Intro to Entreprenuer

I first thought this title described how hard it is and what a challenge it is to "Become". I really enjoyed readying it and realizing that Elder Oaks was issuing a "Challenge to Become". I think this is very cool. Elder Oaks is such an amazing orator and so smart. I love to read his words and I appreciated this challenge 'to become'. To become a better disciple of Jesus Christ. A couple of great and wise points that Elder Oaks taught in this talk are: "Now is the time for each o us to work toward our personal conversion, toward becoming what our Heavenly Father desires us to become. As we do so, we should remember that our family relationships--even more than our Church callings--are the setting in which the most important part of that development can occur. The conversion we must achieve requires us to be a good husband and father or a good wife and mother. Being a successful Church leader is not enough. Exaltation is an eternal family experience...

Reading this Hero's Journey book has been interesting. I have enjoyed the little clips of wisdom. I found it very interesting that Jeff Sandefer shared that he not only met and knew Jeff Skillings, but that that they were friends. I really found his perspective interesting. He knew Jeff Skillings as a person, not just as an Enron evil-doer. Sometimes I think I forget that people who do terrible things like he did, are just people... who have lost their way. It must have been difficult for Jeff Sandefer to watch his friend make those unwise decisions and then have to account for them. I really loved the talk that we read this week by David A. Bednar. I have read that talk before and loved it. Which makes it especially fun to review the principles. I love how he outlined BYU-I and other Church institutions as Disciple Preparation/Learning Centers. Factor #1: BYU-Idaho is a temple of learning Factor #2: BYU-Idaho will be located next to a House of the Lord (and now the temple ha...

One of the videos this week was Elder Holland's "Good Things to Come". I love that little Mormon Message. It takes me back to times where I wanted to quit. Times that I felt like I was not equipped to "slay my dragon" - so to speak. It is emotional for me every time I watch it. I lost a baby when I was seven months pregnant. It felt more than I could bear. It has almost been six years now since our little boy was born. Just one year prior, one of my dearest friends lost her eighteen year old son. When I watched this video this week, it took me back to those days that seemed impossible to me to move forward. I think that I loved the Hero's Journey reading this week for the same reason. There have been some tough things in my life that I have had to overcome, but those deaths and that time period 6 or so years ago was a dragon I didn't feel equipped to slay. But it was a one day at a time sort of progress. Some days, it was minute by minute. But with alm...