The Large And The Small Plates (Final Blog)

As Nephi, we all should have our own large and small plates to record about our intellectual and spiritual quests.

Intellectual Waymarks:

My intellectual quest is to master the art of writing using the English language. It has been my intellectual quest since I understood the value of the power of words and it will be until I have accomplished that goal. I understand that it may take my whole life since learning a language is an endless work, but how useful is our life if we don’t do what we enjoy to do. And I love to write in English.

I wrote this in my commonplace book: “ ‘The mastering of writing shouldn’t be limited to academic writing.’ I think that this is right. The mastering of writing should include all genres of writing. The accomplished writer should be able to use different genres”.

I understand that the goal of being an accomplished writer involves a lot of reading and I like to read, therefore, I guess this goal is feasible in my lifetime. Now, it can be understood why I took writing classes in the past, why I took a writing class this semester and why I will continue to take other writing classes while in college.

Spiritual Waymarks (1 Nephi 6:5)

I wrote about Aspen Grove and the Eternal Cycle of Water in my commonplace book. The cycle of water resembles the eternal cycle of life. We are part of a greater work. We are given time and freedom and a place in the Plan of Salvation.

My spiritual quest is to become the hands of God to bless others. I strongly believe that God has put us on this earth to be his hands to bless his children. Maybe this explains why in the exercise “This Is Why We Give” I came up with at least seventeen reasons to give. I also believe that the more education we get, the more empowered we will be to better serve others.

The conclusion about these waymarks is the reaffirmation that I am heading in the right direction in my intellectual and spiritual quests to unfold my mind and spiritual perspectives.