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Brother Gabriel W. Reid urges students to go, work and build as they follow the Lord's promptings

March 18, 2025 03:33 PM
Brother Gabriel W. Reid, second counselor in the Sunday School general presidency, encouraged students to "go, work and build" as they respond to promptings from the Lord at the BYU weekly devotional on March 18.
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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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Elder Kevin R. Duncan of the Seventy invites BYU community to rely on Christ

February 04, 2025 02:10 PM
Elder Kevin R. Duncan, a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, delivered a devotional on Tuesday, Feb. 4, in the Marriott Center. He bore his testimony that Jesus Christ is the answer to life’s trials.
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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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Sister Amy A. Wright speaks about the ‘divine pattern of deliverance’

November 05, 2024 06:59 PM
Sister Amy A. Wright, first counselor in the Primary General Presidency, invited the BYU community to apply lessons from the apostle Paul’s journey recorded in the Bible to their own lives during the campus devotional on Nov. 5.
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Elder Takashi Wada invites students to seek charity, Christlike attributes

October 17, 2024 05:36 PM
Elder Takashi Wada of the Seventy invited the campus community to learn from Book of Mormon prophets, learn of Christ and develop Christlike charity at the BYU devotional on Oct. 15.
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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 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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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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Elder K. Brett Nattress of the Seventy shares daily actions that can develop ability to 'think celestially'

January 16, 2024 12:00 AM
Elder K. Brett Nattress of the Seventy spoke to students and faculty about building their faith in Jesus Christ in a campus-wide devotional on Jan. 16.
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President and Sister Reese invite BYU community to be 'doers of the word,' develop 'eyes to see'

January 09, 2024 12:00 AM
President and Sister Reese addressed hundreds of BYU students and faculty and welcomed them to a new semester on Tuesday, Jan. 9.
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Elder Gary B. Sabin encourages students on their academic journeys

November 08, 2023 12:00 AM
Elder Gary B. Sabin of the Seventy encouraged students on their academic journeys and invited them to view their entire lives as preparation to graduate from life with honor in his devotional address on Tuesday, Nov. 7.
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Abigail Allen reminds students to be an example of the believers

October 03, 2023 12:00 AM
Abigail Allen, assistant professor of accounting in the BYU Marriott School of Business, encouraged students to put on Christ's name and to become an example of the believers in her devotional address given on Tuesday, Oct. 3.
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American Constitution scholar addresses BYU about Utah's constitutional narrative

September 26, 2023 12:00 AM
Akhil Reed Amar, a world-renowned scholar of the U.S. Constitution and Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University, addressed the campus community on Sept. 26.
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Elder Renlund speaks on the importance of personal revelation at Education Week devotional

August 22, 2023 12:00 AM
Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve spoke on observation, reason, faith and revelation in the Marriott Center on Aug. 22 at the campus devotional.
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Associate communications professor discusses influencers, becoming like Christ

July 18, 2023 12:00 AM
Pamela Brubaker, BYU associate professor of communications, encouraged students to both follow and be positive influences during her devotional address on July 18.
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BYU associate professor shares principles for leading with God's endowed power

July 11, 2023 12:00 AM
Barbara Morgan Gardner, BYU associate professor of Church History and Doctrine, shared principles for leading with God's endowed power during the university's devotional Tuesday, July 11.
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BYU professor of religious education W. Justin Dyer speaks on making burdens light through Christ

May 23, 2023 12:00 AM
W. Justin Dyer, a professor of religious education at BYU, spoke about the burdens that disciples of Jesus Christ may feel to BYU students and faculty in his devotional address on Tuesday, May 23.
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