Almost 3,000 graduates were honored during BYU–Idaho’s summer commencement, held in the I-Center on the Rexburg, Idaho, campus on Thursday, July 25, 2024.
Almost 3,000 graduates were honored during BYU–Idaho’s summer commencement, held in the I-Center on the Rexburg, Idaho, campus on Thursday, July 25, 2024. | Malia Vick, BYU-Idaho

By Church News

Going back to school in her mid-40s was not originally part of Jori Peña’s plan.

But after a divorce, the mother of four from Safford, Arizona, realized she needed to find a way to support her family.

With only one year of college and no job experience, Peña gathered her courage and enrolled in BYU–Pathway Worldwide.

“I had started to think, ‘Maybe I am worth this, maybe I deserve to do this,’” Peña told BYU–Pathway Worldwide newsroom.

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