““Awake and Arise”Awake and Arise”

Newton’s 1Newton’s 1stst Law of Motion Law of Motion• An object at rest tends to stay at rest An object at rest tends to stay at rest

unless acted upon by an outside unless acted upon by an outside force.force.

• ““Man’s mind, once stretched by a new Man’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original idea, never regains its original dimensions.” Oliver Wendell Holmesdimensions.” Oliver Wendell Holmes

• So, here at BYU-Idaho we might say, So, here at BYU-Idaho we might say, “An agent at rest tends to stay at rest “An agent at rest tends to stay at rest unless he or she exercises agency.”unless he or she exercises agency.”

“ “Seek all knowledge—revealed and Seek all knowledge—revealed and secular—as a tool and servant for the secular—as a tool and servant for the blessing of [yourselves] and others. … It blessing of [yourselves] and others. … It is clear that the Lord expects his people is clear that the Lord expects his people to have a wide variety of information so to have a wide variety of information so that we might have breadth and depth in that we might have breadth and depth in our lives. … There should be no people our lives. … There should be no people who have a higher desire to obtain truth, who have a higher desire to obtain truth, revealed and secular, than Latter-day revealed and secular, than Latter-day Saints. There should also be no people Saints. There should also be no people who are in a better position to obtain who are in a better position to obtain truth and apply it in their lives.”truth and apply it in their lives.”

President Spencer W. KimballPresident Spencer W. Kimball““Seek Learning Even by Study and Also by Faith”Seek Learning Even by Study and Also by Faith”

““Because of our sacred regard for each Because of our sacred regard for each human intellect, we consider the human intellect, we consider the obtaining of an education to be a obtaining of an education to be a religious responsibility. … Our Creator religious responsibility. … Our Creator expects His children everywhere to expects His children everywhere to educate themselves.educate themselves.

Russell M. NelsonRussell M. NelsonEnsignEnsign, Nov. 1992, 6., Nov. 1992, 6. “ “Our education should be such as to Our education should be such as to improve improve our minds and fit us for increased our minds and fit us for increased usefulness; usefulness; to make us of greater service to the to make us of greater service to the human human family.” family.”Brigham YoungBrigham YoungDiscourses of Brigham Young, 255.Discourses of Brigham Young, 255.

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