Light the World - day three

I've been a mentor to three or four college age young women at UVU now for about three years.  It's a pleasure to meet with them monthly and encourage them in their educational pursuits.  We talk about things they want to talk about and share experiences together, eat (of course) and have a good time.  It is a joy in my life to serve with them.  I've met and interacted with some wonderful women over those years. I've also served on the board of the Women's Success Center at UVU for about four years now.  Some wonderful things are happening at UVU, especially in the WSC.  We are trying to raise the bar and emphasize the importance of women gaining an education or some sort of training so they can support themselves if needed and to just expand their minds.  In my way of thinking, this quest helps to bring light into the world of young women who need to prepare themselves for any eventuality that may come their way and also so that they can be better wives, mothers, community members, and contribute to society.

As a side note ~ because I have been involved at the WSC, we were invited to a special pre-game meal at UVU before we watched their basketball team play ball last week.  Since their team recently beat up on the BYU Cougars, 114-101, we were interested to see what is going on there since they are playing some good BB.  It was an interesting experience and kind of sad to see that the Wolverines don't have much of a fan base in attendance at their games.  They deserve better!

Also at UVU recently was the unveiling of the new fabulous stain glass exhibit called Roots of Knowledge.  It was 12 years in the making.  12 YEARS! Can I just say that if you go to Orem, you need to go to their library to see this exquisite display in person.  Call me, I'd love to take you! It tracks the "roots of knowledge" starting at the beginning of time and going until the present day.  And all of this story telling is done with 80 panels of stained glass.  It is just another way that artists (Tom Holdman and crew) have brought light into the world through knowledge and this stunning display.

Take a sneak peek at a few of the many handcrafted panes of stained glass at Roots of Knowledge.  Altogether, Roots of Knowledge incorporates 60,000 pieces of glass, as well as actual rock, fossils, coins, meteorite, petrified wood, and coral; materials were carefully selected to authentically illustrate the narrative to each historic event.