The origin of BYU's 380-foot middle initial on the mountain east of campus reaches back 111 years. Here's the 60-second video history lesson. And, if you'd prefer to go deep, here's everything you never knew about BYU’s beloved symbol on high.
In his recent devotional, Richard J. Maynes invited his listeners to shape their lives with service, compassion, and charity as Christ did. He also invited students to download the Church's JustServe app and lend a helping hand on their "next date." Watch his entire speech or view the highlight reel.
When BYU engineering assistant professorKevin Franke recently headed off to study an earthquake in Mexico, what was his family in Utah up to? In one day, more than 270,000 viewers had gone online to find out. They're among the millions of YouTube viewers who view the daily adventures of the 8 passengers in the Franke family. Their most popular videos have titles like "Baby Climbs Out of Crib," "Tooth Pulled without Novocaine," and "Abby's First Kiss."
What could you do with a few hundred billion words? Disney, Netflix, and even Chief Justice John Roberts understand the power of massive word databases and are paying attention to the work of BYU word-mining professor Mark Davies.
Look what went up last month on a quad at BYU. It's a replica of the biblical tabernacle, the portable temple constructed at Mount Sinai. It will remain between the Eyring Science Center and the McKay Building through Oct. 29.