What We Believe
Understanding death helps us live better
As he began his remarks, Brent L. Top, department chair and professor of Church history and doctrine at BYU, acknowledged his subject matter might seem strange in an Education Week setting. “Death is both fascinating and somewhat frightening,” he said. “It can be frightening in that there is a...
The 'do's' of the Word of Wisdom
The Word of Wisdom outlined in Section 89 of the Doctrine and Covenants can seem a little vague at times. Sure it's specific on what to avoid: tobacco, strong drinks and hot drinks. But the healthy part seems just to include general categories, and now there are studies and diets that seem...
Education Week: Having peace, faith and not doubting
A few years ago, "prospering in the land" meant something a little different than it does now. Then, it may have meant a new job or a recent vacation or a new large purchase, said E. Tal Ehlers at BYU's Campus Education Week on Monday, Aug. 16. Now, it may mean that people have enough to eat, a...
BYU summer grads told to seek the Promised Land
After sitting in the audience and watching four of his eight children graduate from college, 58-year-old Erick Wadsworth finally knows how it feels to wear a cap and gown on graduation day. "I thought the opportunity to finish college was gone," Wadsworth said. "Then I saw an advertisement that...
Elder Ballard to CES: 'Every student is precious'
"Every student is precious," Elder M. Russell Ballard of the Quorum of the Twelve told seminary and institute teachers during a on Aug. 3 in the Conference Center theater on Temple Square. Although the broadcast originated from Salt Lake City, instructors all around the world were able to...
BYU Devotional: Ask questions in college
As students at BYU it is our duty to not just passively learn, but to understand the value and practice of learning by asking questions, said an associate professor of history at Tuesday’s Devotional. Shawn Miller gave an address titled: “They shall ask the way to Zion,” found in Jeremiah 50:5,...
'We have heroes'
Who and where are today's heroes? In an age when the mass media can bring seemingly instant fame and adulation to an individual for whatever reason, it is common for people — especially the young — to admire well-known figures in sports, entertainment, politics and other fields, often viewing...
Elder Robert D. Hales urges preparedness to LDS Scouts
Some 3,500 boys and their leaders gathered on a grassy slope here Sunday and were issued a charge familiar to any earnest Boy Scout: Be prepared. That was the council repeated by Elder Robert D. Hales of the Quorum of the Twelve during an outdoor LDS sacrament meeting at the 2010 National...
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 ways he...
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
Mormon Life 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,...
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...
