This Year's Theme is  "Joy in the Journey!"

John 16:33   "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world."

On our vision hike we learned that there is much joy to be found in our Vanguard journey!  

• Joy of discovering and learning new things. 
• Joy of teaching others what you learned. 
• Joy of serving, becoming who God wants you to become
• Joy of "being the change" like in Zach Hunter's book and in Sheri Dew and the BYU basketball team, learning that "no one can take your place." 

We learned that joy needs work. We don't just lay back and say, "Okay, I'm ready for joy, bring it on!" We gotta work hard, set and accomplish righteous goals of learning, teaching, serving... and before you know it, joy comes pouring down from heaven! 

Joy in our Pioneer Trek Journey this Summer

My daughter Grace has a gift of finding the joy in life, and making even hard things fun!  On our pioneer trek this summer, she became the designated ward air conditioner. The youth would come to her and ask her to cool them off. Here's what happened. 

And then they would face into the wind. Worked every time.  Joy!

There is always more joy in the journey when you're with people you love. This is Grace and her awesome Dad on our pioneer trek. 

What do you think the pioneers would have thought of Grace's blingy sunglasses, EFY bracelet, and blue fingernails? :)