a letter to byu

byu,

i just walked out of my very last class of my undergrad.

and now i sit in your library for the very last time

so many emotions fill my heart

remember when i started here,

i hated it and wanted to transfer to the u (well i wanted to transfer about every semester but...)

over time i grew to love your beautiful campus

your wonderful professors

and knowledge filled library

i started here 4 years ago with a plan

over the last 4 years that plan has changed dramatically but only for the better

you brought me countless friends and memories

you took me to jerusalem, where i left a piece of my heart

you helped me fall in love with the harp

and opened my mind to knowledge i never thought i could understand

you brought spencer into my life

and created a beginning of a new family 

thank you for helping me grow

for helping me find myself and find a new path

i will miss your beautiful campus

i will miss your zoobie ways

i will miss your intense classes

and i will miss the constant learning

you always say,

enter to learn, go forth to serve....

well that is what i intend to do

i have learned so much about the world, politics, life and myself within your walls

and now i fully intend to take what i've learned and share it with the world

one day i'll change the world

and i will owe it to the four years i have spent in happy valley.

so byu,

though i may never really consider myself a cougar

you will always be my alma mater

and i will say that with pride

thank you for the best four years of my life

see you again in a couple of months when i officially walk across your stage

dressed in blue

and accept the document that proves 4 years at byu makes one a better person.

i will miss you byu (shh don't tell my family that)

forever,

your favorite ute

squid