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BYU economics professor speaks on agency, the atonement and joy

Jayden Barney
By Jayden Barney
July 08, 2025 03:35 PM
Brennan Platt, an economics professor at BYU, gave the devotional address on July 8, speaking on agency, the Atonement and joy.
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Lisa Valentine Clark inspires women to embrace the divine gift of creativity

By Jaycee Lundell
May 02, 2025 01:30 PM
Lisa Valentine Clark delivered a thought-provoking address about the divinity of creativity to over 8,000 women during the opening session of BYU's Women’s Conference on April 30.
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Devotionals and Forums

Elder Martino tells BYU students destiny is determined by decisions, not circumstance

By Maddie Christensen
September 15, 2020 12:00 AM
General Authority Seventy James B. Martino emphasized the importance of agency and gave BYU students three tips for righteous decision-making in his devotional address Sept. 15.
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Elder Rasband exhorts students to remember that they are needed in devotional

By Sadey Rose Nevin
January 21, 2020 12:00 AM
Elder Ronald A. Rasband of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles spoke to students about individual accountability in a BYU devotional on Tuesday, Jan. 21.
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Devotionals and Forums

Finding ways to make room for struggle and faith

By Alycia Ikegami
August 08, 2018 12:00 AM
Professor Eric Huntsman addresses his audience at an August 8 devotional address in the de Jong concert hall. (Ty Mullen)
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Devotionals and Forums

Ben Ogles speaks on agency, consent, sexual assault

By Kaleena Mckell
January 30, 2018 12:00 AM
Ben Ogles, Dean of the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences, speaks on agency, accountability, and the atonement in regards to sexual assault in his Jan. 30 devotional address. (Savannah Hopkinson)
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Education Week: Accepting responsibility brings happiness

By Kelsey Johnson
August 22, 2017 12:00 AM
Elder Lynn G. Robbins said taking responsibility and avoiding anti-responsibility actions can lead to increased agency and a happier life. Elder Robbins said this is always the case, no matter who is in the right. (Dani Jardine)
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Religion

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf: He Will Place You on His Shoulders and Carry You Home

By Katie Rhoton
April 03, 2016 12:00 AM
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf (LDS Church)
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Devotionals and Forums

Elder Rasband promotes fairness for all

By Theresa Davis
September 15, 2015 12:00 AM
Elder Ronald A. Rasband speaks about fairness at September 15, 2015 devotional. (Mark A. Philbrick/BYU Photo)
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