This week's blog post is just an introduction. In order to start thinking more about BYU and BYU learning, I've included a video to get you started.
Education in Zion: Leaders Speak from Education in Zion on Vimeo.
My favorite part of the video is the quote from President Hinckley (1:53) that says “Read. Read. Read. Read the word of God in sacred books of scripture. Read from the great literature of the ages. Read what is being said in our day and time and what will be said in the future.”
How you feel about reading will greatly influence your time at BYU. If you love reading, you will find that many of your classes will be more enjoyable and that study will be less tiring.
The best way to learn how to read for college is to start right now. Because this is the first-year reading blog we will focus on our book Learning in the Light of Faith. The first lecture in the book was given by Elder Neal A. Maxwell. Here are some questions to think about as you read this lecture.
1. Have I ever felt like there has been a conflict between faith and learning?
2. In what ways does scholarship take a form of worship in my life?
3. What does meekness mean to me?
Feel free to start posting and commenting today.
This book was BOMB, I'm reading it again, President Monsons words were really encouraging, going into BYU I feel a little intimidated, but I need to keep in mind that others have done it, I love this book because it really helped put the whole combination of the gospel and reading together, I'm ready for the adventure to become a disciple scholar!!!..... actually I'm really not, but I feel like if I say it enough I'll start to believe it haha. P.S the whole consecration thing spoken about in the book REALLY helps in a lot of different aspects and I'm really looking forward to starting school in a month WOOO!!
ReplyDeleteI really loved this book, it was just what I needed before heading off to BYU. It answered a lot of questions that had been introduced to me in high school, such as the conflict between faith and learning. To me, it always seemed like they didn't quite go hand in hand, especially when I was introduced to new ideas that sometimes were contradictory to church doctrine in my AP Literature class. But I loved how instead of saying, "no, listening to those kind of ideas is wrong, stay away," they talked about how making you think about those more secular ideas makes you stronger and actually more prepared to serve in God's kingdom.
ReplyDeleteI also loved everything they said about meekness, because I'm the kind of person who is so ridiculously stubborn, that I always forget to acknowledge that I might have a divine purpose in life and I just go ahead and make my own path. I guess that's not necessarily a bad thing, but this book helps you surrender a little bit more to what God's plan for you instead of you just taking everything into your own hands. And that gives you such a good feeling knowing that the course you're taking is right since He planned it for you. It's kinda cool. :)
I started the book today and love it so far. I love that the gospel is so focused around knowledge and challenging ourselves to grow and learn and progress, but that this is only possible if we are meek.
ReplyDeleteComing from a very secular high school in LA, BYU will be a huge change, but I am excited for the faith i will gain from learning and developing a disciple-scholar life.