The Honor Code

1. From your experience, why has the Lord required an honor code at BYU?

The Bible refers to members of Christ's church as a peculiar people. Peculiar is defined as: Strange or odd; unusual. In other words, members of Christ's church are supposed to be different from the world and its ways. As a University owned and operated by the LDS Church, not only should BYU offer a different university experience, its students should also be peculiar and set themselves to a higher standard than that of the world. I believe that the lord requires an honor code to make this ideal a reality.

2. What blessings have come into your life because of your obedience to the honor code? 

There are too many to enumerate. I would say that one of the greatest blessings that has come to my life as a result of the honor is the simple fact that I am at BYU. Prior to my mission, I attended a private college in LA. Though I enjoyed my experience there, on my mission I realized that I simply did not want the remainder of my college experience to be in an environment where I was constantly surrounded by drugs, drinking, and promiscuity. It was this desire for a wholesome, clean environment that made BYU so appealing and erased my other qualms of attending BYU. I can therefore say with sincerity that it is because of the honor code that I am at BYU. Coming to BYU has changed my life in unestimable ways and I am eternally grateful for the experiene that I have had hear.

3. Through your role in BYUSA, in what ways can you 'inspire and educate' other students about the Honor Code?

I can inspire others to live the honor code and other educate others about it by:

• Always living my life as a sterling example of adherence to the honor code.
• Encourage others to live the honor code in all manner of settings, whether it be in the office or in my apartment at 11:59PM.
• By sharing my story about how the honor code has been a shining blessing in my life in contrast to some of my more xxx experinces at Occidental