Getting ready for Trek? Looking for a meaningful Family Home Evening about pioneer faith?

Carried by Covenant is a stirring, family-friendly historical short story that gently prepares hearts for Trek and sparks rich FHE discussions about covenant belonging, endurance, and the Lord's sustaining promises.

Utah, 1856. A compassionate woman tends ten-year-old Nellie, who has lost her parents—and her legs—to frostbite. To comfort her, she shares her own childhood journey: leaving Nauvoo in the bitter winter of 1846 and traveling more than a thousand miles toward an unknown future in the Salt Lake Valley. Hunger, cold, and grief were constant companions—but so were small, steady mercies: a pet hen named Martha, warm eggs in frozen hands, and the unwavering memory of God's promises.

What many young readers won't realize at first is that little Nellie will grow up to be Nellie Unthank, the beloved pioneer whose remarkable resilience continues in the companion Cloud of Witnesses short story A Bright and Holy Hope—making this tale a perfect lead-in to Trek testimonies, youth devotionals, and FHE lessons on bearing one another's burdens.

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Perfect for ages 8–12 (and their parents, leaders, and Trek companies), Carried by Covenant invites families to feel the past, recognize the Lord's hand in present trials, and walk forward with covenant courage and hope.