Lifelong
Learning:
Elder Dallin H
Oaks spoke of education having an eternal “shelf-life”. What we learn on this
earth, we take with us to the next life. Continuing our education through
life-long learning with fulfilling experiences such as artistic
accomplishments, meaningful conversations, museums and acts of service are
enriching and enlightening. They help us expand and enjoy the journey. This is
so true. As I am expanding my journey my joy is so full. The quality of
information and the program design is causing me to reflect in new and amazing
ways. It is causing growth and in turn a greater capacity to feel the joy of
this gospel.
President Henry B
Eyring shared the inspirational story of Duke Ferguson. After gaining
professional success and basically cheating the system by attending college
even though he couldn’t read, he changed his life. His story is an inspiration to
all of us who want to start over and do it the right way. Pres Eyring taught us
the 3 keys to lifelong learning. We were all reminded that being a Child of God
provides us with the birthright to excel in our academic goals as well as with
other enriching pursuits. Heavenly Father wants us to succeed and thrive! He
has created the perfect program that starts with the basics and makes sure we
have the tools to succeed and he throws in tons of positive reinforcement and
spiritual pick me ups. If you chose this program and follow the counsel, I
promise, you will be transformed.
I realize as never before, how much furthering my own education
has enriched my life. I have felt so much joy to know I am doing as the Lord has
directed me. It re-confirmed my own commitment to this journey. I can do this,
I can do hard things with the Lord’s help. I am exemplifying and applying this
mind-set into my life, I am being an example. I am walking the walk instead of
just talking the talk. I feel like my children will gain much from my example
and desire to follow this path and embrace learning. A life of continual
learning and growth in both informal and formal education will enrich all of
our lives and we can take this precious knowledge and growth into the next.
Social Media Etiquette:
Ask yourself these questions as Elder Bednar encouraged us to ask:
does this activity invite or impede the ability Holy Ghost has to direct your
life? Does the time you spend enlarge or restrict the ways in which you live
and love and serve? Virtual Reality cannot replicate or replace actual human
relations. I am taking this advice to
heart and choosing to spend valuable precious time with my “actual” not “virtual”
reality. I love this advice, but there is so much good we can do with social
media.
Thus the Pathways Blog:
I was avoiding this blog. But after we were counseled to use all
the wonderful tools the internet provides us to share the gospel, I realized,
this is it. I need to share my experiences. Even if I only reach one of you out
there, then you’re the person the Lord knows I will connect with. I truly have
a testimony of this amazing gospel, and I am certainly developing a very strong
one of this Pathway program.
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