Being a Y Group Leader at New Student Orientation this past weekend was such a fun experience! It made me think back to my own freshmen year, which seems like it was yesterday even though it was two years ago. I had a slight palpitation when I realized that I'm getting pretty old.
I loved being a fake freshman for a few days. The freshmen are so excited about everything that I am used to and take for granted about BYU. I am truly blessed to go there.
A sampling of things I have a renewed appreciation for:
- Saying prayers and singing hymns before each meeting and class. I forget how unusual and wonderful it is.
- Weekly devotionals that allow me to de-stress and feel the spirit
- A beautiful and huge library that is full of so many resources
- creamery chocolate milk
- The award-winning Department of Communications
- BYU sports, and athletes with standards
- The Honor Code. People give it a lot of grief, but it really is an amazing thing.
- The ability to combine spiritual and secular learning and to gain a love for learning.
Oh how I love BYU!
(I took this picture outside my apartment the other day. Provo is beautiful, even when it rains in June)
(I took this picture outside my apartment the other day. Provo is beautiful, even when it rains in June)
1 comment:
yay for being a freshman. did you tell them the deep, dark secrets of the school? and no, we did not buy the shoes. 40 pounds? i think not. that's why we had to take the pics.
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