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James E. Faust, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles BYU Devotional, November 1995 We challenge the powers of darkness when we speak of the perfect life of the Savior and of his sublime work for all mankind through the Atonement. This supernal gift permits us, through repentance, to break away from Satan s grasping tentacles. Transcript Transcript of Elder Faust s remarks. Audio Download (31:23 min / 14.4 MB)

LaVell Edwards, Retired BYU Head Football Coach BYU Devotional, April 2001 The greatest players are those who have the ability to recognize their potential and prepare themselves to meet that potential. Transcript Transcript of Brother Edwards remarks. Audio Download (33:41 min / 10.6 MB)

Fred Woods, Professor of Church History and Doctrine BYU Devotional, September 2008 Brother Woods discusses the changes that love wrought in Kalaupapa, Hawaii.Audio Download (29:22 min / 13.4 MB)

Ezra Taft Benson, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles BYU Devotional, February 1962 Elder Benson discusses the importance of living within our means.Audio Download (34:21 min / 9.8 MB)

David B. Haight, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles BYU Devotional, November 1987 Each stream has a beginning, a source from which it springs. Yours has emerged and developed from sources such as parents, home, family training, early schooling, and the many, many people who have touched your lives. . . . I urge you to use your time wisely, to stretch your intellect and expand your horizons, that you may be prepared to fulfill your personal role in the restored Church and kingdom and to be all that you can be, using correct principles to contain the waters within the banks of your own personal stream as it flows on a true course toward the high reward of eternal life. Transcript Transcript of Elder Haight s remarks. Audio Download (29:05 min / 10 MB)

Joseph Fielding Smith, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles BYU Devotional, December 1953 Elder Smith discusses witnesses in the scriptures.Audio Download (38:09 min / 10.9 MB)

Dallin H. Oaks, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Fireside, June 1993 Along with other General Authorities, I have a clear recollection of the General Authority temple meeting on March 5, 1987. For a year President Benson had been stressing the reading of the Book of Mormon. Repeatedly he had quoted these verses from the Doctrine and Covenants, including the Lord s statement that the Saints conduct had brought the whole church under condemnation. In that temple meeting, President Benson reread those statements and declared, This condemnation has not been lifted, nor will it be until we repent. He also repeated his declaration of a year earlier that, in our day, the Lord has inspired his servant to reemphasize the Book of Mormon to get the Church out from under condemnation. Along with others, I felt the impact of this declaration of condemnation. As I studied the subject, I was relieved to find that the serious consequences of this condemnation need not be permanent. The use of this term elsewhere in modern revelation suggests that it refers to a punishment or a penalty, not to a permanent banishment. In fact, the words President Benson quoted invite the Saints to repent of their deficiencies so the condemnation can be removed. Transcript Transcript of Elder Oaks remarks. Audio Download (41:02 min / 11.7 MB)

Robert L. Simpson, Presiding Bishopric BYU Devotional, August 1966 Bishop Simpson discusses the beauty and simplicity of the gospel of Jesus Christ.Audio Download (33:27 min / 11.5 MB)

Spencer W. Kimball, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles BYU Devotional, May 1954 Elder Kimball discusses the importance of keeping our lives clean.Audio Download (32:46 min / 7.5 MB)

LeGrand Richards, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles BYU Devotional, October 1979 Elder Richards shares experiences from his mission. (NOTE: Due to limitations of the Flash MP3 player on LDS Voices, this talk should be downloaded and listened to through a different media player.)Audio Download (34:37 min / 11.9 MB)

Belle S. Spafford, Relief Society General President BYU Devotional, June 1967 Sister Spafford discusses the role of the Relief Society.Audio Download (31:54 min / 9.1 MB)

George Q. Morris, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles BYU Devotional, April 1958 Elder Morris discusses the test of this mortal life.Audio Download (29:34 min / 8.5 MB)

Mary Ellen Smoot, Relief Society General President BYU Devotional, November 2000 We each have our burdens to bear. No matter who we are, what we do, or where we go, each one of us will have difficulties. Problems are part of mortality. But when solved with wisdom and in accordance with gospel principles, those very problems can be gateways to eternity. As we walk the path of righteousness and turn to the Lord, we come to know the power of God that is within each one of us. Transcript Transcript of Sister Smoot s remarks. Audio Download (35:53 min / 10.3 MB)

Boyd K. Packer, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles BYU Devotional, March 1965 In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints there is no paid ministry, no professional clergy, as is common in other churches. More significant even than this is that there is no laity, no lay membership as such; men are eligible to hold the priesthood and to carry on the ministry of the Church, and both men and women serve in many auxiliary capacities. This responsibility comes to men whether they are rich or poor, and with this responsibility also comes the authority. There are many who would deny, and others who would disregard it; nevertheless, the measure of that authority does not depend on whether men sustain that authority, but rather depends on whether God will recognize and honor that authority. Article Article based on Elder Packer s remarks. Audio Download (33:34 min / 9.6 MB)

Gordon B. Hinckley, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles BYU Devotional, October 1965 We need not worry about consensus, or reason, or opinion in matters of right and wrong. The Spirit of Christ is given to every man, that he may know good from evil. Most of us know better than we do. As we discipline ourselves in line with our knowledge, in line with the inner convictions of our hearts, rather than the inclination to follow the crowd, we grow. Transcript Transcript of Elder Hinckley s remarks. Audio Download (27:45 min / 9.5 MB)

Hugh W. Nibley, Professor of Religion at BYU BYU Devotional, October 1963 Brother Nibley discusses Jerusalem.Audio Download (33:58 min / 11.7 MB)

LeGrand Richards, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles BYU Devotional, February 1967 Elder Richards discusses the scriptures.Audio Download (29:31 min / 6.8 MB)

Ezra Taft Benson, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints BYU Devotional, October 1987 My dear brothers and sisters, the law of chastity is a principle of eternal significance. We must not be swayed by the many voices of the world. We must listen to the voice of the Lord and then determine that we will set our feet irrevocably upon the path He has marked. Transcript Transcript of President Benson s remarks. Audio Download (35:28 min / 10.2 MB)

Jeffrey R. Holland, Commissioner of the Church Educational System BYU Devotional, March 1977 Brother Holland discusses the spiritual journey of Mark Twain. Transcript Transcript of Brother Holland s remarks. Audio Download (46:31 min / 13.3 MB)

Bruce R. McConkie, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles BYU Devotional, November 1984 Elder McConkie discusses the Joseph Smith translation of the Bible.Audio Download (62:11 min / 17.8 MB)

Mary Anne Prater, Chair of the BYU Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education BYU Devotional, June 2008 The scriptures and living prophets can provide us direction in our lives. To speak to God, we pray. To hear God speak to us, we read the scriptures and feel the promptings of the Spirit. Transcript Transcript of Sister Prater s remarks. Audio Download (29:12 min / 10 MB)

Michael D. Barnes, Professor of Health Science at BYU BYU Devotional, July 2008 There is a difference between weakness and sin. Sin is a conscious act that violates God s law, and sinners often desire to hide or mask their sins from others. Weaknesses are not choices but are hallowed gifts from God, and thus they are not sins. God-given weaknesses do not require repentance, since they are gifts to help us humbly rely on God and love and assist others. Fortunately, the Atonement is always available for you and me when we depend upon Him because of our sins and weaknesses. Thus our weaknesses become another important way for us to rely upon the Lord s Atonement throughout our lives. Transcript Transcript of Brother Barnes remarks. Audio Download (28:26 min / 9.8 MB)

Harold B. Lee, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints BYU Devotional, September 1973 As I pray for the guidance of the Spirit, and seek to rise to the responsibility which has been given me, I don t ask for any special endowment. I ask only to go where the Lord would have me go, and only to receive what the Lord would have me receive, knowing that more important than sight is the witness that one may have by the witness of the Holy Ghost to his soul that things are so and that Jesus is the Christ, a living personage. It is that which guides me through many of the experiences of life. Transcript Transcript of President Lee s remarks. Audio Download (50:04 min / 14.3 MB)

M. Russell Ballard, Of the Seventy BYU Devotional, November 1983 My purpose this morning is to ask our Heavenly Father to bless you with the instinctive desire to plead with him in prayer that you might arrive at the point in your life when you can consistently think straight. For straight thinkers, my brothers and sisters, do not make serious mistakes in life. Those who think straight do not have moral problems. Those who think straight really do not have problems with the Word of Wisdom. They don t have problems paying tithing. They don t have problems with being righteous and good. Transcript Transcript of Elder Ballard s remarks. Audio Download (36:41 min / 10.5 MB)

Hugh B. Brown, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles BYU Devotional, November 1956 Elder Brown discusses our most important quest the search for our Heavenly Father and salvation.Audio Download (24:40 min / 7.1 MB)

Rex E. Lee, President of Brigham Young University BYU Devotional, September 1989 I have thought often of the ten lepers whom the Savior cured, only one of whom even took the time to go back and express his gratitude. I am fearful that one out of ten is probably a fairly accurate measurement of our human gratitude quotient. Transcript Transcript of President Lee s remarks. Audio Download (32:03 min / 9.2 MB)

David Thomas, Professor of Law at BYU BYU Devotional, June 2008 Brother Thomas discusses laws by which we live. Transcript Transcript of Brother Thomas remarks. Audio Download (27:07 min / 9.3 MB)

Adam S. Bennion, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles BYU Devotional, February 1954 Elder Bennion discusses ideals to govern our lives.Audio Download (31:21 min / 7.2 MB)

Clayton M. Christensen, Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School BYU-Idaho Devotional, June 2004 I decided that I wanted to just recount for you five decisions that I made when I was a young adult that in retrospect have had a profound influence on my life, because these are decisions that I think many of you will find yourself needing to make, and maybe, if I can talk through with you how I wrestled with and made those decisions, it might help you think through a similar problem if it arises in your life. Transcript Transcript of Brother Christensen s remarks. Audio Download (38:43 min / 8.9 MB)

Carlos E. Asay, Of the Seventy BYU Devotional, September 1980 Too often, I fear we fail to appreciate the worth of something until it is either lost or taken away. We are prone to take health for granted until illness strikes. The heat of summer gives rise to complaint until the first snow flies. Even heavenly gifts and powers receive casual treatment until needs and urgencies arise to remind us of our utter dependence upon the God who gave us life. Transcript Transcript of Elder Asay s remarks. Audio Download (31:23 min / 9 MB)