1. Why I love BYU Idaho
personified by Professor Brother Dietz: Every morning this guy comes into class and
says “Goodmorning, Noble & Great Ones!” Today after our class was started
with a prayer (as in EVERY class on campus) he began his lesson by declaring
that “The war is real, and we as the youth of the Church of Jesus Christ are
the Generals.” He told us with all the spiritual fervor this statement deserves
that there are people waiting for each of us, specifically, to help them to the
gospel of Jesus Christ. We each have people who NEED, specifically, our
friendship in order to stay close to their Heavenly Father, or receive the
gospel at all, or take a step on their path to their personal spiritual
conversion. He concluded his expression “in the name of Jesus Christ”, before
he continued on to explain the final expectations he has for our essay due
Monday.
2. I also want to mention that in
almost every room you walk into in my school there’s a picture of Jesus Christ
on the wall. Jesus is always watching me.. AND it is awesome & happy.
3. Here’s one thing that’s not my
favorite about BYUI.. I’m not supposed to wear shorts. Scratch that.. I’m not
even supposed to wear capris’. Ankles are a wee bit risqué here. And toes. Flip
flops are also on the list of “Thou shall not wear..”. But on the bright side I
go to a school that actually cares about the way their students present
themselves.. sweat pants on campus are a no go. And leggings are NOT pants, as
a very tactful professor told me last week when I ventured out of my apartment
in them. Every time I hate these rules I just remember Jesus is in every class
room.. so ankles’ really aren’t that great anyways.
4. I do personally detest that
our school has earned the name BYU-I DO, but have to say that another awesome
thing about BYUI is that there are cute married people everywhere. Seriously.
Couples EVERYWHERE. Several couples you’re acquainted with get engaged every
weekend without fail. It’s really weird to go to a college where in order to
talk to a guy it’s essential to first do a ring check. But it is something I can now say I’m quite
proficient at doing, subtly (at least I pretend I’m subtle about it). One of my
favorite people ever made me aware of the uniqueness of our university by
asking if I “realize that I go to a school where there’s nothing better to do
than get married?!” I do realize that and if we’re being real about it I love
that here at BYU-Ido, we have our priorities straight..
finding an EC (Eternal Companion;) is a pretty important thing to do
even if some of us “noble & great one’s” are a little over the top about
it.
5.
Another thing I don’t like but
am still putting on this list because it’s awesome.. Rexburg or Iceburg.. is
freezing. Which could attest to the excessive amount of couples and the
outlawing of ankles. Maybe everybody just gets married so they have a constant
cuddle buddy.. body heat is important. And our administration is just a little
worried about frost-bitten exposed ankle parts. I am from the “god blessed
state of” NV (I stole the “god-blessed” part from my Boyfriend who happens to have
a lotta state pride directed at the “god-blessed state of Arizona”)
specifically, the paradise section of Las Vegas right on the border of Henderson.
Anywho.. I live where cold means 60 degrees and hot means 120. I didn’t know -7
degrees was a thing, but now am much less of a wassananney (Mom’s word) in
regards to weather.
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