Lloyd D. Newell, BYU professor of Church history and doctrine, just marked 30 years as host of "Music & the Spoken Word."

Daniel Becerra, an assistant professor of ancient scripture at BYU, is the author of “3rd, 4th Nephi: A Brief Theological Introduction.”

Congratulations!

Interested in what BYU students are doing to be involved with BYU Religious Education? https://religion.byu.edu/student-activity has information about the Student Symposium, BYU Jerusalem Center, Interfaith Student Association, and Visualizing Learning opportunities.

Exciting things are happening at BYU Religious Education! In the coming months, our social media accounts will come alive with new book trailers, “Come, Follow Me” resources, Instagram and Facebook stories, giveaways, live videos, account takeovers, and even more interesting posts! What would you like to see more of from us? Comment below and let us know!

Thanks to everyone who has supported the Seek Learning Podcast! It is great to see this really useful research getting out there among all of you! I hope you’ll tell your friends, especially the educators about this great resource. https://education.byu.edu/ldses/podcast

This week’s "Come, Follow Me” supplemental reading spotlights “'All Things Are the Lord’s': The Law of Consecration in the Doctrine and Covenants,” by Steven C. Harper. It will make a great addition to your scripture study! https://rsc.byu.edu/doctrine-covenants-revelations-context/all-things-are-lords-law-consecration-doctrine-covenants

The newest Y Religion episode, "Theology of the King James Language,” by Jan Martin, is out now! Google “Y Religion podcast” and you can play it directly from the web!

Shirley Ricks, who is retiring this week, transferred to the Religious Studies Center in 2017. She has been an editor since 1989 for the Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies and the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship. As an undergraduate, Shirley received on-the-job training at the BYU Press. She earned three degrees from BYU—her PhD was in family studies. She has helped produce numerous books and periodicals, including several volumes of the Collected Works of Hugh Nibley. Shirley has published a number of articles and reviews. A native of Provo, Shirley and her husband, Stephen, have attended over 100 temples and derive great joy from their six children, twenty grandchildren, and great-grandson.

Today we feature "The Rise of the Latter-day Saints: The Journals and Histories of Newel Knight," edited by Michael Hubbard MacKay and William G. Hartley. The Knight family features prominently in the story of the Church in New York, Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois. This book brings together Newel Knight’s various accounts into one place to tell the story of the rise of the Latter-day Saints.   Learn more by going to https://rsc.byu.edu/book/rise-latter-day-saints

Religious Education is pleased to honor all graduates at BYU this week, including seventeen graduate students who will be receiving a master’s degree in either Religious Education or Chaplaincy. Congratulations, Cougars.

Recognizing that student learning occurs in a variety of ways, BYU Religious Education has decided to recognize some of the outstanding artwork the students have created as part of their assigned projects in various religion classes. Watch "Supporting Visualizing Learning Exhibit: Student Artwork From BYU Religion Classes” on the BYU Religious Education YouTube channel to learn more! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9mQ00yipXk