We can learn about prophetic urgency and becoming true disciples through the lives and teachings of Jeffrey R. Holland and Dallin H. Oaks. C. Shane Reese, president of Brigham Young University, delivered this devotional address on January 13, 2026. You can access the full talk here.

We can learn about prophetic urgency and becoming true disciples through the lives and teachings of Jeffrey R. Holland and Dallin H. Oaks. C. Shane Reese, president of Brigham Young University, delivered this devotional address on January 13, 2026. You can access the full talk&nbsp;<a href="https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/c-shane-reese/a-sense-of-prophetic-urgency/">here</a>.

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A Sense of Prophetic Urgency | C. Shane Reese | January 2026

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.

Why choose Christ? Because He is real! He is the most real thing in this world. He is &ldquo;in all and through all things&rdquo;&mdash;the &ldquo;light and life&rdquo; 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 <a href="https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/alexander-dushku/choose-christ/">here</a>.

Choose Christ | Alexander Dushku | September 2026

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.

With so many choices and alluring paths before you, it will require strength of heart and mind to boldly, without distraction or deception, &ldquo;settle this in your heart&rdquo; 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 <a href="https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/neil-l-andersen/settle-this-in-your-hearts/">here</a>.

“Settle This in Your Hearts” | Neil L. Andersen | September 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.

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 <a href="https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/c-shane-reese/in-appreciation-of-friction-embracing-the-awkward/">here</a>.

A Sense of Prophetic Urgency | C. Shane Reese | January 2026

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