Monday, September 12, 2011

Keeping the Sabbath and Passing the Final

So, you may remember a year ago I started taking a New Testament course online from BYU. FINALLY, today, I took the final exam! Woo hoo! I feel good about it.

Okay, so the thing is, here's the thing, that I'm not a finisher. I completed all my assignments in maybe December or January. So why the long delay before the exam? I kept getting discouraged by the lack of success in finding a proctor. Don't tell me it's easy. I called a multitude of places as well as requested a personal person to no avail. FINALLY, though, a place picked up the phone. And I made the appointment and ordered the final and took it and paid for it and it is DONE!

Because of the long break between classes and final, however, I had to basically go through the entire course again in order to study and prepare. Which leads me to keeping the Sabbath. Yesterday I spent the entire day reading the Bible. I went to church, took a short nap, made food for my kids, and read the scriptures. All all all day. I wish I were so faithful a Sabbath keeper all the time. Alas. It was a good experience, though, and so much easier to do with clear goals and objectives to my studying as opposed to just reading along on my own.

Just so you know, this weekend I read 100 chapters and 44 Bible dictionary entries along with the course material. A. Maze. Ing.

Conclusion: The gospel is true. Jesus is the Christ. I love the scriptures.

6 comments:

Court said...

Congratulations on completing your course! You ARE a finisher.

Kristie said...

YAY for course completion!!! What a great way to spend the Sabbath - maybe I should try it sometime :)

Mary Arlene said...

congratulations!

Pame said...

Awesome way to be cool!

Laura said...

Congratulations on finishing your course! I would have a problem with online courses. I'm too much of a procrastinator!

Natalee said...

You're just awesome!