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Falling birth rates show loss of faith and purpose. Restoring belief in children’s divine worth renews families, culture, and community life. Catherine Ruth Pakaluk, faculty at the Busch School of Business in Catholic University and founder of the Political Economy academic area, delivered this forum address on October 28, 2025. You can access the talk here.

Falling birth rates show loss of faith and purpose. Restoring belief in children&rsquo;s divine worth renews families, culture, and community life. Catherine Ruth Pakaluk, faculty at the Busch School of Business in Catholic University and founder of the Political Economy academic area, delivered this forum address on October 28, 2025. You can access the talk <a href="https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/catherine-ruth-pakaluk/why-children-became-useless-faith-and-the-future-of-the-family/">here.</a>

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Why Children Became Useless: Faith and the Future of the Family | Catherine Ruth Pakaluk | October 2025

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>.

Why Children Became Useless: Faith and the Future of the Family | Catherine Ruth Pakaluk | October 2025

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