Pathway

A few days ago I started an amazing online college program called Pathway. It's through BYU-I (Brigham Young University-Idaho). Pathway is a program designed for the student to become more like Christ through increase knowledge in both secular and spiritual development.

I'm taking two classes this semester: Life Skills and Book of Mormon (first half: 1 Nephi-Alma 29). In Life Skills I will be learning skills that will help me throughout my life. Some of these skills include: how to be a leader, how to make good decisions, set achievable goals, how to manage time and finances, and improve family relationships.

The Book of Mormon class is designed to increase scripture study. The purpose of studying the scriptures is so that their teachings can ultimately bring us closer to Christ. But we can't just read them...we have to actually study them. We have to be searching them and looking for hidden treasures that often get overlooked. We have to make them a part of our lives. We have to use them to become a disciple of Christ.

In the Book of Mormon class, I will be working on a semester-long project called The Becoming Project. The motto of the class is "Reading the scriptures is only efficacious if what you LEARN from them causes you to DO something that helps you BECOME a better disciple of Christ". Learn...Do...Become. For The Becoming Project, I will be studying the Book of Mormon and find attributes of Jesus Christ. I will then pick one of the attributes and, through activities and assignments, implement that attribute into my personal life. As I implement the attribute into my personal life, I will become more of a disciple of Jesus Christ.

All the classes in the Pathway program are also designed to help the student not only to learn from others, but to teach others as well. One of the ways we learn and teach one another is through our "Gathering" meetings on Thursday nights. Although this is an online course, there are "Gatherings" on Thursday nights where I meet with others in my Stake who are also doing the Pathway program. These Gatherings offer support, friendship, learning and teaching opportunities, etc. At Gatherings, we do activities and lessons that encourage us to not only learn from each other, but to teach each other as well.

I am SOOOO EXCITED to be taking this journey on Pathway!!!! On this blog I will be writing things that I learn, discover, feel, find, impressions I receive, etc, as I learn...do...become.