The BYU Honor Code Office emphasizes the relationship between the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the standards outlined in the Honor Code. The first paragraph in the Honor Code in the 1986 student course catalog defines “honor” as living voluntarily in accordance with the principles set by the Church.…
Flee moral cowardice. It does you no good. If something is immoral, a blight before God, do not confuse the masses, your fellow man, by telling them that it is fine to pursue a little sin. If self-government has any merits, it comes in the full equality of moral law; no king can exempt himself…
Anna commented, “I was incredibly disappointed by a few of the comments or choices made by BYU leadership. Sports Illustrated swimsuit models did not help me feel empowered.” Various comments such as “Be yourself,” “Live authentically,” and “Live your truth” dominated the conference and felt “incredibly hollow” to Anna. During homecoming week, BYU and the…
“As a university population, we must have a bottom-up approach—tolerance and love, but with a backbone. However, we will be more effective if the administration meets us in the middle with an approach from the top to meet our bottom up.“ Logan Spears In late spring, I published an article for the The Cougar Chronicle…
According to Dr. Pagán’s reading of the Book of Mormon, every time the ancient Book of Mormon prophets are talking about iniquity, they are really saying something about inequity. And not an inequity that can be understood as an imbalance in the scales of justice directly resulting from one’s iniquitous act, but inequity as we…
I believe people may not realize the grand scale of the most powerful sermon in General Conference and, perhaps, the most powerful sermon ever given by President Russell M. Nelson. When I say that, I am not exaggerating or trying to hook you in; I am simply stating the importance of a sermon given by…
Over General Conference weekend, President Henry B. Eyring’s address touched my heart as I listened to his voice testify of the goodness of God. His tender and heartfelt message began by reiterating President Nelson’s plea, which he gave upon becoming President of the Church in 2018: “In coming days, it will not be possible to…
A Pro-Abortion World Every living generation in America is more pro-abortion than the last. For instance, among Americans aged 30-49, 62% believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, while only 36% believe it should be illegal in all/most cases. Contrast that with 73% (believe it should be legal in all/most cases) and…
Back-to-school season is here! Whether you’re a first-year student or a seasoned veteran, there are always new things to learn and experience. Here are nine tips to help you make the most of your time at BYU: Get Involved One of the best ways to make the most of your college experience is to get…
The July 2023 issue of the Journal of Book of Mormon Studies, a publication of the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship at BYU, included an interesting review of the book Visions in a Seer Stone: Joseph Smith and the Making of the Book of Mormon, written by William L. Davis and published in…