"What we are speaks so loudly that our children might not hear what we say." —Elder Quentin L. Cook

Here's another optional religious course to fulfill your religion requirements! Pioneers and Persecution covers the exodus from Nauvoo, the experience of Mormon Pioneers crossing the plains, establishing Zion in the Great Basin, plural marriage and government persecution, the Manifesto, and events leading to Utah statehood.

"Character is revealed in the power to discern the suffering of other people when we ourselves are suffering." —David A. Bednar

Today we're spotlighting Professor Jenet Erickson! She loves the relationships she gets to experience with students, fellow faculty, and administrators. Seeking and teaching truth together with other faculty builds a special relationship, and there is a sacred connection with students when you are part of their journey to greater truth in their lives. That is a very personal journey, and a sacred opportunity to walk with them. Jenet Erickson is really grateful to have had the opportunity to learn through involvement in a range of academic experiences including as a Fellow of the Wheatley Institute, Institute for Family Studies, faculty member of both Religious Education and the School of Family Life, and writer for the Deseret News. Those experiences, on top of the grounding experience of being a wife and mother, have provided rich learning and relationships. She is grateful for such a range of experiences. A fun fact about Professor Erickson's background is her degrees in nursing and harp performance, with a master’s degree in Linguistics-TESOL, followed by a PhD in family social science. Heaven enabled all those different experiences to be powerful sources of training and truth that she says have blessed her life tremendously.

The latest episode of Y Religion was centered around The Book of Mormon and is available now! You can find the latest episode and all past episodes at this link: https://rsc.byu.edu/media/y-religion

"Please continue to be good, so you can do the most good, whatever your circumstance, wherever you are." —Elder Gerrit W. Gong

"Jesus doesn't make up the difference. Jesus makes all the difference. Grace is not about filling gaps. It is about filling us." —Brad Wilcox

"Correct intent and true worship is what this is all about." —Shon Hopkin Check out the latest episode of Y Religion!

"The great test of life is to see whether we will hearken to and obey God's commands in the midst of the storms of life. It is not to endure storms, but to choose the right while they rage." —Elder Henry B. Eyring

Come to tomorrow's devotional, the last one of the semester! We'll hear from Elder Gerrit W. Gong, an apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. You can attend live at 11:05 AM at the BYU Marriott Center, watch it at http://byutv.org, or tune in on Classical 89 FM.

Another optional experiential course we want to highlight is Field Studies in Nauvoo, Illinois! You will have the wonderful opportunity to build your testimony while visiting the same sights where revelations and doctrines were revealed and restored in our day.

To celebrate Holy Week, we're spotlighting Eric Huntsman and the book "Greater Love Hath No Man," by Eric D. Huntsman and Trevan G. Hatch! Eric studied Greek and Latin at BYU and earned his PhD in ancient history from Penn. After teaching classics for nine years, he transferred to the Department of Ancient Scripture so he could study, teach, and write about the New Testament Gospels. Providing Latter-day Saints the means to go on a scriptural journey with Jesus Christ through his last days is the most important thing this book does. Not everyone can come to Jerusalem, but this book includes the most important texts from the Gospels and their meaning, shares how each day has been observed by different Christian groups, and makes suggestions on what individuals and families can do in their own homes. Eric hopes that each person and family can be inspired to come up with their own holiday traditions that will help them have a more reflective Holy Week, a solemn Good Friday, and a truly joyous Easter.