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Each participant on trek will be trekking for someone!
Each participant on trek will be trekking for someone!
One of the most fundamental parts of your Trek experience will be to identify one of your ancestors who was a pioneer, preferably one who came across the plains, and walk in memory of them. One of the purposes of our 2025 Trek is to look back and remember and appreciate the sacrifices of the pioneers and our families, and then press forward with faith In Jesus Christ.
Who from your family history inspires you? Is it a great grandparent or someone living now? Search your family history for someone who was a pioneer or who is a “modern day” pioneer! Learn everything you can about that person and find a photo if you can. Come to trek prepared to share their story!
We know this can be a very spiritual experience if done seriously and if you ask for the guidance of the spirit through the process. It will make Trek more meaningful to you as you come to know your ancestor and all they experienced and the faith they had.
HELPFUL HINTS AND LINKS TO EXPLORE FAMILY HISTORY:
Explore your Family History at: https://www.familysearch.org/
If you don’t have an account already, create an account at: https://account.churchofjesuschrist.org/register
You will need your Membership Record Number (you get that from your Bishop)
ONCE SIGNED INTO FAMILY SEARCH YOU CAN:
Create your own Genealogy Fan or tree chart: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/
Found out if you have any ancestors that came west with the early Mormon pioneers: https://www.familysearch.org/campaign/pioneers/
Check out the pioneer Database: https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/overlandtravel/?lang=eng
Watch Family Search videos: https://www.lds.org/youth/family-history/discover?lang=eng#step-1-discover-your-story
Perform baptisms for the dead in the temple. If your ancestor has not had his/her work done, please do it for them; they would be so happy!
Can't find any ancestors? Do indexing: https://www.familysearch.org/indexing/
OTHER INTERESTING LINKS:
Daughters of the Utah Pioneers: http://www.dupinternational.org
Sons of the Utah Pioneers: https://www.sup1847.com
Migration by sea: https://saintsbysea.lib.byu.edu
Migration by land: http://overlandtrails.lib.byu.edu
Mormon Battalion: http://www.mormonbattalion.com
History of Early Pioneers, their trails, settlements, cemeteries: http://earlylds.com/
Tracing Pioneer ancestry from Europe, Scandinavia, Australia, and South Africa to Utah: https://user.xmission.com/~nelsonb/pioneer.htm
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