By Study & By Faith
Religion’s Surprising Impact on Academic Success
How does the “abider advantage” help many to excel in school? Religion complements education with discipline, structure, and support.
The Value of Faith in Your Education: Reflections on My 60-Year Journey
Hrabowski shares his experiences with Martin Luther King Jr., racial conflicts from his childhood, and how God helped through it all.
Fulfilling the Dream
The Tanners share five principles of a Christlike education that will allow us to fulfill the dream and vision of BYU and its founders.
Becoming BYU: An Inaugural Response
Becoming BYU means balancing scholarship and discipleship, building covenant communities, and having the courage to be different.
“Quick to Observe”
BYU employees can be “quick to observe” like Mormon was by seeking and obeying gospel doctrines and prophetic counsel.
Preparing Students for Eternity
Inviting others to Christ, living the gospel, and uniting families helps faculty to lay hold upon good things and prepare students for eternity.
Gifts of Light
Accepting gifts of light from the Lord will allow the faculty to help BYU become a beautiful place where students can come to Christ.
Let Your Education Change You
To truly let our education change us, we must seek for truth, be humble, be patient, and make the Holy Ghost our constant companion.
Where Else but at BYU?
BYU fosters deep thinkers anchored in faith in all disciplines, who can reconcile scholarly observations with an authentic belief in God.
A Transforming Excellence
Our BYU education helps us to develop the quality of excellence, which cannot simply be taught, but comes by integrity and revelation.
Covenant Versus Consumer Education
In a consumer society, covenantal education in faith-based institutions helps us approach relationships and life in a more meaningful way.
Becoming New Creatures
BYU is unique in that as we incorporate the gospel into our learning and teaching we will receive promised blessings.
This Is a Student
President Worthen presents a refined strategic plan that focuses more students and the ways BYU can help them achieve their potential.
Of Disciples and Higher Education
Access to a higher education of spiritual knowledge allows us to transcend our struggles and flaws and become more like our Savior.
A Certain Idea of BYU
Justin Collings shares six things we should seek in order to come unto the Savior and fulfill BYU’s divine destiny as a school in Zion.
Take Heed and Go Forth
"Take heed and go forth" means be humble and teachable in all aspects of life and know that God will provide the opportunities to learn.
Connected for Good
BYU Alumni Association president Karen Bybee shares how being connected for good with other BYU alumni is a blessing in a variety of ways.
Humility, Hope, and the Work of Becoming Educated
Using lessons from America's history, Drew Faust teaches the role of humility and hope in both becoming educated and understanding death.
Divinely Appointed Responsibilities, Heavenly Blessings
Elder Gary E. Stevenson highlights the heavenly blessings we have received to help us with our divinely appointed responsibilities.
Five Unexpected Things My Research Taught Me
Ramona Hopkins, recipient of BYU's prestigious Karl G. Maeser Distinguished Lecturer Award, discusses 5 things her research has taught her.
Faith and Science: Symbiotic Pathways to Truth
Dr. Jamie L. Jensen explains the symbiotic relationship between faith and science. The two can fit together without conflict.
What it Means to Be Educated
Eboo Patel discusses how to be educated in today's interfaith world. It is necessary to understand others to bridge religious divides.
The Education of the American Mind
Melody Barnes speaks about the compatibility of science and faith while exploring what it means to educate the American mind.
Enduring and Trusting to the End
Estela Marquez shares her life story to show how enduring and trusting to the end enables us to overcome life's challenges.
“Be Not Weary in Well-Doing”
Quentin L. Cook charges BYU faculty to persist in "well-doing" by lifting their and their students' vision and building faith in Christ.
Gathering: Education in a Compact Society
A BYU education isn’t just about gaining knowledge. It’s also about gathering: gathering in classrooms, for devotionals, and as wards and stakes.
The Real Value of a BYU Education
President Kevin J Worthen teaches that the real value of a BYU education lies in the opportunity to integrate intellect with emotion and faith.
Creating and Conveying a Christlike Culture: More Than a Job
Elder Dale G. Renlund reminds the faculty of BYU that their responsibility to help students draw closer to Christ is more than a job—it is a blessing.
Enter to Learn; Go Forth to Serve
President Worthen invites BYU graduates to reflect on BYU's slogan, Enter to Learn; Go Forth to Serve, as they begin a lifetime of service.
Paired Aspirations
James R. Rasband teaches of three paired aspirations to improve education at BYU: teaching and research, faith and intellect, unity and diversity.
BYU: A Unique Kind of Education
This university is destined to be great—but different. Student-centered research and faith-centered teaching will help fulfill BYU's unique mission.
Alumni of Your Alma Mater
"Alma mater" is Latin for "nurturing mother," and an "alumnus" is the equivalent of a foster child. What kind of alumni will you be for your alma maters?
Women and Education: “A Future Only God Could See for You”
Education is not just preparation for the workforce. It is part of reaching our eternal spiritual potential as men and women.
The Lord’s Pattern
The Church's global education initiative will help us prepare for greater future challenges. We must be better to learn and teach in the Lord's pattern.
Inspiring Learning
President Worthen emphasizes the life-changing power of experiential learning at BYU, with examples from mentored research programs to the Book of Mormon.
“The Lord Requireth the Heart and a Willing Mind”
BYU faculty can make an immense difference in the lives of their students if they are committed in heart and mind to teaching with passion and the Spirit
Joy at Graduation
Elder Oaks shares in the joy of August 2015 grads on graduation day and teaches them how to have continual joy through creativity, service, and the gospel.
Faith and Reason: The Appropriation of Knowledge and Truth
Robert P. George stresses the need for both faith and reason in universities, in the creation, preservation, transmission, and appropriation of knowledge.
“And Thus We See”
Develop your spiritual capacity as you grow intellectually. This development will help you use knowledge to discern.
To Serve and Benefit the World
BYU graduates are encouraged to become lifelong learner and use their knowledge to serve others.
The End of Wonder in the Age of Whatever
Michael Wesch discusses the intersection of two knowledge machines—universities and the internet—and how without questions, students cannot learn.
Our Eternal Education
Using relatable analogies, Professor Nancy Wentworth explores the roles of students and teachers in education at school and in education for eternity.
Building Your Positive Business Career
Allison Davis-Blake teaches four principles of good leadership: empathy, courage, integrity, and drive. She gives advice on how to develop them.
Celebrations and Memories
President Samuelson shares memories of his parents to show how celebrations like these create legacies of hard work and family support for generations.
“That All May Be Edified”
Jay E. Jensen lays out principles of teaching and learning, both in councils and families, that invite the Spirit so all may be edified together.
The English Word
David Norton, a scholar of the King James Bible, addresses BYU regarding the translation of the Bible and how it shapes our language today.
“That All May Be Edified of All”
Section 88 of the Doctrine and Covenants directed the early Saints to build the School of the Prophets and establish a pattern for every school in Zion.
“Brighter Until the Perfect Day”
As the sun sets on graduates’ time at BYU, it rises on their eternal development and will get “brighter until the perfect day” if they seek light and truth.
Scholarship and Faith
Our scholarship informs and deepens our faith, even if we can’t see how. Blessings come as we combine the scientific and the spiritual.
An Education of the Whole Soul
In an analysis of the L. Tom Perry Collections, C. Terry Warner tells stories of those who made BYU—where education is a matter of the whole soul—possible.
A Celebration of Learning
The older we get and the more we learn, the more we realize that we will be learning, intellectually and spiritually, for the rest of our lives.
The Journey of Lifelong Learning
Robert D. Hales teaches that learning is both a secular and religious endeavor; Latter-day Saints should pursue lifelong learning.
Learning to Love Learning
A BYU education ought to instill in you a love of learning that will help you in further education, career, and eternal personal development.
To Confirm and Inform: A Blessing of Higher Education
By applying his knowledge of botany to a passage in Isaiah, Professor Terry Ball shows how higher education can enhance our faith in the scriptures.
A House of Dreams
BYU is founded on the dreams of thousands who made this institution into what it is today. A glance into history proves that it is a house of dreams.
Everything I Know about Being a Mormon I Learned from Running Universities
Gee shares what he has learned from running universities, including how to be true to himself, humility, and appreciation for other's skills.
A Gospel Ground for Education: An Academic Credo
The Lord commands us to love Him with all our minds, giving us the gospel duty to seek and love learning and truth.
Beethoven’s Kiss: On the Odd Reasons for Brigham Young’s Excellent University
"Each of us is to become a certain kind of person, then pass on what we have learned and what we have become."
Focus on What Matters Most
By keeping the Lord’s plan of happiness in your sights, you can focus on what matters most in mortality and beyond.
Finding a Refuge from the Storm
Our refuge from the storm must be based on a foundation of the gospel of our Lord and Savior, which is to be understood, lived, and taught.
A Charted Course
Faith in a revealed religion does sacrifice the academic effectiveness of a university; it allows enhancement by giving it a charted course.
The Snow-White Birds
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 to fly.
The Education of the Heart
We receive the most powerful education when we seek to answer the questions of our hearts, diligently taking both our efforts and answers to the Lord.
Upon Your Heads
Truman Madsen tells graduates about the many hats they will wear in life. Whatever hats you wear, God will shower blessings upon your head.
The Dream Is Ours to Fulfill
We are fulfilling the dream of a genuine university among the Saints. Avoid either dogmatism or cynicism, and instead foster authentic study and faith.
“All Those Books, and the Spirit, Too!”
Armed with books and the spirit, BYU faculty have the incredible potential to create Saints. We must be devoted to bettering their lives and the world.
Education: Molding Character
Education can transform us into the divine beings we have the potential to become. By molding character in each of us, education can also mold our future.
Mt. Everest Found: What BYU and Undergraduate Education Can Do For Each Other
BYU is becoming an educational Mt. Everest, but it must not forget its unique purpose—to support the Church by offering the best in undergraduate education.
A School in Zion
Jeffrey R. Holland expresses the necessity of a school in Zion and discusses how BYU students and faculty can fulfill its unique mission.
Education: Unlocking Opportunity
The history of BYU is built on the stories of inspiring individuals who sacrificed their time and means. Aunt Carrie Harman’s story is no different. She set an example for all of how the application of our education unlocks opportunities and gives us a greater commitment to responsibility.
Renewal of Mind and Heart
Relielf Society General President Barbara B. Smith speaks to graduates of Brigham Young University, sharing how they can use their education to better themselves and better the world.
Looking to the Future
Robert Backman reminds us that there are many wonders yet to come. The upcoming generation has a responsibility to create and bring them forth.
Dedication of the John Taylor Building
Today we honor the third president of the Church, John Taylor, a man of courage and faith. Let this new building of learning remind us of his example.
Character—The Aim of Education
The aim of education is so much more than getting a job. Education has the capacity to shape our character—a blessing that cannot be replaced.
Count Your Blessings
Elder Jager lists just some of the blessings we receive by being part of BYU. Count your blessings frequently, and strive to live up to them.
Reason and Revelation
Gospel learning comes by the process of reason and revelation. We must take care to learn by the Holy Ghost rather than be deceived by Satan.
Acquiring Spiritual Literacy
Make the most of your BYU education. Aquire not only an academic literacy but a spiritual one that will bless your family and the world.
Ten Characteristics of an Educated Person
Education is vital both here on earth and into the eternities. Elder Pinnock gives characteristics of educated persons and how they make the world better.
Bottles and Books
Food storage prepares us for famine, but are we prepared for emotional, mental, and spiritual famine? Books help us prepare for those times.
More Brigham Young on Education
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The Second Century of Brigham Young University
President Kimball speaks of the dual responsibility of Brigham Young University, academic and spiritual, then dedicates the carillon tower and bells.
Why a University in the Kingdom?
BYU is not just just a secular university but a spiritual one, providing a place where students can learn while building the Kingdom of God.
Education for Eternity
A BYU education is more than just the intellectual growth, which can be fostered in other institutions. It is also meant to educate the soul.
Brigham Young, the Educator
Like Brigham Young, the educator, we should seek to educate ourselves in a wide variety of spiritual and secular fields in order for us to progress.
What Are You Making of Your Life
What are you making of the many opportunities you have? Adam S. Bennion counsels students to take advantage of their time devoted to study and improvement.
Education: A Commitment to Responsibility
Striving for an education will not only help us gain worldly knowledge or advance in our vocational pursuits but will help us advance in the eternities.
Education Is a Part of Salvation
A man cannot be saved in ignorance; your learning is part of your salvation. Do not become complacent with your knowledge but seek education continually
Education and the Charge to Subdue the Earth
Your education and your obedience to divine law will enable you to achieve the potential God knows you can achieve—in this life and in eternity.
The Story of My Life
Thomas L. Martin humorously describes the main events of his life and highlights how the hand of the Lord worked to help him reach all his righteous goals.
The Charted Course of the Church in Education
You are not to teach the philosophies of the world, ancient or modern, pagan or Christian, for this is the field of the public schools. Your sole field is the gospel, and that is boundless in its own sphere.
The Church University
Brigham Young University is the Church university, and it has an emphasis on God and the gospel over than any other truths.
History of the Academy
Amid the ever-changing scenes of development . . . there must go through it all, like a golden thread, one thing constant: the spirit of the latter-day work.
