Why the Y?

Last week wasn't the first time I had been in the Hinckley Center. I had been there before but only in the lobby on the nice couches. I really enjoyed the little tour we had of the building, considering President Hinckley is probably my favorite prophet of all. I loved him a lot so it was really neat to see things that was his or represented him. What I probably loved the most was Sister Hinckley's chair. It was really wonderful that it was donated to that building. I also enjoyed looking at his yearbook and the shovel that he used at the groundbreaking. All of these things I loved seeing because of how it reminds me of how great of a prophet he was. Honestly the first thing I think about when I hear the phrase "Once a cougar, always a cougar." I think of how I've heard that once you sign the honor code you sign it for life. I've had many discussions about that, and while I'm still not sure if it does last for life, that would be one thing that would stick with you. If you think about all the people who have been cougars and what that represents. So many good and righteous have graduated from this school. We uphold a high standard that not only produces hard workers but also people under the best behaviors. And many of those traits carry with a person throughout their life. I know that when I graduate from BYU I have a name to uphold, I'm required to live up to the standards that are valued at BYU and scarce throughout the rest of the world. People know the of the kind of people who graduate from a place like BYU, they know they're hardworking, and trustworthy. And I feel good to be apart of such a respected University.