At Dixie College, this year’s Power in You program, a campaign held for 3 years now, had a power tour event of the year this October. In order to motivate troubled teens, Jericho Road had a performance and Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. gave a speech.

Power in You is a campaign with its focus on emotions, and how these emotions affect life-challenges and at-risk behavior so that teenagers are given hope and encouragement to reach their educational potential and life fulfillment.

Rachel Jensen, a Power in You committee member, said "We hope to uplift the teens of Utah and give them an inspirational message to rise above the challenges many face every day and to see the potential they have."

Mary Kaye Huntsman, Utah’s first lady, set up the Power in You campaign three years ago in order to motivate teens throughout the state. The program involves mentors which volunteer to visit junior high and high schools where they talk about their own teen journeys through hardship in order to reach success.

Mary Bangerter, Power in You’s executive director, said "We want kids to know they are not alone in this, and there are others that have had the same problems and have come out on the other side of things by giving back to the community and serving."

As the school year starts, Power to You hosts power tours in various areas. The campaign includes musical performances, motivational speakers, and speeches from young representatives with experiences of hardship. Issues like eating disorders, teen pregnancy, poverty, disabilities, mood disorders, and diversity are covered.

All secondary schools in Utah are invited to such events, even the private schools and alternate high schools.

"This is not just for kids. Its for parents and business leaders and anyone who is interested," Bangerter comments. "Everyone takes a part in our kids' development."

Power to You is the third nonprofit organization that Huntsman has created.

"Mrs. Huntsman is so passionate about this," Bangerter comments. "People are coming out of the woodwork to volunteer and help out."

The inspiration for it all may have started when Libby, Huntsman’s daughter, developed juvenile diabetes. The hardships of teenagers and how difficult it can be to deal with these situations all alone were given focus.

Huntsman started the Bag of Hope program in order to aid her daughter in coping with the disease. At present, this program has become a national program which is headed by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.