In the midst of soaring gas prices and a weakening economy, the youths of the Payson Utah Stake faced a choice. They had been planning a trek to Martin's Cove, but even after saving for two years, the travel expenses alone were far larger than their budget.

A group of youth leaders assembled and confronted the task of finding a different project. The youths came up with a number of ideas for the conference. But over time, only one seemed to stick -- service.

"We thought of lots of different ideas, but we told them we wanted to serve. We got excited about this, we all felt good about it," said Sydney Heaton, a youth leader from the Payson 3rd Ward.