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Elder Bednar at BYU-I Education Week: Follow the prophets
The themes of testing, sifting, preparing and the observation and following of apostolic leaders in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints were recurring messages by Elder David A. Bednar during a devotional address on Friday. The member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles was in...
BYU Devotional: Opportunities from obstacles
The way we choose to see God’s hand in our lives can greatly affect how we respond to different situations, an English professor said in Tuesday’s Devotional. David Paxman gave an address titled “Zoram and I: Getting Our Stories Straight.” He discussed Zoram’s situation and the various...
Elder Dennis B. Neuenschwander: Family history 'a work of the heart'
Far more than merely identifying ancestors' names, "family history really is a work of the heart," an emeritus general authority of the LDS Church said Tuesday. In the keynote address at the annual Conference on Family History and Genealogy convening this week at BYU, Elder Dennis B....
Elder Richard G. Hinckley: There is hope for difficult times ahead
MR says: Elder Hinckley gave the commencement address at BYU-Idaho. There is hope for difficult times ahead as individuals plan and pray and work, Elder Richard G. Hinckley of the Seventy said during BYU-Idaho's commencement exercises on Friday, July 23, in Rexburg, Idaho. "I know many of you are faced...
Weathering life
A youth leader walked across her ward's Young Women campsite, located high in the mountains. The rain and wind had made most of the activities planned for camp that day impossible. Everything was muddy. She thought of "Campalot," the camp's theme drawn from Camelot. During the weeklong activity,...
Wash Post: Mormon lifestyles and religious differences
Are all religions essentially really the same? Or do they differ substantially one from another? It depends upon the dimension of the religion we're examining. Let's ask these questions at three levels for present purposes. First, are there differences in the behavioral codes that are...
BYU-Idaho: Divinely Directed Diversions
A clip from a BYU-Idaho devotional.
Knowing who you are changes everything
If a Mormon's self-worth is based on the job, the bank account or the image in the mirror, it can quickly go down and away. But if self-worth is based on knowing who you are in God's eyes, it's an eternal good feeling that can make all the difference in one's life. So said nationally certified...
BYU Devotional: Standards essential in life
BYU professor Paul Farnsworth said setting careful standards for ourselves is just as essential as making sure a high-tech instrument that measures trace amounts of chemicals is calibrated correctly. Farnsworth, a professor of chemistry and biochemistry, explained in Tuesday’s Devotional that...
Elder and Sister Gonzalez share pearls with youth
Elder Walter F. González and his wife, Zulma, shared free pearls with hundreds of Hispanic young single adults Sunday evening. Not jewelry, but gospel principles of hope and happiness to utilize in a complicated world. Speaking to about 300 Spanish youth in a theater at Temple Square's North...
President Eyring: Lord will aid those whom He calls
For newly called mission presidents and their wives, President Henry B. Eyring has a simple message: "You are never alone in the Lord's work." President Eyring, first counselor in the First Presidency, expressed that message June 24 at the annual Seminar for New Mission Presidents held at the...
Pres. Uchtdorf: Savior Himself has set the standard
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf focused on the Christlike attributes taught in Chapter 6 of the official missionary guide Preach My Gospel as he addressed the June 25 morning session of the 2010 Seminar for New Mission Presidents at the Missionary Training Center. "By accepting your sacred...
BYU devotional: The sure foundation
Christ is the sure foundation upon which individuals should build their lives, Steven Taylor said during the BYU campus devotional on June 22 in the de Jong Concert Hall. "Much more important than the foundations of houses or buildings or bridges are the foundations upon which we build our...
Prepare to serve, Elder Ballard tells Tennessee YSAs
Prepare to be servants of the Lord Jesus Christ, Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve told young single adults from the Nashville and Madison Tennessee areas at a fireside on June 12. As Elder Ballard looked over the group, he said, "When I see you, I don't see you today, but I...
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