Brigham Young University
Devotional

13 Oct 2026

Presence in the Refiner’s Fire

Associate Director of the BYU Neuroscience Center

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I have come to believe that it is our choice to be present— with our senses and our attention, with other people in their afflictions— that purifies our love into charity.

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Associate Professor and Course Director, Department of Preparatory Learning in the BYU School of Medicine.

Rebekka Matheson, associate director of the BYU Neuroscience Center, delivered this devotional address on October 13, 2026.