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.
The Why of the Y
In a sense then, our own iconic symbol can convey the kind of unique educational experience we hope to provide to our students. We might say that the letter Y explains why—W-H-Y—we exist and what we hope to accomplish.
“That All May Be Edified”
The scriptures themselves are our best sources on learning and teaching—the Savior being the perfect model of a learner/teacher.
“That All May Be Edified of All”
An education that edifies does not destroy innocence but pushes back ignorance. It does not eradicate faith but enables educated believers to articulate reasons for the hope that is in them.
Teach the Children
I have a testimony that assisting our Father in Heaven in teaching children to love and serve the Lord is one of the most important blessings and responsibilities He has given us. The Savior loved and taught the little children, and we are to follow His example.
Citizenship, Research, Teaching: The BYU Way
...my hope is that we can as colleagues across campus think faithfully and diligently together about how we can make inquiry, creativity, and research a more effective part of how we not only transmit known information but, more important, how we enhance teaching by participating personally in the process of discovery and the creation of new knowledge.
To Learn and to Teach More Effectively
You can learn vitally important things by what you hear and see and, even more, by what you feel, as prompted by the Holy Ghost.
Telling Stories of the Heart in the 21st Century
We all have meaningful stories to tell. I know we do. If we tell them and let this marvelous generation of computer- and video-literate youth film them, I know we will draw others into tenderly telling their meaningful stories, too.
“My Soul Delighteth in Plainness unto My People, That They May Learn”
It is beneficial for all of us to examine periodically where we spend our time and money and realize that this denotes the state of our hearts. As we adapt to simplicity, we feel more joy and gratitude. We appreciate more fully what we already have.
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.
Writing His Law in Their Hearts: The Development of Religious Faith in Children
To transmit religious traditions to their children, parents must live their own testimonies and understand how to balance love and control.
Teaching, Mentoring, and Things of the Spirit
We need scholars, teachers, and administrators who are balanced. We need intellectuals who are intelligent. We need probers who aggressively pursue the truth. We need researchers who are willing to pray. We need teachers who teach with Christlike parables.
Teaching Is a Moral Act
"If you can feel what it is like to be a student and feel their pains and afflictions, you can make a great difference, a moral difference, in how they feel about who they really are and what they can become."
This Bequest of Wings Was But a Book
"The teacher’s work, especially here at Karl Maeser’s school, is a deeply satisfying labor, with students and books and papers that bless us all the days God lets us live. What a good way to spend our lives."
An Attitude: The Weightier Matters
A teacher's attitude can have far-reaching effects on students. Learn to admit, with humility and faith and love, what you don't know—and what you do know.
