BYU Religious Education and Religious Studies Center will be at this year’s BYU Education Week! Stay tuned for more details! Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash

This year, “Come, Follow Me” has been devoted to the Doctrine and Covenants and early Church history. Check out an article found in the most recent Review Magazine, “Multimedia Resources Tell Restoration Story,” by Carmen Cole, to learn about all of the media resources BYU Religious Education provides to bring light to the early Restoration. https://rsc.byu.edu/winter-2021/multimedia-resources-tell-restoration-story

Today we observe Independence Day in the United States. We are thankful for our many freedoms, especially the freedom of religion. Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash

Start your week off right with the RSC’s “Come, Follow Me” featured reading, “The Joseph Smith Translation: A Primary Source for the Doctrine and Covenants," by Robert J. Matthews. Read it here: https://rsc.byu.edu/sperry-symposium-classics-doctrine-covenants/joseph-smith-translation-0 Artwork: “Gift and Power of God,” by Anthony Sweat

If you haven’t already, you need to listen to the latest Y Religion podcast. It’s that good. https://rsc.byu.edu/media/y-religion

We have a video supporting this week’s “Come, Follow Me” reading, Doctrine and Covenants 76! Watch it here: https://youtu.be/edXxezkh3V8

Call for papers! For the 2022 Church History Symposium, scholars of all backgrounds are invited to submit proposals specifically addressing the theme of “Latter-day Saints and Religious Liberty: Historical and Global Perspectives.” Call for papers: https://rsc.byu.edu/sites/default/files/conference/call/2022_Church_History_Symposium_Call.pdf Symposium information: https://rsc.byu.edu/conferences/church-history The Department of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University together with the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announce the 2022 Church History Symposium to be held on March 10–11, 2022. The symposium will convene at Brigham Young University on March 10 and at the Assembly Hall in Salt Lake City on March 11. Keynote speakers include Elder Gerrit W. Gong, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Sarah Barringer Gordon, University of Pennsylvania Professor of Constitutional Law and History. Throughout the history of the symposium, presenters have included notable General Authorities of the Church, historians, scholars, educators, and authors. This symposium was established to explore annually a topic of special interest in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Historians and scholars meet to share the fruits of their research with each other and a general audience of interested Latter-day Saints and friends. Selected papers from previous symposia have been printed in books copublished by the Religious Studies Center and Deseret Book.

Today we spotlight BYU Religious Education prifessor Michael Goodman. Born and reared in Southern California, he joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints just before his eighteenth birthday. Goodman served two missions to Bangkok, Thailand; one a year after joining the Church, and the other from 1997 to 2000 as a mission president. Go to https://religion.byu.edu/directory/mike-goodman to check out the rest of his bio and to see which classes he will teach next semester!

Have you ever heard about the United Firm from early Church history? “Come, Follow Me” this week focuses on Doctrine and Covenants sections 77-80, which brings up the United Firm. The RSC’s featured reading this week elaborates on this topic. Check out “The Laws of Consecration, Stewardship, and Tithing,” by Craig James Ostler, by going to https://rsc.byu.edu/sperry-symposium-classics-doctrine-covenants/laws-consecration-stewardship-tithing-0

New Y Religion episode is out! Synopsis: Scriptures are a revelatory tool. Although using it may be intuitive to some, like any tool some expert instruction is often helpful to unlock its full capacity. While many Christians know what a “Study Bible” is to aid them in understanding, fewer Latter-day Saints know about or utilize one. In this episode, professor Joshua Sears introduces the concept, addresses common reservations, and shares insightful reasons why a study Bible can be a great asset to our scripture study. “Study Bibles for Saints,” by Joshua Sears https://rsc.byu.edu/media/y-religion

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Save the date! The Department of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University together with the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announce the 2022 Church History Symposium to be held on March 10–11, 2022. The symposium will convene at Brigham Young University on March 10 and at the Assembly Hall in Salt Lake City on March 11. Keynote speakers include Elder Gerrit W. Gong, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and Sarah Barringer Gordon, University of Pennsylvania Professor of Constitutional Law and History. We invite scholars of all backgrounds to submit proposals specifically addressing the theme of “Latter-day Saints and Religious Liberty: Historical and Global Perspectives.” Proposals should consist of a brief abstract (no more than 500 words) and a current CV. Proposals may be sent to churchhistorysymposium2022@gmail.com. Deadline for submissions is September 15, 2021. Notification of acceptance will be given by October 15, 2021