Listen to this week's "Y Religion" episode on the Church in Washington D.C. Learn more about Professor Alford's experience researching the Latter-day Saints buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Listen here: https://rsc.byu.edu/media/y-religion

We love our Religious Education team! Learn more about BYU Religious Education’s professors, instructors, faculty, and staff by visiting https://religion.byu.edu/directory

If you missed the latest Prospective Missionary Devotional, watch it on our YouTube channel today. Visit religion.byu.edu/missionarydevotional/watch to watch the video.

Hold to the PODCAST – get it? Check out the newest Y Religion podcast episodes by either visiting rsc.byu.edu/media/y-religion or searching “Y Religion” in any podcasting app.

The university competition for the three-minute master’s thesis is next Thursday, and one student from Religious Education will be presenting. The event will take place in the Varsity Theater from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Scott Paxman, last year’s Religious Education representative, discussed how chaplains have a unique spiritual impact on the morale of soldiers. View his presentation here: https://vimeo.com/533206585?embedded=true&source=video_title&owner=134967778.

Deepen your study of “Come, Follow Me” this week by reading an article by Jennifer C. Lane entitled “The Lord Will Redeem His People: Adoptive Covenant and Redemption in the Old Testament.” She talks about the role of the Savior in our redemption through the lens of the Old Testament. Read here: https://rsc.byu.edu/sperry-symposium-classics-old-testament/lord-will-redeem-his-people.

Is religion related to mental health? Though this topic is highly debated, various authors from the Religious Studies Center address this topic in the book "Religion, Mental Health, and the Latter-day Saints." This book is available for free viewing at: https://rsc.byu.edu/book/religion-mental-health-latter-day-saints.

Highlights from the 2022 BYU Religious Education Student Symposium Thanks to all those who participated. More pictures from the event can be accessed by visiting religion.byu.edu/event/student-symposium.

At BYU Religious Education we strive to improve our interfaith dialogue. On Sunday, the John A. Widtsoe Foundation is hosting a “Come, Follow Me” Interfaith Conversation with Rabbi Annie Tucker about Joseph in Egypt. To register for this Zoom event, visit https://www.widtsoefoundation.org/events-1/joseph-in-egypt-gen-42-45-come-follow-me-interfaith-conversations.

In this week’s “Come, Follow Me” reading, we learn about covenants. Read more about the covenant of marriage in the Old Testament in Michael Goodman’s article entitled “Eternal Marriage and Family in the Old Testament.” https://rsc.byu.edu/gospel-jesus-christ-old-testament/eternal-marriage-family-old-testament

Tune in to the Prospective Missionary Devotional tomorrow, February 23, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. MST. This event will be held in-person in the Wilkinson Student Center Ballroom and available via livestream. This devotional is with Elder Marcus B. Nash, Executive Director of the Church Missionary Department. Elder Nash plans to take questions from the live and remote audience during the devotional. Link to livestream: religion.byu.edu/missionarydevotional/watch

The 2022 BYU Student Symposium takes place tomorrow from 9:00 a.m. to noon! Students will present their papers on Friday, February 18, 2022, at the Wilkinson Student Center. Admission is free, and no registration is required. The purpose of the conference is to provide a forum for students to research, write, and present papers about religious subjects from a faithful perspective.