Happy Independence Day! Ether 2:12 ”Behold, this is a choice land, and whatsoever nation shall possess it shall be free from bondage, and from captivity, and from all other nations under heaven, if they will but serve the God of the land, who is Jesus Christ, who hath been manifested by the things which we have written.”

From the Legacy Roundtable Discussions on the Old Testament, BYU religion professor Eric Huntsman and emeritus professors Paul Hoskisson, Kelly Ogden, and Michael Rhodes discuss major themes found through the life of King David and Solomon. Watch the entire video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/N61B-jPJZvw

From the Legacy Roundtable Discussions on the Old Testament, BYU religion professor Eric Huntsman and emeritus professors Paul Hoskisson, Kelly Ogden, and Michael Rhodes discuss major themes found in 2 Samuel 6-12. Watch the entire video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TEUU5mRt3Jk

The John A. Widtsoe Foundation is hosting another installment of their Interfaith Conversation Series this Sunday, June 19, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. PDT. Special guest Dr. Kristine Garroway will be featured. The topic is Elijah. Register for the event here: https://www.widtsoefoundation.org/events-1/elijah-1-kgs-18-2-kgs-2-come-follow-me-interfaith-conversations

From the Legacy Roundtable Discussions on the Old Testament, BYU religion professor Eric Huntsman and emeritus professors Terry Ball, Richard Draper, and Ray Huntington discuss major themes found in 1 Kings 12-16. Watch the entire video on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/bBfsbDB8wys

Current BYU students, here’s your reminder that applications for the BYU Jerusalem Center open next week on Monday, July 3, 2022. For more information, visit: https://jerusalemcenter.ce.byu.edu/program-information

This quote is from Richard O. Cowan, emeritus professor of church history and doctrine at BYU. It comes from an article titled “What Old Testament Temples Can Teach Us about Our Own Temple Activity.” Read it here: rsc.byu.edu/ascending-mountain-lord/what-old-testament-temples-can-teach-us-about-our-own-temple-activity

From the Legacy Roundtable Discussions: Old Testament, emeritus BYU religion professors Andrew Skinner, Terry Ball, Keith Wilson, and Ray Huntington discuss major themes found in 1 Samuel 1–15. Watch the entire video: https://youtu.be/PRaZmz7qLT0

Casey Griffiths, assistant teaching professor of church history and doctrine at BYU, recently received the Outstanding Teaching Award from BYU Religious Education. In addition to teaching numerous religion courses, last year he wrote a book titled “Truth Seeker: The Life of Joseph F. Merrill, Scientist, Educator, and Apostle,” which was published by the BYU Religious Studies Center. To learn more about Professor Griffiths, visit religion.byu.edu/directory/casey-griffiths.

For BYU students attending the Summer 2022 semester, it’s not too late to add a religion course to your schedule! With plenty of seats still available before tomorrow’s add/drop deadline, be sure to sign up for on of our religion courses. Information about which classes you can take can be found here: https://religion.byu.edu/courses

From the Legacy Roundtable Discussions on the Old Testament, emeritus BYU religion professors Andrew Skinner, Terry Ball, Keith Wilson, and Ray Huntington discuss major themes found in 1 Samuel 18–2 Samuel 5. Watch the entire video: https://youtu.be/oJ8iJLVQNvE

Heeding BYU president Kevin J Worthen’s counsel for students and faculty to be involved in “inspiring learning,” BYU Religious Education displayed outstanding student artwork to recognize students in various religion classes in 2019. This student exhibit is called Visualizing Learning: Student Artwork from BYU Religion Course Projects. A video spotlighting the exhibit is available to watch on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/W9mQ00yipXk