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Elder Pearson encourages BYU students to seek the abundant life

October 18, 2022 12:00 AM
General Authority Seventy and Utah Area President Elder Kevin W. Pearson spoke about the abundant life and how to live abundantly in his devotional address on Oct. 18.
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BYU accounting professor encourages students to ‘call out to God for deliverance’

October 04, 2022 12:00 AM
BYU professor Michael Drake, the K. Fred Skousen Professor of Accounting in the School of Accountancy at the BYU Marriott School of Business, spoke to BYU students on Oct. 4 and reminded them that deliverance will come.
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Interim Dean of Education encourages students to submit cheerfully to the will of the Lord

September 27, 2022 12:00 AM
Interim Dean of the McKay School of Education Kendra Hall-Kenyon invited students to find and place their strength in the Lord during her devotional address on Sept. 27.
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President Steven J. Lund invites students to recognize 'flashes of heavenly light'

September 21, 2022 12:00 AM
Young Men General President Steven J. Lund encouraged students to recognize patterns of faith in their lives during his devotional address on Sept. 20.
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President Oaks encourages BYU to embrace uniqueness

September 13, 2022 12:00 AM
President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency of the Church invited students at BYU to embrace uniqueness during his devotional address on Sept. 13.
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Mechanical engineering professor encourages students to let God guide and mold them to navigate life

July 19, 2022 12:00 AM
BYU mechanical engineering professor Christopher A. Mattson urged BYU students to trust in the Lord and let Him guide and mold them as they navigate life and make important decisions.
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Former Young Women General second counselor urges students to focus on Christ in their daily lives

May 03, 2022 12:00 AM
Sister Neill F. Marriott, former second counselor in the Young Women General Presidency for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, encouraged students to focus on Jesus Christ and act on the spiritual strength found through Him.
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Elder Pieper tells students to trust BYU, each other to build unified community

September 21, 2021 12:00 AM
General Authority Seventy Elder Paul B. Pieper encouraged students to put their trust in BYU and each other to build a “unified and stronger” community.
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Elder Renlund shares steps for lifelong conversion

September 14, 2021 12:00 AM
Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve taught BYU students how they can become lifelong converts and “live happily ever after.”
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President Worthen urges belonging through ‘knitting hearts together in love’

September 07, 2021 12:00 AM
President Kevin J Worthen and Sister Peggy Worthen discussed how to face uncertainty and the importance of “knitting our hearts together” in love during times of division and isolation.
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Fall 2021 devotional lineup announced

August 18, 2021 12:00 AM
BYU unveiled its devotional and forum schedule for fall semester which includes apostles and other Church leaders, university faculty and renowned public figures.
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Education Week: Elder Uchtdorf gives five messages 'all of God's children need to hear'

August 17, 2021 12:00 AM
Editor’s note: Education Week coverage can be found in this section of the website.
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Business school associate dean shares of God's 'astonishing goodness'

August 03, 2021 12:00 AM
Marriott School of Business Associate Dean John Bingham encouraged faculty and students to recognize the awe of seeing God at work in his devotional address on Aug. 3.
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BYU announces forum speakers for upcoming school year which include Martin Luther King III

July 20, 2021 12:00 AM
BYU announced its upcoming slate of forum speakers for the 2021-22 academic year on July 19, with Martin Luther King III headlining the group of six experts.
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Accounting professor shares how to achieve 'eternal win'

July 13, 2021 12:00 AM
BYU accounting professor Melissa Western told faculty and students to achieve their eternal purpose — the eternal win — during the July 13 devotional.
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BYU Counseling director shares ways to emulate the Savior

June 29, 2021 12:00 AM
BYU Counseling Director Steve Smith shared lessons he has learned about emulating the Savior to help alleviate others' suffering during the June 29 devotional.
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Physics professor shares how to navigate 'messy middle' of revelation

June 22, 2021 12:00 AM
BYU physics professor Traci Neilsen shared how to navigate the 'messy middle' of revelation through an ocean analogy during the June 22 devotional.
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Church history professor invites all to be seekers of truth

June 08, 2021 12:00 AM
BYU church history and doctrine professor Steven C. Harper invited everyone to become a seeker during his devotional address on June 8.
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