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April 20, 2007
BYU-Idaho president gives Summer Semester opening devotional, teaches students the pattern of the Atonement
Elder Kim B. Clark, president of Brigham Young University-Idaho, gave the opening devotional address of Summer Semester 2007 on Tuesday, April 17. He taught students about Christ's Atonement and how to apply it in their lives.
"Think for a moment about your own life. Think about the paths you have walked. Have you felt the power of the Atonement in your life?" he asked.
Missionary work has grown immensely in the last decade, but there is much more to do, said Elder Quentin L. Cook of the First Quorum of the Seventy in Tuesday's campus devotional.
"I believe with all of my heart that we are on the threshold of the most significant missionary success to date," Elder Cook said.
BYU-Idaho stake president teaches students how to keep an "eternal perspective"
Brad Foster, president of the Brigham Young University-Idaho 7th Stake, gave the devotional address at BYU-Idaho Tuesday, March 6. He taught students how to keep an eternal perspective that "will broaden your mind, enhance your vision and deepen your understanding of who you are and how to excel along this great journey we call life."
Foster reminded students life is not easy and that, despite our trials, "Heavenly Father has a plan for each of us and he will help us accomplish what we need to do in this life to fulfill his will in that plan."
Apostle teaches BYU-Idaho students how to deal with trials
Elder Robert D. Hales of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints addressed Brigham Young University-Idaho students in a February 20 devotional, giving them four principles that will improve their education and help fulfill the mission of BYU-Idaho. He also taught how these principles would help students overcome trials in their lives.
In honor of Valentine's Day, Sister Bonnie D. Parkin, general president of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, urged Brigham Young University students Tuesday to open their hearts and serve.
Bonnie D. Parkin, general president of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will speak at 11:05 a.m. Tuesday in the Marriott Center at Brigham Young University.
Former Young Women president teaches BYU-Idaho students how to be happy
Margaret D. Nadauld, former general president of the Young Women organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, taught Brigham Young University-Idaho students how to be happy throughout their lives in a devotional address given Tuesday, February 6.
Nadauld commented that so many people seem to be unhappy even though happiness is a "worthy pursuit." In order to help students be happy, she emphasized five areas of life "that are guaranteed to provide happiness for you today and on into your very bright future."
While most youths rang in 2007 at New Year's Eve parties Sunday, thousands of young Latter-day Saint faithful filled the seats of the LDS Conference Center and lined the pews in church buildings across America, to hear prominent church leaders encourage youths to make wise choices.
Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret Morning News
LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley speaks during a youth fireside at the Conference Center Sunday night.
President Gordon B. Hinckley, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve and Young Women's President Susan W. Tanner counseled youths during the Sunday night fireside to "Let virtue garnish thy thoughts unceasingly," which is the Mutual theme for 2007.
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will speak at the Brigham Young University-Idaho fall commencement ceremony on Wednesday, December 20 at 5:00 p.m. in the Hart Auditorium.
Elder W. Rolfe Kerr, a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy and commissioner of the Church Education System, will also be in attendance.
The annual First Presidency Christmas Devotional will originate from the Conference Center on Sunday, December 3, 2006. This devotional will include Christmas messages from the First Presidency and music by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.
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To be successful in life, Brigham Young University students need to learn three critical skills, President Thomas S. Monson said Tuesday during a campus devotional.
He spoke of the three skills — preparation, performance and service — as gates that students must swing open on their own.
"Years ago, I discovered a thought which is true, and in a way, prophetic. It is this: The gate of history swings on small hinges," said President Monson, first counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Emeritus Member of the Seventy teaches about God's plan at BYU-Idaho devotional
Elder L. Aldin Porter, an emeritus member of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, taught Brigham Young University-Idaho students about the importance of having an understanding heart as they learn about Heavenly Father's plan in a devotional address given Tuesday, November 14.
Elder Porter defined the basic parts of the Lord's plan as the premortal existence, agency, the war in heaven, the creation of the earth, the fall of Adam and Eve, the atoning sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ, priesthood keys and the afterlife, including the judgment day. He said commandments are easier to keep when the plan is understood.
