Reflection W09

 

        This week I enjoyed the talk from Elder Bednar. In his talk, "A Disciple Preparation Center" it made me feel of great importance to be affiliated with a school like BYU-Idaho is. In this talk Elder Bednar says, "Brothers and sisters, consider the spiritual strength and power that are available in a single location where we find (1) a temple of learning, i.e., this institution; (2) a House of the Lord; and (3) strong stakes of Zion on campus and in Rexburg and in the surrounding communities. I only know of four places which the Lord has so prepared: Provo, Utah; Laie, Hawaii; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Rexburg, Idaho. And with the opportunity and privilege to study and learn here come a tremendous responsibility." My husband and I went on a road trip for our 20th wedding anniversary. On our trip we visited Provo, Utah and Rexburg, Idaho. It was a great privilege to see the campuses of BYU in Provo and BYU-Idaho in Rexburg. 

          One thing that I was curious about was how many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints live in Rexburg. I was pleased to learn that about 97% of the people there are members. It truly is a place of Zion here on the earth. When I pondered on the three things from Elder Bednar's talk it is clear to see that Rexburg, Idaho is figuratively hitting it out of the ballpark in all three areas. While I was visiting Rexburg, I learned that there is going to be another temple built there. Just above the BYU-Idaho campus already sits a beautiful temple and I thought, "Wow, what a wonderful place this must be to deserve and be blessed with another temple so close to the one that is already here." Rexburg has amazing things going on there and I am grateful to be a part of it even though I live far away. I am incredibly grateful to be a part of a church organization that is 1) a temple learning institution; 2) has a temple and one more going to be built next door; 3) and has strong stakes of Zion with 97% members in Rexburg. I will always be grateful to be affiliated with this one-of-a-kind school.

                        (It was my daughters 3rd birthday this week. What a joy she is in my life!)

 

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