Temples of Learning

 "No other discipline compares with [Jesus Christ's] curriculum in either requirements or rewards. Discipleship demands the total transformation of a person by putting off the natural man and becoming a saint through the Atonement of Christ the Lord."        -Elder David A. Bednar, August 31, 2004, BYUI address

Lesson Learned:

This week we read all about disciple leadership, or what Elder Kim B. Clark calls "little 'L' leadership." I found this to relate very well to the topic of entrepreneurship. What kind of company do I want to have? What people do I want onboard with me? What do I need to do to build this? All of these answers could be found in our reading this week. 

One of the things that I loved most was considering my current educational institution of BYU-I as a temple of learning. I feel this deeply each week as I read and prepare for my coursework. I am so grateful to be attending a university where my spiritual growth and development are at least as important as my academic. I find myself applying what I learn in all areas of my life from leading in my family, to serving in my calling as a primary chorister, to ministering to my neighbors, to showing up in my community as a disciple of Christ. 

Elder Bednar explains that "it is in the House of the Lord that things of the earth are joined with the things of heaven." When I consider my education with BYUI as a temple of learning, I am literally learning the things that will enhance my life and those around me here on earth in preparation for our time in heaven. I love this thought!

Learning happens in God's holy temples. My home and my laptop where I accomplish my schoolwork can be temples for learning as well. My experience can be amplified when I implement similar standards for learning as I do when I attend the temple worthily and I receive personal revelation and direction.

Things Not Yet Learned:

Something that I want to focus on more is what I hear in Guy Kawasaki's video, "Aspects of Building Trust." He says that we need to trust people first and then they will trust you. Initializing trust by trusting first seems like it could be risky and anyone could take advantage of you, but I want to explore this thought further and even experiment with it. 

He then speaks of the difference between bakers and eaters. Bakers see the world as a NON-zero sum, where eaters see it as a zero-sum. There is always more to create, give, and experience. I like this abundance set of mind. 

Lastly he says to default to "yes;" to look at a situation as how can I help that person or what do I have to offer them, rather than what can they do for me?

I think that implementing these ideas will help me become whom I want to become and align my life more with God's will for me. I am going to experiment with them.