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March 2012 Newsletter Final
March 2012 Newsletter Final
VOLUM E 8 EMOTIONAL
ISSUE 2 M A RC H 20 1 2 INTELLECTUAL
In This Issue:
Bad to the Bone Whats for Dinner? Giving the Lord a Portion of Our Time I Love You More Than. . . Relieving the Stress of the Season
mass index (BMI), and tests your flexibility, muscular strength, and endurance. Sure, it can be a bit intimidating, but this is what they are there for. Many students may think its embarrassing to be scrutinized by another person. Yes, weight and skinfold tests are taken, but really, what is more important? Your ego or physical health? The staff is there to help students, not judge them. At college, students work, play, socialize, and study. With such a demanding schedule, its easy to be negligent of your health, which makes an hour in the Wellness Center well worth the time. The Wellness Center will help you to set goals of where you want to be in terms of health and if you truly want to make a lifestyle change.
Phone: 208-496-7491
Email: wellness@byui.edu
you wont run out the door empty handed; leftovers work great! Cook It Up Take the time to make meals that you like, whether theyre from your mission, childhood, or a recipe you found on the internet. Create a monthly/weekly dinner calendar to satisfy those What do I want for dinner? moments. Make lunches the night before so Cook foods that can be doubled and stored in the freezer for later on. Thinking ahead helps keep your budget in check and your body healthy.
he was extremely busy and often needed more time to study than he had. Still he chose to give the Lord
Love You More Than . . . messages. Your part is to look for them. Youll find them in the scriptures, in General Conference talks, in church, in your patriarchal blessing, in nature. God promises that when you do your part to seek Him, you will find Him (Jeremiah 29:12-13). As you find Him and feel the great love He has for you, your relationship with Him will be strengthened and you will be strengthened spiritually.
ask a guy or a girl out through text messages or social networks because it is less threatening. If we as a society keep using impersonal methods to interact, what will become of us? It is probable that, if we reduce communicating face to face, we will cease to know how to interact with others. The television show SeaQuest DSV from the mid 90s gives us an idea of what a socially disconnected civilization might be like. In the
Design Team: Alex Wells, Ainsley Felton, Sara Kim, and Jana Irish Editors: Ashley Bohman, Laurie Hansen, and Nate Somsen
show, the main characters are pushed forward 250 years into the future and find a great city thats uninhabited. They learn that people in the future had stopped interacting, and that they had turned to socializing through video games. Ironically, only one young man and one young woman are left. They are socially awkward when they see each other face to face for the first time. Even though the thought may be scary or humorous, this is not far from reality at this point. Our society is increasingly becoming socially disconnected. Next time youre walking to class, put away your cell phone, your MP3 player, and say hello to someone you dont know. You might even make a new friend.
Authors: Ainsley Felton, Lisa Taylor, Laurie Hansen, Ashley Bohman, Alex Wells, Jana Irish, and Nate Somsen