011
_____Read
“Lord, I Believe,” Jeffrey R. Holland, Ensign,
May 2013
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Read D&C 136
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Memorize all verses to the hymn “Come Come Ye Saints” (PP Knowledge #6)
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Memorize Mutual Theme Scripture: Moroni 10:32
_____ Watch at least 1 pioneer video, such as
“Faith in Every Footstep: the Epic Pioneer Journey” or “Tried in All Things” on
the Church History DVD, Legacy, 17
Miracles, or Ephraim’s Rescue
_____ Choose
an ancestor to walk in remembrance of on trek.
Find out who was the 1st person in your family to join the
church. Write a 3-5 minute history and
be prepared to share it during trek. **Choosing a Pioneer: Pick a Mormon Pioneer from your own ancestry,
such as the 1st person in your family to join the church, or from
the Martin or Willie Handcart companies.
Find out all you can about this person.
What is their story? When and
where were they born? How old were they when they came across the plains? What
do they have in common with you? Find
out what this particular person went through and how it can help you today. (DTG Spiritual Strength/Understand Doctrine Section-Eternal Families
and Family History Work, PP Faith Project 3, Individual Worth #6 or Project #1)
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Participate in a group service activity. (DTG-Priesthood
Duties-Serve Others Section, PP Good Works #6)
_____ “Go
and Bring Them In”-Look for someone who needs lifting up and help without being
asked.
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Pray morning and night for 2 weeks prior to trek. (DTG Spiritual Strength-Pray and Study Scriptures section, PP Faith #1)
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Read the scriptures at least 5 minutes a day for 2 weeks prior to trek. (DTG Spiritual Strength-Pray and Study
Scriptures Section, PP Choice and Accountability #1, Virtue Project)
Choose 4 additional activities:
_____Keep
a regular journal, and record your thoughts as you prepare for trek.
_____ Learn
how to index a name on FamilySearch.org.
Complete at least10 names. Login to: https://familysearch.org/volunteer/indexing.
_____ Research
names in your ancestry and find someone who needs some temple work done. Prepare the name(s) for the temple and
complete their baptism and confirmation. (PP
Good Works Project #3, DTG Spiritual Strength/Understand Doctrine
Section-Temples and Family History Work)
_____Teach
a lesson in Family Home Evening about the pioneers and share things you have
learned from your preparations for trek and your readings.
_____Watch
2 Mormon Messages about Pioneers: “Faith of our Fathers,” and “Pioneers,” and
discuss them with your family.
_____
Pray for a missionary experience. Invite
a friend to a church meeting or activity, or share your testimony with them. (PP Good Works #7, DTG Priesthood Duties
Section)
_____Memorize
the hymn “They the Builders of the Nation”
Go the
Extra Mile (Optional): Complete
ALL of the above activities
Physical Preparation Goals
“There is a close
relationship between physical health and spiritual development.”
- Elder Delbert L. Stapley
We will be walking ~ 20 miles in 3 days. Complete these goals and you will be glad you
did!
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Designate a pair of sturdy and comfortable athletic shoes as your Trek
Shoes. Use these to walk and hike in
regularly before trek.
_____
Read D&C 89 and Read Isaiah 40:28-31 and come up with a personal plan to
improve your health, nutrition, and fitness prior to trek. (PP Knowledge Project #3, DTG Physical Health Section for Deacons)
_____ One month prior to Trek: Refrain from drinking any soda pop,
carbonated, or sugary drinks.
_____ Complete
the monthly fitness goals listed below:
_____January:
· Walk and/or run 1 mile at least 3-5 times per week.*
· Start drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day (the ideal
you are shooting for is to drink ½ your body weight in ounces each day).
_____ February:
· Walk and/or run 1.5 to 2 miles at least 3-5 times per week.
· Continue drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day.
_____ March:
· Aim for running and/or walking 3 miles at least 3-5 times
per week.
· Continue drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day.
_____ April:
· Aim for running and/or walking 3-4 miles at least 3-5 times
per week.
· Continue drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day.
_____ May:
· Aim for running and/or walking 39999 miles at least 3-5
times per week.
· Go on at least a 3 mile hike in your trek shoes.
· Continue drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day.
_____ June:
· Aim for running and/or walking 3 miles 4-5 times per week.
· Be able to walk 4 miles on level ground in 60 minutes or
less.
· Continue drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day.
*Other cardio/strength training exercises can be substituted
for walking and running in the earlier months; however, during the later months
walking, hiking, or running becomes very important to be physically prepared
for trek.
Go the
Extra Mile (Optional):
_____ Add
a callisthenic program to your workouts each month (create your own – a little
research online can help you build a program with 5-10 different
exercises. See the article “No Weights,
No Bench, No Problem” in the New York
Times - June 13, 2013).
_____ Eliminate
caffeinated drinks from your diet from January through the end of Trek (See the
article “The Energy Drink Epidemic” by Thomas J. Boud in the Ensign – December 2008).
***I have completed the above spiritual and physical requirements
for the Trail of Faith Award.
Name:_____________________________________
Ma/ Pa
Signature:____________________________
