By Jasmine Salvesen
In preparation for finals, students can get spiritually revitalized by attending the Devotional today.
Daniel K. Judd, first counselor in the Sunday School General Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and professor of ancient scripture at BYU, will speak at 11:05 a.m. in the Marriott Center.
'I hope students will be encouraged to have a deep appreciation for the doctrines of the Restoration and the light that is shed on the challenges we face as individuals and throughout the world,' Judd said.
Speaking on 'A Wonderful Flood of Light,' Judd said he will emphasize several doctrines unique to the Restoration and their implication to individuals'' personal lives.
'Although I won''t share which doctrines of the Restoration I will cover, I do hope the BYU community comes to the devotional already thinking about which doctrines are unique to our faith,' Judd said.
Realizing it''s a busy time for students, Judd said he still encourages students to attend.
'Hopefully, students will come and fill-up on the Holy Ghost which will help them have a greater strength to deal with final exams,' Judd said.
JaLee Clarke, secretary of the ancient scripture department, said she thinks students will gain greater personal understanding of the doctrines of the Restoration that have shed light on the world in this dispensation.
'I look forward to his presentation and greater insight into applying the Restoration into our personal lives,' Clarke said.
Judd was called to serve as the first counselor in the Sunday School General Presidency of the Church in April 2004 when he was serving as chair of the Department of Ancient Scripture at BYU.
Stacie Borneman, 19, from Farmington, majoring in political science, said she will go to the Devotional because she thinks it will be spiritually uplifting.
'I find that no matter how busy I am, attending devotional is always worth my time because it gives me a break and the rejuvenation I need to succeed in my academics,' she said.
After receiving his bachelor''s degree from Southern Utah University in 1980, Judd went on to receive his master''s and doctoral degrees from BYU in 1985 and 1987. He has authored or co-authored 10 books and numerous articles.
Students can view the devotional on campus in the Joseph Smith Building auditorium and the Varsity Theatre in the Wilkinson Student Center.
Live broadcasts of the devotional will be available on KBYU-TV (Channel 11), BYU-Television, KBYU-FM (89.1), BYU-Radio and byubroadcasting.org.