BYU Religious Studies Center
July 07, 2023
This week's Q&A with the RSC features an article from Lloyd D. Newell about the relationship between commandments and agency. Sometimes it feels like impossible to be both a submissive instrument and a proactive agent. So do commandments really limit our agency? Keep reading to learn more!
https://rsc.byu.edu/let-us-reason-together/instruments-agents-balancing-submissiveness-anxious-engagement-heavenly-fathers-plan
BYU Religious Studies Center
July 03, 2023
Happy Monday! This week's "Come, Follow Me" video is up now! Check it out here!
BYU Religious Studies Center
June 26, 2023
As we accept God's love, as we become more like Him through His grace, this new godly nature within us is then manifested in our behavior.
"The Love of God," by Roger K. Terry
https://rsc.byu.edu/vol-9-no-2-2008/love-god
BYU Religious Studies Center
June 19, 2023
One of the most important keys for successfully orchestrating a life of harmony is to center on the Savior!
"Finding Life Harmony as We Struggle to Juggle," by E. Jeffrey Hill
https://rsc.byu.edu/divine-design/finding-life-harmony-we-struggle-juggle
BYU Religious Studies Center
July 05, 2023
"Oh Lord, be thou thanked for this thy goodness towards us, that we have been brought happily through all the circumstances and have been gathered with the people here in the valley of the mountains." —Hans Olsen Magleby
Take sneak peek inside our recent publication, "Pushing and Pulling to Zion!"
https://rsc.byu.edu/book/pushing-pulling-zion
BYU Religious Studies Center
June 28, 2023
NEW BOOK!
While much attention has been given to the ill-fated Martin and Willie handcart companies, few books have examined other handcart companies traveling to the Utah Territory. This volume follows the members of one handcart company by sail, rail, and trail all the way to their destination in Salt Lake City, strengthening faith through the story of this company’s pushing and pulling to Zion.
"Pushing and Pulling to Zion," edited by Reid L. Neilson
https://rsc.byu.edu/book/pushing-pulling-zion
BYU Religious Studies Center
June 23, 2023
This week's Q&A with the RSC features an article from Ronald E. Terry written about truth. Sometimes in difficult ethical dilemmas, we may wonder: is there really a right answer? The philosophy of relativism would say no, but what do you think?
Keep reading to learn more!
https://rsc.byu.edu/moral-foundations-standing-firm-world-shifting-values/becoming-one-christ
BYU Religious Studies Center
June 14, 2023
Have you ever wanted to gain a deeper understanding of the Savior and his ministry in the New Testament? Then this is the book for you!
The more we learn about Jesus Christ, the more we love him, The more we love him, the more we will desire to follow him. This book was written with the intent to help each of us accomplish one goal: to learn of him.
Find it at rsc.byu.edu!
BYU Religious Studies Center
July 03, 2023
The gospel of Jesus Christ gives purpose to suffering, to help it make sense, so we can hold on and have hope even in moments of excruciating pain and despair.
"What Is the Purpose of Suffering?" by Tad R. Callister
https://rsc.byu.edu/give-ear-my-words/what-purpose-suffering
BYU Religious Studies Center
June 26, 2023
This week's "Come, Follow Me" video focuses on the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Watch our weekly video to learn more!
BYU Religious Studies Center
June 21, 2023
NEW BOOK!
This volume shares the story of Utah’s temples, now numbering twenty-eight! The stories of the miracles behind these temples show the hand of God in the lives of the Saints and the faith and efforts that have built so many temples in the tops of the mountains in Utah.
"Temples in the Tops of the Mountains," by Richard O. Cowan and Clinton D. Christensen
https://rsc.byu.edu/book/temples-tops-mountains
BYU Religious Studies Center
June 12, 2023
Much of the happiness we can experience in life will come as we forget ourselves and focus our thoughts and service on others!
"Filled with Joy," by Grant C. Anderson
https://rsc.byu.edu/vol-19-no-3-2018/filled-joy