Navigating Life with a Long-Term Vision

President Alvin F. Meredith and his wife, Sister Jennifer Meredith, have lived all over the world so when the call came to move their young family to Rexburg, Idaho, to lead BYU-Idaho, they did what they’ve always done: They prepared themselves to love a new place and new people. On this week’s episode, the Merediths share their thoughts, at the beginning of a new school year, on how to bloom where you’re planted.

1:56- From the Bible Belt to Africa and the Middle East 5:36- Being Where Your Feet Are 8:20- The Kind of Person You Want to Marry 12:10- Temple Sunrise Tradition 15:40- Beginning With the End in Mind 21:18- Bloom Where You’re Planted 27:45- Life Decisions Not Career Decisions 33:41- 100 Days of Listening 35:49- FHE for Secular Learning 39:20- The Value of Education 45:43- The Gospel is Joyful 50:42- What Does It Mean to Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

“Education is important for everybody but the type of education really needs to be guided by the Spirit.”