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Elder Ricardo P. Giménez speaks to BYU about the 'why' behind spiritual actions

February 11, 2025 02:55 PM
Elder Ricardo P. Giménez of the Seventy spoke about the "why" behind spiritual actions, such as praying and reading the scriptures, at a BYU devotional on Feb. 11.
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Jeffrey Rosen explores virtue as the key to true happiness

January 28, 2025 03:40 PM
Emphasizing virtue as the foundation of true joy, Jeffrey Rosen — president and CEO of the National Constitution Center — discussed the pursuit of happiness in his forum on Jan. 28.
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President and Sister Reese share messages of connection and miracles at first 2025 devotional

January 14, 2025 03:12 PM
President C. Shane Reese and Sister Wendy Reese invited students to seek connection and overcome the impossible through Jesus Christ during their remarks at the first devotional of the Winter Semester 2025.
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Professor Kim B. Clark speaks about Christlike leadership

July 31, 2024 11:27 AM
BYU professor of business and former president of BYU—Idaho Kim B. Clark delivered a forum address on Tuesday, July 30, speaking on how to develop Christlike leadership skills.
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Tonya Fischio encourages students to let Christ's light shine through them

July 16, 2024 12:00 AM
Tonya Fischio, assistant dean of communications and public relations in the College of Life Sciences, compared stained glass and polished agate to the light of Jesus Christ at the July 16 devotional.
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Dean of Undergraduate Education speaks on navigating spiritual journeys

July 09, 2024 12:00 AM
Richard Gill, the dean of Undergraduate Education and the BYU Biology Department chair, gave a devotional counseling students on how to navigate their spiritual journeys on Tuesday, July 9.
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BYU language studies professor shares her 'rays of light'

July 02, 2024 12:00 AM
Ellen Knell, associate director of curriculum and instruction for the Center for Language Studies gave the campus devotional on Tuesday, July 2.
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Kim Jenkins encourages BYU students to 'bring light into your life'

June 25, 2024 12:00 AM
Kim Jenkins, the communications manager for the BYU College of Computational, Mathematical and Physical Sciences, urged students to find the light of Christ in times of darkness during her devotional address on Tuesday, June 25.
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BYU professor teaches students how to reach the 'celestial finish line'

June 11, 2024 12:00 AM
BYU Marriott School of Business professorBrad Owensdiscussed how students can remain on their desired covenant paths by cleaving to Jesus Christ during his devotional address on Tuesday, June 11.
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BYU public health professor invites students to take hold of Christ

June 04, 2024 12:00 AM
Ali Crandall, an associate professor of public health in the BYU College of Life Sciences, gave a devotional on Tuesday, June 4 in the Marriott Center. She spoke on taking hold of Christ by keeping covenants.
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BYU professor shares similarities between temples, BYU learning spaces

May 21, 2024 12:00 AM
Plant and wildlife science professor Rick Jellen shared insights from his research and how he views the connection between temples and BYU campus learning spaces in a forum given on May 21 in the Marriott Center.
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Michelle Bennett delivers devotional on intersection of secular, spiritual growth

May 14, 2024 12:00 AM
Assistant Vice President of the BYU Office of Information Technology Michelle Bennett delivers a devotional on May 14. Bennett talked about her role as a woman working in technology and figuring out how to belong at BYU. (Photo courtesy of BYUtv)
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Big performances, big announcements: Unforum 2024

April 18, 2024 12:00 AM
At BYU's Annual Unforum on Tuesday, April 16, students watched performances and heard from President C. Shane Reese, who announced the official hire of BYU’s new men's basketball head coach.
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BYU life sciences professor encourages students to forge their own paths with God's help

April 10, 2024 12:00 AM
BYU microbiology and molecular biology professor Mary Davis counseled students to keep moving forward on their own personal paths in her devotional address at the Marriott Center on April 9.
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BYU library director tells students to stand for truth at weekly devotional

April 03, 2024 12:00 AM
Rick Anderson, the library director at BYU, encouraged students to stand for truth, relating it to “the tree, the fruit, and the building,' in a campus devotional on April 2.
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Steven J. Hafen teaches lasting personal peace is found through Christ’s Atonement

March 13, 2024 12:00 AM
BYU’s administrative vice president and chief financial officer Steven J. Hafen addressed BYU students at a March 12 devotional, sharing how Christ’s Atonement provides peace as Latter-day Saints keep their covenants.
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Elder Renlund counsels students to strengthen spiritual bond with God through covenants

March 06, 2024 12:00 AM
Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve spoke to the BYU campus community about the power of making covenants with God in a devotional on Tuesday, March 5.
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'Be able to tell your story, to say you are blessed': Freeman A. Hrabowski speaks in BYU forum

February 28, 2024 12:00 AM
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president emeritus of the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, shared what he has learned from his life experiences — including marching through Selma with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — in a BYU forum.
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