Latter Videos
newest 100 latter videos / latter widgets / media rss:

Hugh W. Nibley, Professor of Religion at BYU Fireside, March 1965 Brother Nibley discusses the Apocrypha.Audio Download (57:46 min / 19.8 MB)

While some have looked at the map of the entire Western hemisphere and discerned "the land Northward""and "the land Southward" and even the "narrow neck of land" spoken of in The Book of Mormon as self-evident, others have gleaned clues from the text itself which point to a much, much smaller geographical area. Dr. Stephen L. Carr previews a presentation he's giving at an upcoming Book of Mormon Archeological Foundation conference happening in SLC next weekend (click here for info on attending), in which he summarizes 5 of the most recent and best-supported theories of a Meso-American placement for the events of The Book of Mormon, and why thy matter. That's this week on The Cricket and Seagull...

Hartman Rector, Jr., Of the Seventy BYU Devotional, January 1976 Here is how to know if an idea is from God: One, is it within the bounds and limitations of your calling, and does it require a service consistent with your calling? Two, is it consistent with the revealed word of God? The scriptures and the directions of the living prophet of God today those are the revealed words of God. Three, is the receiver of the communication a fit receptacle? Is he in condition to receive such a communication from the Lord? Four, does the communication edify and cause you to rejoice? Five, does it cause your bosom to burn or speak peace to your soul, or are you left troubled by the communication? Six, is the communication vivid to the understanding, or does it leave a cloud or a hazy impression? Transcript Transcript of Elder Rector s remarks. Audio Download (36:00 min / 10.3 MB)

John W. Welch, Professor of Law Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS) Brother Welch discovered chiasmus in the Book of Mormon during his mission in South Germany (1966-68). He discusses what a chiasmus is and why it is important in understanding the divine source of the Book of Mormon. Official Bio Biographical information of Brother We Audio Download (54:40 min / 50 MB)

Brent L. Top, Professor of Religion at BYU BYU Education Week 2003 It is the tendency to deflect counsel and a correction away from ourselves and towards others. Have you ever noticed how easy it is to see the shortcomings and faults in others, and yet how painfully difficult it is to look deep within ourselves, at our own weaknesses, and recognize our own personal need for change. It is difficult and painful, but one of the most important things we should be doing in our quest to become more pure disciples of the Master. Audio Download (50:08 min / 22.9 MB)

David A. Bednar, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles General Conference, April 2006 The Spirit of the Lord can be our guide and will bless us with direction, instruction, and spiritual protection during our mortal journey. We invite the Holy Ghost into our lives through meaningful personal and family prayer, feasting upon the words of Christ, diligent and exacting obedience, faithfulness and honoring of covenants, and through virtue, humility, and service. And we steadfastly should avoid things that are immodest, coarse, crude, sinful, or evil that cause us to withdraw ourselves from the Holy Ghost. Transcript Transcript of Elder Bednar s remarks. Audio Download (16:23 min / 3.8 MB)

Alvin R. Dyer, Assistant to the Twelve BYU Devotional, October 1967 Elder Dyer discusses the need for a prophet in the Church.Audio Download (33:48 min / 11.6 MB)

Dallin H. Oaks, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Fireside, March 1998 The effect of one mortal s attempting to pass final judgment on another mortal is analogous to the effect on athletes and observers if we could proclaim the outcome of an athletic contest with certainty while it was still underway. Similar reasoning forbids our presuming to make final judgments on the outcome of any person s lifelong mortal contest. Transcript Transcript of Elder Oaks remarks. Audio Download (34:51 min / 10 MB)

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)

W. Craig Zwick, Of the Seventy General Conference, October 2003 Imagine the wounds in His hands. His weathered hands, yes, even His hands of torn flesh and physical sacrifice, give our own hands greater power and direction. It is the wounded Christ who leads us through our moments of difficulty. It is He who bears us up when we need more air to breathe or direction to follow or even more courage to continue. If we will keep the commandments of God and walk hand in hand with Him in His paths, we will go forward with faith and never feel alone. Trust in His promise of eternal life, and allow peace and hope to distill upon you. Transcript Transcript of Elder Zwick s remarks. Audio Download (12:30 min / 2.9 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)

Merrill J. Bateman, BYU President and Member of the Seventy BYU Women s Conference 1998 Elder Bateman discusses the power of Christ s atonement.Audio Download (53:33 min / 24.5 MB)

Richard Linda Eyre, Writers and Lecturers Families Under Fire 2004 Brother and Sister Eyre discuss the importance of a stable family unit.Audio Download (48:03 min / 11 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)

Camille Fronk, Associate Professor of Ancient Scripture at BYU BYU Women s Conference 2004 I wish to focus my remarks today on the role of Christ s enabling power in our ability to feel cheer amid mortal gloom and doom. Misfortune and hardship lose their tragedy when viewed through the lens of the Atonement. The process could be explained this way: The more we know the Savior, the longer becomes our view. The more we see His truths, the more we feel His joy. But it is one thing to know that s the right answer in a Sunday School class and quite another to experience firsthand a cheerful outlook when current circumstances are far from what we hoped. If we would develop faith to apply the Atonement in this manner and not merely talk about it, awareness of imaginary finite boundaries, inadvertently placed on the Savior s infinite sacrifice, can be meaningful. Transcript Transcript of Sister Fronk s remarks. Audio Download (25:36 min / 11.7 MB)

Hugh W. Nibley, Professor of Religion at BYU BYU Presentation, July 1967 Brother Nibley answers several of the anti-Mormon criticisms about the Pearl of Great Price.Audio Download (55:33 min / 15.5 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)

Some stayed, some evacuated, but all these Latter-day Saints have been affected by Hurricane Ike. ÂSheriee Staub is busy cooking for the 60 or so Elders sleeping at a nearby stake center by night and cleaning up the community by day. ÂGreg and Sarah Evans headed for San Antonio with their toddler, and the owner of Nauvoo Books in Spring, TX, JoAnn Rapp feels blessed even though it may be quite some time before her bookstore can re-open. Hear their stories in their own words, plus Houston South Stake President Gifford Nielsen (of BYU football and NFL renown) talk about theÂability of the church organization to deal with disaster, the need for preparation, and the great support received from the brethren in SLC while many are still without water or power in the Houston area. That's this week on The Cricket and Seagull...

H. David Burton, Presiding Bishop General Conference, October 2004 It is important for families and individuals to aggressively seek more of the virtues which go beyond this mortal life. A prayerful, conservative approach is the key to successfully living in an affluent society and building the qualities that come from waiting, sharing, saving, working hard, and making do with what we have. May we be blessed with the desire and the ability to understand when more is really less and when more is better. Transcript Transcript of Bishop Burton s remarks. Audio Download (14:36 min / 3.3 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)

Russell M. Nelson, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Fireside, May 2008 Music has power to provide spiritual nourishment. It has healing power. It has power to facilitate worship; it allows us to contemplate the Atonement and the Restoration of the gospel with its saving principles and exalting ordinances. Music provides power for us to express prayerful thoughts and bear testimony of sacred truths. Transcript Transcript of Elder Nelson s remarks. Audio Download (35:02 min / 16.1 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)

For 25 years Michael McLean has inspired listeners with his tender songs and candid messages. ÂTo commemorate this anniversary, Michael has released a new collection of six albums, sold separately or as a commemorative boxed set, featuring many of the songs you know and love plus several brand-new recordings; the essential McLean anthology. Michael talks about songwriting, the song he (and all writers) keep re-creating over and over, and why anyone would buy an album from a guy who can't sing! That's this week on The Cricket and Seagull...

Susan Easton Black, Professor of Church History at BYU Education Week 1996 Sister Black discusses the Mormon pioneers.Audio Download (50:56 min / 23.3 MB)

Jeffrey R. Holland, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Fireside, September 2008 Elder Holland discusses the lessons learned by Joseph Smith in Liberty Jail, and how we can apply the lessons in our own lives.Audio Download (47:07 min / 21.6 MB)

Thomas S. Monson, First Presidency BYU Women s Conference 2001 Now, what does God expect us to become? The way will not be easy. The path of life has its pitfalls; the battleground, its ambushes. Dear sisters, may I suggest three guidelines for our times? First, strengthen your home and family. Second, share your talents. Third, serve your God. Transcript Transcript of President Monson s remarks. Audio Download (40:51 min / 18.7 MB)