BYU Speeches

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Why Everyone Should Be Religious | Ross G. Douthat | September 2026 Sep 29, 2026

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Even at the heights of scientific materialism, there has always been a strong argument contained within the work of science and what science has revealed for believing that the universe is not accidental—that the universe was fashioned, was made, was intended to exist. Ross G. Douthat, a columnist and author, delivered this forum address on September 29, 2026. You can access the full talk here.

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Choose Christ | Alexander Dushku | September 2026 Sep 22, 2026

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Why choose Christ? Because He is real! He is the most real thing in this world. He is “in all and through all things”—the “light and life” of the whole world, and of your individual world and mine. Alexander Dushku, a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, delivered this devotional address on September 22, 2026. You can access the full talk here.

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“Settle This in Your Hearts” | Neil L. Andersen | September 2026 Sep 15, 2026

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With so many choices and alluring paths before you, it will require strength of heart and mind to boldly, without distraction or deception, “settle this in your heart” and walk the road less traveled toward the Savior. Neil L. Andersen, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, delivered this devotional address on September 15, 2026. You can access the full talk here.

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In Appreciation of Friction: Embracing the Awkward | C. Shane Reese | September 2026 Sep 08, 2026

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Our highest desire is for each of you to succeed on your journeys back to our heavenly home. BYU is designed to aid you along that journey to become the person God wants you to become. C. Shane Reese, president of Brigham Young University, delivered this devotional address on September 8, 2026. Read the speech here.

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“Ears to Hear” | Wendy W. Reese | September 2026 Sep 08, 2026

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Let us tune out the noise and focus on God. Find quiet time each day where you can turn to your Heavenly Father and pour out your soul to Him. And then listen, really listen with ears to hear what heaven wants to tell you. Wendy W. Reese, wife of BYU president C. Shane Reese, delivered this devotional address on September 8, 2026. You can access the full talk here.

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The Lord’s Measures | Justin Collings | August 2026 Sep 01, 2026

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May we hold up the Savior’s light. May we exalt His holy name. May we embrace His measures as our own. May we—through His merits, mercy, and grace; by His good counsel and in His good time—become the great and fully anointed university of the Lord. Justin Collings, academic vice president of Brigham Young University, delivered this university conference address on August 24, 2026. You can access the full talk here.

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Becoming BYU in an Age of Artificial Intelligence | Gerrit W. Gong | August 2026 Aug 26, 2026

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Covenant community and covenant belonging bless our students to believe, belong, and become. Who you are—and the disciple of Jesus Christ you are becoming—guide and inspire us all to become BYU. Gerrit W. Gong, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, delivered this university conference address on August 24, 2026. You can access the full talk here.

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Pure Hearts, Firm Minds | C. Shane Reese | August 2026 Aug 26, 2026

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We are asked to consecrate our pure hearts and our firm minds to building this, the Lord’s university “in the Lord’s way.” And our firm minds must be in this work. C. Shane Reese, president of Brigham Young University, delivered this university conference address on August 24, 2026. You can access the full talk here.

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Peace and Rest—Even Now | Patrick Kearon | August 2026 Aug 18, 2026

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“A truth I hope will sink deeply into your soul is that your best is certainly good enough, that you are loved more than you can imagine, and that it isn’t your achievements that define you, far less that determine anything about your worth or how you are seen by your Father in Heaven and His Son.”

Patrick Kearon, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, delivered this devotional address on August 18, 2026. You can access the full talk here.

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To Those Enduring Trials with No End | Jeffrey S. Bednar | July 2026 Aug 12, 2026

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“True disciples endure with Christ through every mortal storm—even those that may never cease in this life.” Jeffrey S. Bednar, associate professor of management at Brigham Young University, delivered this devotional address on July 21, 2026. You can access the full talk here.

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