RSC publications director Jared Ludlow will be hosting this month’s John A. Widtsoe “Come, Follow Me” Interfaith Conversation Series. This event will feature special guest professor Marvin Sweeney. They will be discussing the book of Jonah from the Old Testament. Livestream details: When: Sunday, October 23rd 2022 @ 5:00 PDT Where: https://www.widtsoefoundation.org/events-1/jonah-come-follow-me-interfaith-conversations

The latest volume of the Religious Educator is here! This edition’s featured article is called “Reanchoring Our Purpose to Jesus Christ,” by Elder Clark G. Gilbert. The Religious Educator is an academic journal with a focus on the restored gospel of Jesus Christ, Latter-day Saint scriptures, and Latter-day Saint history. Its goal is to provide carefully prepared, inspirational, and informative articles that will benefit a broad range of Latter-day Saints who love the gospel and its teachings. To order your copy today, visit https://rsc.byu.edu/subscribe

New book — available now! “Our Savior from Self-Doubt,” by Gaylamarie Rosenberg Purchase here: https://rsc.byu.edu/book/our-savior-self-doubt Book Synopsis: Self-doubt limits our perception of our potential and diminishes our joy and hope in who we are and what we can become. When we don’t feel good about ourselves, we have help. Jesus Christ saves us not only from our imperfections but also from our imperfect understanding of ourselves. This book explores sources of self-doubt and the impact of positive psychology in changing our thought patterns. It emphasizes an often-ignored dimension of the Atonement of Jesus Christ: how Christ helps us overcome self-doubt and unproductive thinking. About the Author: Gaylamarie Rosenberg is an adjunct professor of Church history and doctrine at Brigham Young University. She earned BS and MS degrees in education and family sciences / family life education and human development from BYU. She has been teaching classes on relationships and religion since 1991 and currently teaches an eternal family course (REL C 200). Gaylamarie and her husband, John, are the parents of two daughters.

Earlier this month, RSC author Gaylamarie Rosenberg was invited by Deseret Book to participate in a book signing for her new book, “Our Savior from Self-Doubt.” This event took place after her presentation on Friday, August 19, 2022, at BYU Education Week. Book Synopsis: Self-doubt limits our perception of our potential and diminishes our joy and hope in who we are and what we can become. When we don’t feel good about ourselves, we have help. Jesus Christ saves us not only from our imperfections but also from our imperfect understanding of ourselves. This book explores sources of self-doubt and the impact of positive psychology in changing our thought patterns. It emphasizes an often-ignored dimension of the Atonement of Jesus Christ: how Christ helps us overcome self-doubt and unproductive thinking. About the Author: Gaylamarie Rosenberg is an adjunct professor of Church history and doctrine at Brigham Young University. She earned BS and MS degrees in education and family sciences / family life education and human development from BYU. She has been teaching classes on relationships and religion since 1991 and currently teaches an eternal family course (REL C 200). Gaylamarie and her husband, John, are the parents of two daughters.

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Here’s three interesting facts about the cover of “Our Savior from Self-Doubt.” #1. The hiker on the front cover features John R. Rosenberg, who is the husband of the book’s author, Gaylamarie Rosenberg. #2. John is walking along a trail known as the Camino de Santiago. It’s a historic route used for religious pilgrimages in Spain, France, and Portugal. #3. The fog wasn’t edited into the photo; the original photo was taken to illustrate how mists of darkness can sometimes obscure our vision, even when we are safely walking along the straight and narrow path. Learn more about this book here: https://rsc.byu.edu/book/our-savior-self-doubt

The September edition of the John A. Widtsoe Foundation’s “Come, Follow Me” Interfaith Conversation Series is a video and podcast playback featuring Rabbi Joshua Garroway. The theme is “Isaiah’s Message of Comfort and Victory,” found in Isaiah 40–45. This presentation is a wonderful opportunity to enhance your study of “Come, Follow Me.” YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXGgAG9QTKk Podcast link: https://www.widtsoefoundation.org/podcasts/episode/3c427d6a/come-follow-me-conversations-or-isaiah-40-45-with-rabbi-joshua-garroway

Join us for the upcoming Sidney B. Sperry Symposium— The Household of God: Families and Belonging in the World of the New Testament Friday, October 21, 2022 @ 6:30 p.m. Saturday, October 22, 2022 @ 9:00 a.m. JSB & MARB on BYU campus About this year’s symposium: The related themes of households and families figure prominently in the New Testament. On various occasions Jesus taught about marriage, divorce, and more general familial relations. Paul likewise preached about families, extended families, figurative families, and codes of conduct for those inhabiting the same household. Peter provided direction to the church regarding relations between husbands and wives and parents and children. James counseled church membership to treat one another as “brothers” and “sisters.” Jesus, Peter, and Paul also taught about the important contributions single members and widows make in the kingdom and such household complexities as mixed-faith marriages or relationships between slaves and masters. Thus, the New Testament contains much counsel for household conduct, familial relationships, and belonging to “the household of God” (Ephesians 2:19). The Sperry Symposium, named in honor of pioneering Latter-day Saint scripture scholar Sidney B. Sperry and held on the campus of Brigham Young University, seeks each year to examine an aspect of the religious and cultural heritage of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Since 1973, this symposium has become one of the premier venues for Latter-day Saint religious study. The symposium originated to encourage faith-based religious scholarship on various Latter-day Saint topics. https://rsc.byu.edu/conferences/sperry

Learn from BYU religion professors — for free! With hundreds of resources compiled from current BYU courses, the RSC’s “Religious Course Recommended Readings” can complement your personal or family gospel study. Check it out by visiting https://rsc.byu.edu/my-gospel-study/recommended-readings