The BYU International Society Annual Conference “Gathering Light and Truth from All Nations” takes place at 9:00 a.m. on both Tuesday, April 6 and Wednesday, April 7. This special event will feature a dialogue between Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and Rev. Andrew Teal, chaplain of Pembroke College, Oxford, as well as a discussion on “Divine Truth in World Faith Traditions.” The conference will be streamed on the Kennedy Center YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7ZI9bcWKaDRMOnOS7jagog.

Christians around the world revere this week as Holy Week. The Religious Outreach Council at BYU has produced a video commemorating some of the Christian traditions around Good Friday, the day of Christ’s crucifixion. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dnC86ToqhP4&feature=youtu.be Painting: “The Crucifixion,” by Harry Anderson

We are pleased to announce the 2022 Church History Symposium to be held on March 10–11, 2022. The theme of the symposium will be Latter-day Saints and Religious Liberty: Historical and Global Perspectives. Keynote speakers will 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. The symposium is being jointly sponsored by the Department of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University and the Church History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Safety protocols permitting, sessions of the symposium will occur both on the BYU campus in Provo as well as in Salt Lake City, Utah. Additional information about the symposium and its theme are included in the attached call for papers. Please feel free to distribute this invitation and call for papers to anyone who might be interested in preparing a paper for presentation and possible later publication. Thank you! We hope to see you in March of 2022! Sincerely, 2022 Church History Symposium Committee https://rsc.byu.edu/conferences/church-history

The newest release for the RSC is almost here! “Rescued: The Courageous Journey of Mary Goble Pay,” edited by Clark B. Hinckley, follows the story of thirteen-year-old Mary Goble and her family, who were part of the pioneer overland journey to Utah Territory in the John A. Hunt wagon company in 1856. Purchase a copy by going to https://rsc.byu.edu/book/rescued

Visit https://rsc.byu.edu/media/y-religion to listen to the newest episode of Y Religion, “God’s Voice to His Daughters in Doctrine and Covenants 25,” by Carter Charles! @yreligionpodcast

In preparation for Easter, read this week’s featured “Come, Follow Me” supplementary reading. “Resurrection: The Ultimate Triumph,” by Robert J. Matthews, can be found by going to https://rsc.byu.edu/jesus-christ-son-god-savior/resurrection-ultimate-triumph.

The BYU Easter Conference is TONIGHT! You won’t want to miss this event. To watch, go to https://rsc.byu.edu/conferences/easter or click the link in our bio! Links to the speeches will be posted before 7:00 pm EDT. Attending is a perfect way to prepare for the Easter season. Make this your family home evening tonight!

As we study the gathering and Doctrine and Covenants 29 for “Come, Follow Me” this week, visit https://rsc.byu.edu/vol-11-no-1-2010/gathering-israel to read “The Gathering of Israel,” by Joseph Fielding McConkie.  Painting: "Every Knee Shall Bow," by J. Kirk Richards

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The 2021 BYU Easter Conference is March 29! Attend this event by going to https://rsc.byu.edu/conferences/easter. All speakers talk about the Savior, his life, his mission, his Atonement, and his influence in our lives today. Attending the BYU Easter Conference is an ideal way to prepare to celebrate the Easter season.

The BYU Religious Studies Center is hiring a 3/4-time senior editor to replace the esteemed Shirley Ricks, who is retiring in April. Please consider applying and sharing the news with qualified candidates. Applications are accepted through Friday, March 26, 2021. The senior editor is expected to maintain professional editing standards in preparing books and articles for publication. The editor will take a leading role in editing and shepherding assigned books or journals through the production process, from initial copyediting to author review and proofreading. Minimum education/experience required: Master’s degree in English, editing and publishing, or related field and 4+ years of editing experience (preferably full time in a publishing house) OR Bachelor’s degree in English, editing and publishing, or related field and 6+ years of editing experience. Below is the link for the job description. The link is available to those who have a myBYU account. Link to Job Opening: https://hrms.byu.edu/psp/ps/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_EMP.HRS_APP_SCHJOB.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST&Action=U&FOCUS=Employee&SiteId=60&JobOpeningId=95960&PostingSeq=1

Read “You Shall Have My Word: The Personal Ministry of Jesus Christ in the Restoration,” by Elder Gary J. Coleman, to supplement your “Come, Follow Me” reading this week! https://rsc.byu.edu/you-shall-have-my-word/you-shall-have-my-word-personal-ministry-jesus-christ-restoration