Envisioning BYU: BYU Speeches
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
“Lord God of Hosts, Be with Us Yet” | D. Todd Christofferson | September 2023
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
D. Todd Christofferson, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, delivered this address at th...
This Is a Student | Kevin J Worthen | August 2022
14 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin J Worthen, president of Brigham Young University, delivered this university conference address on August 22, 2022. You can access the full talk ...
Citizenship, Research, Teaching: The BYU Way | Cecil O. Samuelson | August 2008
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cecil O. Samuelson was president of Brigham Young University when this address was given at the BYU Annual University Conference on 26 August 2008. Yo...
Perspectives on Knowing in a Human Science | Elaine S. Marshall | May 1998
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This forum address was delivered by Elaine S. Marshall, a BYU professor of nursing, on May 25, 1998. You can access the full talk here.See omnystudio....
Bright Minds and Broken Hearts | Cheryl Brown | January 1997
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cheryl Brown was a BYU professor of applied linguistics and an associate academic vice president when this devotional address was given on 28 January ...
The Searching Mind | Martha M. Peacock | May 1996
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We should develop a searching mind informed by the gospel of Christ so we can evaluate ideas and avoid following the Korihors of the world. Martha M. ...
Mt. Everest Found: What BYU and Undergraduate Education Can Do for Each Other | Rex E. Lee | August 1990
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is an excerpt of a BYU university conference address delivered by Rex E. Lee, president of BYU, on August 27, 1990. View the complete talk here.S...
On Being Teachable | Kate L. Kirkham | May 1987
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate L. Kirkham was an associate professor of organizational behavior at Brigham Young University when this devotional address was given on 19 May 198...
Women and Education | Dallin H. Oaks | February 1974
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is an excerpt of a devotional address delivered by Dallin H. Oaks, president of Brigham Young University, on February 12, 1974. You can access th...
The Calling of BYU | Ernest L. Wilkinson | September 1962
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is an excerpt of a faculty address delivered by Ernest L. Wilkinson, president of Brigham Young University, on September 18, 1962. You can access...
The True Spirit of the BYU | Franklin S. Harris | October 1921
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is an excerpt of the inaugural address delivered by Franklin S. Harris, president of Brigham Young University, on October 17, 1921. You can acces...
Going Forward in the Second Century | Dallin H. Oaks | September 2022
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dallin H. Oaks was serving as first counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when he delivered this addres...
Dare to Be Different: Preserving the Distinctive Light of Religious Universities | Clark G. Gilbert | February 2022
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Clark G. Gilbert, serving as commissioner of the Church Educational System, published this essay on the fate of the religious university a few months ...
On the Uniqueness of BYU | C. Shane Reese | August 2021
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
C. Shane Reese was BYU academic vice president when he delivered this address to faculty members, building on an admonition given to the university on...
An Obligation to the World | Kevin J Worthen | August 2021
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin J Worthen was serving as president of the university when he delivered this address and introduced the BYU Statement on Belonging and the creati...
“Look unto Me in Every Thought; Doubt Not, Fear Not” | David A. Bednar | April 2021
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David A. Bednar was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles when he delivered this address and spoke of Joseph Smith’s promise that the work o...
BYU: A Unique Kind of Education | Kevin J Worthen | August 2017
25 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As president of Brigham Young University, Kevin J Worthen explained to faculty and staff how BYU offers a unique kind of education by linking “faith...
Challenges to the Mission of Brigham Young University | Dallin H. Oaks | April 2017
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dallin H. Oaks was serving as chair of the executive committee of the BYU Board of Trustees and as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles when ...
Installation of and Charge to the President | Spencer W. Kimball | November 1980
11 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Spencer W. Kimball was president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when he delivered this charge to new BYU president Jeffrey R. Holl...
Why a University in the Kingdom? | Neal A. Maxwell | October 1975
27 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As Church commissioner of education during BYU’s centennial year (1975), Neal A. Maxwell wrote an article for the Ensign magazine explaining why The...
The Church University | David O. McKay | October 1937
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David O. McKay was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles when he authored this article. Elder McKay believed deeply in the value of Church sch...
Paired Aspirations | James R. Rasband | August 2017
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
James R. Rasband was serving as academic vice president when he delivered this address. He situated his topic by observing how the restored gospel “...
“That All May Be Edified of All” | John S. Tanner | August 2010
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
John S. Tanner was serving as academic vice president when he delivered this address during the faculty session of university conference. He based his...
The Academic Anableps | Bonnie Brinton | February 2009
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bonnie Brinton, a nationally recognized speech-language pathologist, was a professor in the BYU Department of Communication Disorders and dean of BYU ...
Learning by Heart | Susan W. Tanner | August 2004
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Susan W. Tanner was serving as the Young Women general president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was serving on the BYU Board o...
Lift Up Thine Eyes to the Mountains | Kristine Hansen | July 2001
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kristine Hansen was a professor of English and associate dean of Honors and General Education when she delivered this inspiring devotional on BYU’s ...
“Teach Ye Diligently and My Grace Shall Attend You” | Bruce C. Hafen | August 1993
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce C. Hafen was provost of Brigham Young University when he delivered this address. He spoke first about BYU as a distinctive institution that has ...
“I Say unto You, Be One” | Boyd K. Packer| February 1991
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Boyd K. Packer was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles when he delivered this address explaining how the BYU Board of Trustees makes decisio...
“A House of Faith” | Dallin H. Oaks | August 1977
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dallin H. Oaks was president of Brigham Young University when he delivered this seminal address to university employees. He discussed the vision of ed...
A Certain Idea of BYU | Justin Collings | February 2022
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Justin Collings, associate dean and professor in the BYU Law School, delivered this devotional address on February 1, 2022. Collings encouraged BYU s...
Becoming BYU: An Inaugural Response | C. Shane Reese | September 2023
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Becoming BYU means balancing scholarship and discipleship, building covenant communities, and having the courage to be different. C. Shane Reese, pres...
The Tie Between Science and Religion | Russell M. Nelson | April 2015
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
President Russell M. Nelson, an apostle at the time that he gave these touching remarks, recounted in this talk how the gospel had “provided the und...
An Education of the Whole Soul | C. Terry Warner | November 2008
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
C. Terry Warner was a BYU professor of philosophy when this devotional address was given on November 11, 2008. You can access the talk here.See omnyst...
Learning in the Light | John S. Tanner | August 2008
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John S. Tanner was academic vice president when this address was delivered at the BYU Annual University Conference faculty session on August 26, 2008....
A House of Dreams | John S. Tanner | August 2007
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John S. Tanner was academic vice president when this address was delivered at the BYU University Conference faculty session on August 28, 2007. You ca...
The Snow-White Birds | Boyd K. Packer | August 1995
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
BYU has weathered much in the struggle to determine its mission of blending the sacred and secular—which our students, like snow-white birds, need t...
The Dream Is Ours to Fulfill | Bruce C. Hafen | August 1992
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce C. Hafen was the provost of Brigham Young University when this address was delivered at the BYU Annual University Conference on August 25, 1992....
Nailing Our Colors to the Mast | Jeffrey R. Holland | September 1985
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Discovery, Titanic, BYU—all began with a dream. We must nail our colors to the mast to ensure the safety and success of our ship. Jeffrey R. Hol...
Dedicatory Prayers for the Provo Utah and Provo City Center Temples | Joseph Fielding Smith & Dallin H. Oaks | 1972 & 2016
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Featuring excerpts from the dedicatory prayers given by Joseph Fielding Smith, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, for the P...
Education for Eternity | Spencer W. Kimball | September 1967
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Spencer W. Kimball was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and a member of the BYU Board ...
Accepted in the Heavens | Zina P. Young Williams Card | December 1878
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Zina P. Young Williams Card, ladies matron of Brigham Young Academy, recorded these words in her personal papers: “Short Reminiscent Sketches of Kar...
Final Address | Karl G. Maeser | January 1892
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Karl G. Maeser was completing his time as principal of the Brigham Young Academy when he gave this address on 4 January 1892. Access the talk here.S...
Everything Pertaining to Learning | John Taylor | April 1879
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is an excerpt of a discourse delivered by John Taylor, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, on April 13, 1879, in Ephrai...
The Second Half of the Second Century of Brigham Young University | Jeffrey R. Holland | August 2021
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Elder Holland looks at where BYU is now and offers counsel about reaching for the university’s prophetic future. Access the talk here. Jeffrey R. ...
Religious Education in BYU’s Prophetic Historical Context | Bruce C. Hafen | August 2019
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Though Elder Hafen was particularly addressing religious educators when he gave this speech, he chose to focus on the broader history and mission of B...
Inspiring Learning | Kevin J Worthen | August 2016
08 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this university conference address, President Kevin J Worthen captured the essence of BYU’s mission and aims in a memorable two-word phrase: “i...
The Aims of a BYU Education | March 1995
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Aims of a BYU Education builds upon the Mission of Brigham Young University. Focusing on student outcomes, it attempts to articulate the desired e...
The Mission of Brigham Young University | November 1981
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When President Jeffrey R. Holland began his administration, the university did not have a formal mission statement. It was felt that BYU needed to set...
The Second Century of Brigham Young University | Spencer W. Kimball | October 1975
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Spencer W. Kimball was president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when he gave this seminal address at the Founders Day commemoratio...
The Charted Course of the Church in Education | J. Reuben Clark Jr. | August 1938
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Concerned about rising secularism in Church education, J. Reuben Clark Jr., first counselor in the First Presidency, gave this address to Church semin...
History of the Academy | Karl G. Maeser | 1891
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This address was delivered at Brigham Young Academy’s first Founders Day exercises. President Maeser recounted how Brigham Young Academy began with ...
Brigham Young’s 1876 Charge to Karl G. Maeser
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brigham Young’s famous founding charge to Karl G. Maeser—that he “ought not to teach even the alphabet or the multiplication tables without the ...
The Basic Constitution of Church Education
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Excerpts from Doctrine and Covenants 88, 90, and 93, 1832–1833. Access the excerpts and an introduction here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...
A Gospel Ground for Education: An Academic Credo | John S. Tanner | 2005
09 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The purpose of this preface is to explain the primary scriptural injunctions for education. It thus provides an introduction to this first volume of E...