BYU

May 20, 2025 01:50 PM MDT
“Many deeply committed people are moving this work forward” directed by the vision of the First Presidency, says medical school dean.
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April 18, 2025 11:30 AM MDT
Disney star Adassa joined BYU Noteworthy for a soaring rendition of the hymn.
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Christ’s followers may have felt confused that their deliverer ended up on a cross, but His true mission became clear with the bigger picture.
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March 14, 2025 01:57 PM MDT
This is the first time a sitting head football coach has spoken in a devotional since legendary LaVell Edwards in 1976.
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January 29, 2025 03:56 PM MST
“I believe that the discipleship that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has embarked on has national civic implications.”
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October 29, 2024 03:51 PM MDT
To better understand how religion impacts mental health, a BYU professor set up a yearslong study.
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October 14, 2024 05:21 PM MDT
The BYU football team has caught the attention of both CBS and ESPN—and not just because of its winning streak.
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September 05, 2024 09:47 AM MDT
BYU has released an update about the soon-to-be-built medical school coming to the university.
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“Plans for this medical school are underway, and specific target dates will be announced as they are set.”
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July 08, 2024 01:47 PM MDT
Before LaVell Edwards took over the BYU football program, the idea of players taking two years off to serve a mission was somewhat of a debated concept.
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July 03, 2024 01:41 PM MDT
Last weekend James Corrigan qualified for this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris. This weekend he and his fiancé will be sealed in the Saratoga Springs Utah Temple.
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July 01, 2024 01:34 PM MDT
Latter-day Saint Courtney Wayment just qualified for the 2024 Olympics in Paris. And she may have the greatest hype-woman of all time cheering her on.
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June 17, 2024 07:37 AM MDT
“When I arrived, we said a quick prayer, and then [my wife] shared with me something she felt I needed to say at the end of the interview.”
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June 14, 2024 12:53 PM MDT
Whether you know a missionary missing home or a struggling college student—send this advice their way.
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May 08, 2024 08:46 AM MDT
“We develop ourselves and others when we take unorganized matter [or brick] into our hands and mold it into something of beauty.”
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May 03, 2024 06:36 AM MDT
Each of this year’s locations includes a unique activity like golfing, hiking, or visiting Church historic sites, and each session costs just $50!
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March 14, 2024 02:58 PM MDT
Former BYU distance runners Conner Mantz and Clayton Young spoke with CNN about how the gospel has impacted their journeys to the Paris 2024 Olympics.
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February 06, 2024 02:00 PM MST
After placing first and second respectively, Conner Mantz and Clayton Young will compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
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January 25, 2024 10:05 AM MST
These events are the first of their kind and are meant to help “reset the culture of dating” in a “low-stakes, low-pressure way.”
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November 01, 2023 11:35 AM MDT
The recent inauguration of a new president of Brigham Young University included an incredible demonstration of how to truly sing in “songs of loudest praise.”
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August 24, 2023 05:07 PM MDT
Revisions to the honor code standardize expectations for students and are consistent with the principles taught in the Church’s ‘For the Strength of Youth’ guide.
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June 16, 2023 12:51 PM MDT
In honor of National Mascot Day, here are 6 of our favorite and epic Cosmo the Cougar moments captured on video.
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March 21, 2023 11:32 AM MDT
In Tuesday’s devotional, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland announced a new president for Brigham Young University, effective May 1, 2023.
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March 09, 2023 05:00 AM MST
There is no denying the unique nature of Reverend Andrew Teal’s love and admiration for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But just how deep is the Anglican priest's love for the Church?
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February 15, 2023 02:34 PM MST
Many returned missionaries are grateful for the skills they developed while serving. Now a research team has gone so far as to study the real-life, tangible effects of a mission.
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January 26, 2023 11:34 AM MST
For young single adults who are missing the camaraderie, friendships, and fun they experienced at EFY, a brand-new opportunity is coming this summer.
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January 05, 2023 12:52 PM MST
The devotional and forum speakers for winter/spring 2023 semester have been announced for BYU, BYU–Idaho, Ensign College, and BYU-Pathway Worldwide.
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October 12, 2022 11:37 AM MDT
Looking back on his remarkable journey, Langi Tuifua has learned that ‘God has a plan for you.’
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Fun
October 06, 2022 12:11 PM MDT
“As far as mascot athleticism goes, what BYU football’s mascot did tonight may be unmatched” —Pro Football Hall of Fame
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September 23, 2022 07:00 AM MDT
A new exhibit at the Brigham Young University Museum of Art is hoping to build theological bridges by exploring religious devotion, worship, and understanding.
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September 02, 2022 02:56 PM MDT
“Let me be clear where BYU stands on this issue: racism is disgusting and unacceptable.”
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August 08, 2022 04:22 PM MDT
Today we celebrate the life and legacy of author and historian David McCullough, two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Here are four times MCullough spoke to Latter-day Saints.
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Fun
August 01, 2022 07:00 AM MDT
The BYU Museum of Art recently asked people to pair stoic European art with modern Latter-day Saint grievances—and the answers have us in stitches.
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June 07, 2022 02:12 PM MDT
The building will be constructed where the Harris Fine Arts Center (HFAC) is currently located and will house academic, gallery, and performance spaces for three departments.
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May 13, 2022 12:23 PM MDT
Both in-person and online, see the iconic works of James Tissot, whose art was feature in Rob Gardner’s ‘Lamb of God.’
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May 05, 2022 03:44 PM MDT
Alex Brown has managed a stutter and Tourette’s his whole life. Through prayer and practice, he has been able to channel his challenges into a unique and unlikely skill: beatboxing.
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April 25, 2022 11:30 AM MDT
Four general authorities recently spoke at Church school commencement ceremonies and offered counsel to students receiving their diplomas.
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Fun
April 13, 2022 01:32 PM MDT
The BYU Cougarettes have done it again—and you don’t want to miss these new routines.
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April 13, 2022 11:40 AM MDT
It is hard for me to fully imagine what the women must have experienced as they came to the tomb and found it empty.
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April 04, 2022 10:42 AM MDT
Several Latter-day Saints college students have just added their names to the long list of celebrated production teams to come out of BYU’s animation and advertising departments.
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March 16, 2022 12:07 PM MDT
After a stellar regular season, the BYU women’s basketball team has big dreams for the “big dance.”
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March 03, 2022 12:22 PM MST
See the facelift this iconic painting received, and learn more about its lasting impact on Latter-day Saints.
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January 19, 2022 04:00 PM MST
Throughout the episode, the guests discussed the role that sports and athletes play at BYU and the way they represent the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to their competitors and the world.
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January 19, 2022 10:32 AM MST
At a BYU devotional, Elder Holland spoke about how one family's tragic experiences teach about forgiveness and restitution.
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January 13, 2022 09:23 AM MST
On December 3, 2021, only two states in the US had blizzard warnings—Alaska and Hawaii.
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February 29, 2012 03:52 PM MST
Comments made by a BYU Theology professor opening up old wounds about the LDS church’s policy on African Americans and priesthood. It was June 9th, 1978 when LDS President Spencer Kimball announced the church was opening its priesthood ranks to all worthy men. Some 30 years later the question why the church denied African Americans priesthood once again taking center stage because a Mormon is running for President.
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February 28, 2012 04:00 PM MST
Few things are more damning for a professional sports organization than identifying, drafting and signing a player, only to release or trade him, then watching him flourish on another team or in a different system. That's part of the phenomenon of Linsanity in New York. Jeremy Lin went undrafted out of Harvard yet passed through the camps and rosters of the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets before becoming a star in the Big Apple. There's a long list of athletes who didn't flourish until their second or third team.
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February 22, 2012 02:40 PM MST
He has a politician’s quick smile and looks like he was born to wear a suit. He has a beautiful wife and picture-perfect children. His ancestor’s name is plastered on buildings all over his family’s hometown. He went to Brigham Young University. He has executive experience in both the private and public sectors. He’s a Mormon, and he’s running for president. But his name is not Mitt Romney. It is Yeah Samaké. He’s the reformist mayor of Ouéléssébougou, a city of some 35,000 residents in the southwest corner of Mali. His anti-corruption policies have made that city a model of civil engagement, and this April Samaké expects to be elected president. If that happens, Yeah Samaké will be the first Mormon head of state in the world.
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February 20, 2012 02:19 PM MST
Strengthening youth comes by strengthening communities, said J. David Hawkins during the Marjorie Pay Hinckley lecture at Brigham Young University on Feb. 9. In order to lower crime in communities, unwanted teen pregnancies and illegal drug use, communities must work together with families and schools to provide better programs for the youth, he said.
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February 17, 2012 11:58 AM MST
As the LDS Church finalizes plans to build a temple within the walls of the fire-ravaged Provo Tabernacle, history from an even earlier building at the site is being studied. Little by little, archaeologists and students from BYU are working in cooperation with the Church History and Temple departments of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to unearth Provo's first tabernacle, a building known as the "old meetinghouse."
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February 16, 2012 02:44 PM MST
Elder M. Russell Ballard, of the Quorum of the Twelve, will be one of the keynote speakers at the annual Brigham Young University/Church History Symposium on March 2-3 in Salt Lake City and Provo. This year's theme is the era of President Joseph F. Smith and will be the topic of the presentations by historians, scholars, educators and authors.
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