Devotionals and Speeches

I Can Do All Things Through Christ Which Strengtheneth Me | Elder Hans T. Boom | November 2024 Nov 12, 2024

Elder Hans T. Boom was sustained as a General Authority Seventy on April 6, 2019, at age 55. At the time of his call, he had been serving as a temple ordinance worker for the Hague Netherlands Temple and as an institute teacher. He currently serves as president of the Europe North Area. Elder Boom has served in a number of Church callings, including full-time missionary in the England London East Mission, counselor in a branch presidency, branch president, stake Young Men president, counselor in a stake presidency, stake president, and Area Seventy in the Europe Area. Hans Theodorus Boom was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on July 13, 1963. He married Ariena Johanna Broekzitter in 1984. They are the parents of three children.

Receiving Revelation and Acting in Faith | Tom Waldron | November 2024 Nov 05, 2024

Tom Waldron grew up in Garden Grove, California. He served in the Cebu Philippines mission. Tom attended Golden West college and BYU-Idaho Pathway Connect before he received a Bachelor of Science in Automotive Technology Management from BYU-Idaho and a Master of Science in Management and Leadership from Western Governors University. Tom was a technician for Coast Cadillac and a master diagnostic technician for Toyota. He currently is a faculty member for the Automotive Technology program here at BYU-Idaho. Tom is married to his sweetheart, Rolayne, and they have seven children. He enjoys outdoor activities such as mountain biking, snow skiing, surfing, and water skiing. Tom has served in many callings in his life, including various Young Men’s callings, elders quorum presidencies, and as a stake clerk. He is currently serving in a bishopric as first counselor in the Rexburg YSA 32nd Ward on campus.

Hope In Thine End | Michelle D. Craig | October 2024 Oct 29, 2024

Sister Michelle D. Craig received a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Brigham Young University. Sister Craig has served in many ward and stake positions in the Primary, Young Women, and Relief Society organizations. She has served as temple ordinance worker in the Provo Utah Temple and Gospel Doctrine teacher in Sunday school. Sister Craig served a mission in the Dominican Republic Santo Domingo Mission. She was serving as a member of the Primary general board at the time of her call as the First Counselor in the Young Women General Presidency. She served from March 31, 2018 to August 1, 2023. Sister Craig has enjoyed community service in the Parent Teacher Association of her children’s schools, as a literacy tutor, and as a school support volunteer for a national education foundation. Sister Craig and her husband, E. Boyd Craig, reside in Orem, Utah. They have three children. She loves family history, temple work, reading, and enjoying time with her family.

Disciple Scholars and the Constitution | Kevin J Worthen | October 2024 Oct 23, 2024

Kevin J Worthen is the Hugh W. Colton Professor of Law and a Wheatley Institute Distinguished Fellow at Brigham Young University. Brother Worthen is a graduate of Carbon High School in Price, Utah. After serving a mission in Monterrey, Mexico, he earned an associate degree at the College of Eastern Utah (now USU-Eastern). He then received his B.A. in political science and his J.D. from BYU. After serving as a law clerk to Justice Byron R. White of the U.S. Supreme Court, Brother Worthen practiced law in Phoenix, Arizona. He joined the law school faculty at BYU in 1987. He served as the dean of the BYU Law School and, from 2014 to 2023, as the thirteenth president of BYU. He has also been a Fulbright Scholar at the Universidad de Chile and the Doyle-Winter Distinguished Visiting Professor at Yale Law School. Brother Worthen is married to Peggy Rae Sealey, who was also raised in Price. They have three children and eight grandchildren.

Fumbling Is Not Failing | Brother Gabriel W. Reid | October 2024 Oct 15, 2024

Gabriel W. Reid was sustained as Second Counselor in the Sunday School General Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 6, 2024. He began serving on August 1, 2024. Prior to his calling in the Sunday School General Presidency, he served as a Mission Leader in the Australia Sydney Mission from 2021–2024. Brother Reid has served in several Church callings, including full-time missionary in the Chile Santiago South Mission, stake Young Men president, high councilor, bishop, counselor in a stake presidency, and mission president. Brother Reid graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Science degree in 2002. He retired from the National Football League in 2007 and started a construction management company. Gabriel Walter Reid was born in Pago Pago, American Samoa, on May 28, 1977. He married Heather Sasse in June of 2000; they have four children.

Righteous Failures | Jennie Pardoe | October 2024 Oct 08, 2024

Dr. Jennie Pardoe grew up in Southlake, Texas. She served as a full-time missionary in the Russia-Samara mission. Jennie earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from Brigham Young University, her Master of Arts in Theatre Education from Emerson College, and her PhD in Theatre and Performance Studies from the University of Missouri. She began working as a faculty member for the BYU-Idaho Department of Theatre and Dance in 2020. She teaches acting, voice, script analysis, and theatre history in addition to directing shows. Recent on-campus directing credits include Translations, Sense and Sensibility, and As It Is In Heaven. She is currently directing the department’s production of Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors. She enjoys close relationships with her four younger sisters and loves being an aunt to her nine nieces and nephews. She currently lives in Sugar City with her dog, Zoey.

True Doctrine Understood Changes Attitudes and Behavior – Plan of Salvation | Danny Ricks | October 2024 Oct 01, 2024

Danny Ricks has been an educator in the Church Educational System for nearly two decades. He has taught on the Navajo and Hopi reservations in Northern Arizona as well as in Boise, Idaho. He currently teaches in the Religion Department at BYU-Idaho, where he has served for the past five years. He is a devoted husband and the proud father of five wonderful children. Danny is also the great-great-great-grandson of Thomas E. Ricks, founder of Rexburg and namesake of Ricks College. He is a devoted husband and the proud father of five wonderful children. Danny is also the great-great-great-grandson of Thomas E. Ricks, founder of Rexburg and namesake of Ricks College.

Believe in Yourself as a Child of God | Elder Steven R. Bangerter | September 2024 Sep 21, 2024

Elder Steven R. Bangerter was sustained as a General Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on March 31, 2018. At the time of his call, he had been serving as a member of the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy in the Utah South Area. Elder Bangerter is currently serving in the North America Central Area Presidency. Previously, he served in the Philippines, North America West, and North America Northwest Area Presidencies. Elder Bangerter has served in a number of Church callings, including full-time missionary in the Canada Vancouver Mission, ward Young Men president, elders quorum president, high councilor, bishop, counselor in a stake presidency, stake president, and Area Seventy. Elder Bangerter received a Bachelor of Arts degree in religious studies from Arizona State University in 1989. In 1993 he received a juris doctor degree from the Western State University College of Law. He practiced law with Cooksey, Toolen, Gage, Duffy & Woog from 1993 to 2003. From 2004 to 2018 he served as managing partner for Bangerter Frazier & Graff, PC. His legal career has focused on representing churches and other faith-based organizations. Steven R. Bangerter was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, on July 29, 1961. He married Susan Alexis Hughes in 1983. They are the parents of six children.

True Identity and Love | Sister Jennifer E. Meredith | September 2024 Sep 17, 2024

Covenant-Keeping Disciple Leaders | President Alvin F. Meredith III | September 2024 Sep 17, 2024

Lessons of Hope | Adam Bair | July 2024 Jul 16, 2024

Pillars of Making Critical Decisions Correctly | John Fisher | July 2024 Jul 09, 2024

Increase Your Capacity to Receive Personal Revelation | Jennifer Hunter | July 2024 Jul 02, 2024

The Fast Track to Light and Truth | Sister Andrea Muñoz Spannaus | June 2024 Jun 25, 2024

Doers of the Work | President Ronald L. Craven | June 2024 Jun 18, 2024

Humility in Covenant Leadership | Sister Rebecca L. Craven | June 2024 Jun 18, 2024

Go Forth with Faith | Paul W. Lambert | June 2024 Jun 11, 2024

Doctrine and Covenants 109: A Prophet’s Invitation | Elder James W. McConkie III | June 2024 Jun 04, 2024

Numbered Among the Sheep | Darby Stapelman | May 2024 May 28, 2024

Facing Mortality as Adults: Marriage, Children, and the Temple | Elder Neil L. Andersen | May 2024 May 19, 2024

See with Grace | Becky Roesler | May 2024 May 14, 2024

How will the Lord Manifest Himself to You in the Temple? | Sister Jennifer E. Meredith | May 2024 May 07, 2024

The Temple, An Evidence of God’s Love | President Alvin F. Meredith III | May 2024 May 07, 2024

A Blessed and Happy State | Nate Wise | April 2024 Apr 30, 2024

In the Hands of the Lord of the Harvest | Bill Riggins | April 2024 Apr 23, 2024

We Are Creators and Builders | Jeremy Hall | April 2024 Apr 02, 2024

The Lilies of the Field | Elder Gerrit W. Gong | February 2024 Feb 11, 2024

Sermons in Our Subjects | Brother Kerry Powell | February 2024 Feb 06, 2024

A Familiar Ring | Brother Michael T. Nelson | January 2024 Jan 30, 2024

Finding Joy in the Journey | Sister Mindy Harris | January 2024 Jan 23, 2024

Small Things | Brother Dwight Wray | January 2024 Jan 16, 2024

C.A.N. | Sister Jennifer Meredith | January 2024 Jan 09, 2024

Begin with the End in Mind | President Alvin F. Meredith III | January 2024 Jan 09, 2024

Embracing Change | Brother Roger Nichols | December 2023 Dec 05, 2023

I Saw Your Potential | Bishop Gérald Caussé | November 2023 Nov 28, 2023

Mortality is a Master Class | Brother Tony Carpenter | November 2023 Nov 21, 2023

The Best Gifts | Brother Chris Lowry | November 2023 Nov 14, 2023

The Eyes of Our Understanding Were Opened | Brother David Magleby | November 2023 Nov 07, 2023

If Thou Endure It Well | Brother Doug Sorensen | October 2023 Oct 31, 2023

Sacrifice Brings Forth the Blessings of Heaven | Sister Ruth L. Renlund | October 2023 Oct 22, 2023

Stronger and Closer Connection to God through Multiple Covenants | Elder Dale G. Renlund | October 2023 Oct 22, 2023

Receive One Such Little Child in My Name | Brother David Allen | October 2023 Oct 17, 2023

Living the Mission of BYU-Idaho | Sister Brandie Miguel | October 2023 Oct 03, 2023

Thy Sins Are Forgiven Thee: What the Book of Mormon Teaches About Repentance | Brother Jason Williams | September 2023 Sep 26, 2023

Becoming Christlike Leaders: Making Things Happen | Elder Juan Pablo and Sister Carola Villar | September 2023 Sep 19, 2023

Enroll in the Master’s Class | Sister Jennifer Meredith | September 2023 Sep 13, 2023

The Honor Code and Coming unto Christ | President Alvin F. Meredith III | September 2023 Sep 13, 2023

Navigating Life with an Eternal Perspective | Brother Ben Yates | August 2023 Aug 29, 2023

Strong at the Broken Places | Sister Heather Carter | August 2023 Aug 22, 2023

Cast Thy Burden Upon the Lord, and He Shall Sustain Thee | Brother Daniel Balls | August 2023 Aug 15, 2023

Expectations, Christian Living, Belief | Brother Mat Miles | August 2023 Aug 08, 2023

Go to the Temple! | Brother Nate Watson | August 2023 Aug 01, 2023

Integrity and Grace | Brother Steve Adams | July 2023 Jul 25, 2023

Better Than Before | Sister Janiel Nelson | July 2023 Jul 11, 2023

How to Trap or Free a Fox | Brother Ben Haacke | June 2023 Jun 27, 2023

Strength through Gathering | Brother John Mackenzie | June 2023 Jun 20, 2023

Seek Ye Out of the Best Books | Brother William Brugger | June 2023 Jun 13, 2023

So Great a Cloud of Witnesses | President Susan H. Porter | June 2023 Jun 06, 2023

Pioneering Up! Leaning on the Faith of Our Fathers for Life’s Journey | Brother Joel Galbraith | May 2023 May 30, 2023

To the Would-Be Lifeguards | Brother Eric Embree | May 2023 May 23, 2023

Announcement of New President | Sister Kelly C. Eyring | May 2023 May 16, 2023

Remarks at the Announcement of President Alvin F. Meredith III | President Henry J. Eyring | May 2023 May 16, 2023

New President Announcement | Sister Jennifer Meredith | May 2023 May 16, 2023

New President Announcement | Elder Alvin F. Meredith III | May 2023 May 16, 2023

Be Strong and of A Good Courage | Elder D. Todd Christofferson | May 2023 May 16, 2023

Fear Not, I am with Thee | Elder Mark D. Eddy | May 2023 May 09, 2023

Let Us Be Seekers of Truth | Brother Brett Crandall | May 2023 May 02, 2023

Loving/Judging/Forgiveness | Brother Gary L. Browning | February 2000 Feb 08, 2000

Christmas Comfort | Elder Jeffrey R. Holland | December 1998 Dec 01, 1998

Morality | Sister Verda Mae Christensen | March 1993 Mar 02, 1993

The Great Plan of Salvation | Brother Jae R. Ballif | February 1980 Feb 05, 1980

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