Most of you probably glossed over it, or didn't watch it at all, because you don't know what it is.
The Aims of a BYU Education are basically the goals the university has for all of its students. BYU wants all of us to graduate with a mindset of character building, lifelong service and learning, spiritually strengthening, and intellectually enlarging. These four aims are what we are trying to develop as a student here.
One of the four aims that Brother Worthen specifically mentioned was spiritually strengthening. This is probably my favorite part of being at BYU: all of our education is pointed towards building our testimonies of the gospel and seeing the world in the light of Christ. Don't get me wrong, not all classes are religion classes. But we see the world through a different perspective at BYU because we're all striving to "seek learning, even by study and also by faith." (D&C 88:118). This significant part of our University sets us apart from other prestigious universities.
Is this a reason you chose BYU? How do you feel about it? Leave your comments below!
Brother Maeser, I want you to
remember that you ought not to teach even
the alphabet or the multiplication tables
without the Spirit of God.
--Brigham Young
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