Education Week

Brigham Young University hosts a campus Education Week once per year right before the school year starts. It is a week mainly designed for educating adults on MANY different topics. Here's what the website describes it as:

Campus Education Week, begun in 1922, is a program unique to adult continuing education in the United States. For one week each August the program utilizes the campus of Brigham Young University (Provo, Utah) to present approximately 1,000 classes on education, religion, marriage, family relations, health, history, genealogy, science, youth interests, and many other areas. The program is designed primarily for adults, although anyone age 14 and over may attend. It is believed to be the largest continuing education program of its type.

It is truly an amazing opportunity for me to be able to attend. This was my 5th or 6th time going, I can't remember but it is always so powerful. I love the timing as well heading straight into school for the semester. It rejuvenates me and inspires me to be the best that I can be.

The classes that I went to this week, probably not by chance, had an overwhelming theme of LOVE. The love of our Heavenly Father has for each one of us individually, the love of Christ and his sacrifice so that we might return to him, the love each one of us needs to continually develop for our family and all those around us. I learned numerous times through different speakers that love is indeed the most powerful force in the world. We learn in the Book of Mormon that charity, the pure love of Christ, NEVER FAILETH. President Hinckley said this: "Love is the only force that can erase the differences between people or bridge the chasms of bitterness."

One of the teachers of the classes I went to shared this video clip with us that reduced everyone in the room to tears. It was so powerful and sent such an important message.

Think about who you need to say, "I love you" to and who needs a hug today.

I <3 U !!!!