Brigham Young University - Banyan Yearbook (Provo, UT)

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Family Home Evening Attending a large university can be a very traumatic experience, made even more frightening by the fact that you are many miles away from home, friends, and family. Knowing this, the leaders of the Church saw the necessity of organizing make- shift families, composed solely of college students. One boy is designated to be the father, with a girl designated as family coordinator. Both are called by the bishopric as they would be for any regular position in the ward. Activities of BYU families are many and varied. Family Home Evening is held weekly at which time the family members fusually one apartment of guys and one of girlsi get together and have a lesson and talk about the week's activities and prob- lems. Or, there may be roller skating parties, trips to Salt Lake City to see the Christmas lights, birthday celebrations, picnics, or excursions to the art exhibit in Springville. 23 Whatever, the activities, the families who put forth the effort to get close to each other, find numerous rewards from the relationships: When I was sick, my brothers came over and gave me a blessing. My favorite brother my freshman year, turned out to be my husbandf' I feel like I belong somewhereethere are people who worry about me, and are concerned about my life. My sisters are the best cooks in the world. A week doesn't pass without a batch of cookies, a funny poem, or something that just means someone is thinking about you. it For a great many young people, it is difficult to imagine a boy-girl relationship that is not romantic, yet any member of a family can attest that it happens fre- quently. The close ties come from sharing the joys and woes of others and having them return that concern for you.

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Left: Cold waters of the Provo River provide the setting for a lute-autumn baptism. Center: Late night often finds elders administering to the sick, Right: Patriarchs of the ten stakes give hundreds of blessings each year.