Finding Center

Making Inspired Decisions Anthony D. Perkins begins the hour with "Nevertheless I Went Forth." Full audio, video, and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/anthony-d-perkins/nevertheless-went-forth/ Paul Caldarella then gives his devotional address titled, "The Call of the Lord." Full audio, video, and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/paul-caldarella/the-ca...

Maintaining Spirituality Today we'll begin with hearing Dale G. Renlund's devotional speech titled, "Constructing Spiritual Stability." Full audio, video, and transcript available at:  https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/dale-g-renlund/constructing-spiritual-stability/ Then we'll finish by hearing Yoshihiko Kikuchi's devotional speech titled, "How Do You Open Your Heart to Heaven?" Full audio, video, a...

Creativity and Beauties of the Earth In the first half, we hear from Dr. Claudia Bigelow, from the BYU School of Music, for her devotional address "Creativity." Full audio, video, and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/claudine-bigelow/creativity/ In the second half, we hear from Dr. Rickelle Richards, Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science, for...

Personal Preparation Today on Finding Center, we will hear from Ben B. Banks with "Prepare for Life's Journey." Full audio and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/ben-b-banks/prepare-lifes-journey/ Then we will hear from Robert R. Steuer with "Just in Case Someone Asks, I Will Be Ready." Full audio, video, and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/robert-r-ste...

God Wants You to Succeed Richard G. Scott begins today's episode with "For Success in Life." Full audio and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/richard-g-scott/success-life/ Janet G. Lee continues with her BYU devotional address "The Lord Doesn't Grade on a Curve." Full audio and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/janet-g-lee/lord-doesnt-grade-curve/ Lastly...

Leaving Port and Beginning Our Journey Today's episode begins with Claudio R. M. Costa's devotional address titled, "Ships Are Safe in the Harbor." Full audio, video, and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/claudio-r-m-costa/ships-are-safe-in-the-harbor/   Then, we'll hear from Len B. Novilla with "Journey of the Soul, Anchors of the Heart: Coming unto..." Full audio, video, an...

Motivated by Love Russell T. Osguthorpe begins this hour with his devotional speech titled, "What If Love Were Our Only Motive?" Full audio, video, and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/russell-t-osguthorpe/love-motive/ William B. Lund then gives his devotional address titled, "For God So Loved You." Full audio, video, and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/tal...

Friendly Influences Ronald A. Rasband begins this hour with his devotional speech titled, "Thy Friends Do Stand by Thee." Full audio and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/ronald-a-rasband/thy-friends-stand-thee/ Peter M. Johnson then shares his devotional speech titled, "Faith, Family, and Friendship." Full audio and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/pet...

Authentically Embracing the Gospel We begin today by first hearing from Scott Swofford with his BYU devotional speech titled, "Both Feet Forward." Full audio, video, and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/scott-swofford/feet-forward/ Then we will hear from Carri P. Jenkins with her BYU devotional speech titled, "A Solemn Obligation." Full audio, video, and transcript available...

The Blessings of Righteous Living To begin the episode we will first hear from Spencer J. Condie with his BYU devotional speech titled, "A Disposition to Do Good Continually." Full audio, video, and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/spencer-j-condie/disposition-good-continually/ To finish the episode we will hear from R. Bruce Money with his BYU devotional speech titled, "The...

Look for Miracles Today's episode begins with Lawrence P. Vincent's devotional address titled, "Ordinary Lives, Extraordinary Miracles." Full audio and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/lawrence-p-vincent/extraordinary-miracles/ Catherine H. Black then addresses us with "Don't Miss the Miracle." Full audio and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/catherine-...

A Vision for Your Life Erich W. Kopischke begins today's episode with his devotional speech "What Do You Envision in Life?" Full audio, video, and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/erich-w-kopischke/envision-life/ Michelle Marchant then gives her devotional speech "My Life Is a Gift; My Life Has a Plan." Full audio, video, and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu...

A Time For Choosing On Finding Center we will first hear from D. Todd Christofferson with his BYU devotional address titled, "Moral Agency." Full audio and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/d-todd-christofferson/moral-agency/ Then, we will hear from Randall W. Boothe with his BYU devotional address titled, "Seasons of Choice." Full audio and transcript available at: https://s...

Enduring Joy in This Life We begin today's episode with José A. Teixeira's devotional speech titled, "How to Have Joy and Fulfillment." Full audio, video, and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/jose-a-teixeira/how-to-have-joy-and-fulfillment/ Next, Sharon G. Samuelson gives her devotional address titled, "Treasure the Day." Full audio, video, and transcript available at: https...

Beware the Red Flags of Pride Carl B. Cook begins the hour with his devotional address titled, "Putting Off the Natural Man and Becoming Saints." Full audio, video, and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/carl-b-cook/putting-natural-man-becoming-saints/ Kim B. Clark finishes off the hour with his devotional address titled, "Are Ye Stripped of Pride?" Full audio, video, and tran...

Marriage: The Right Person and God's Timing Thomas B. Holman starts off with his devotional address titled, "The Right Person, the Right Place, the Right Time." Full audio, video, and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/thomas-b-holman/right-person-right-place-right-time/ Bruce A. Chadwick ends with his devotional speech titled, "Hanging Out, Hooking Up, and Celestial Marriage....

Creating a Culture of Belonging Thomas A. Holmoe begins the hour with "Brotherly Love." Full audio, video, and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/thomas-a-holmoe/brotherly-love/ Patrick Kearon continues with "A More Wonderful World." Full audio, video, and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/patrick-kearon/a-more-wonderful-world/ Phillip D. Rash ends the ho...

Gladly Spread the Light We'll start today's episode with Thomas S. Monson's devotional address "Be a Light to the World." Full audio and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/thomas-s-monson/be-a-light-to-the-world/ John Telford then finishes the episode with his devotional address titled, "Gladly, Gladly We'll Walk in the Light." Full audio and transcript available at: https://s...

Simple Guidance from the Spirit Today we will first hear from Stanley A. Johnson with his BYU devotional address titled, "The Simpleness of the Way." Full audio, video, and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/stanley-a-johnson/the-simpleness-of-the-way/ Next, we will hear from Suzanne Julian with her BYU devotional address titled, "Led by the Spirit." Full audio, video, and tra...

Laws and Blessings Today's episode features R. Kent Crookston's devotional address titled, "The Natural Law of Blessings." Full audio and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/r-kent-crookston/natural-law-blessings/ Then, David A. Thomas, professor of the J. Reuben Clark Law School, gives his devotional speech titled, "A Law upon Which All Blessings Are Predicated." Full audio an...

Power in Our Choices David V. Dearden begins the hour with "The Sacred Gift of Agency." Full audio, video, and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/david-v-dearden/sacred-gift-agency/ Stephen W. Liddle, academic director of the Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship and Technology and a professor of information systems at BYU at the time of this address, ends the hour with "Without...

Scriptures: A Tool for Navigation and Understanding Today's episode begins with Todd B. Parker for "True Doctrine, Understood, Changes Attitudes and Behavior." Full audio, video, and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/todd-b-parker/true-doctrine-understood-changes-attitudes-behavior/ Then, Mary Anne Prater shares her devotional speech "Using Spiritual Maps to Navigate Through...

Learning True Understanding Today on Finding Center we will begin by hearing from Robert D. Hales with his BYU devotional address titled, "Understandings of the Heart." Full audio and transcipt avaialbe at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/robert-d-hales/understandings-heart/ Then we will hear from Gary E. Stevenson with his devotional address titled, "Lean Not unto Thine Own Understanding." Full au...

Becoming Who God Wants You to Be First, we will hear from Dean M. Davies with his devotional address titled, "God Will Use You, God Will Bless You." Full audio, video, and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/dean-m-davies/god-will-use-you-god-will-bless-you/ Then we will hear from Ryan T. Barrett with his commencement speech titled, "Be the Vision." Full audio and transcript av...

Keep Moving On Despite Our Trials Today we will first hear from Gene R. Cook with his BYU Devotional address titled, "The Love of God: Suffering Tribulation in the Redeemer's Name." Full audio, video, and transcript available at: https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/gene-r-cook/love-god-suffering-tribulation-redeemers-name/ Then we will hear from Jennifer Paustenbaugh, university librarian at BYU at the...