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A BYU student checks a local woman's blood pressure in Nepal

Life and Breath

“You can change the lives of other people for the better if you’re just willing to use the gifts and experiences which God has blessed you with,” says Symbria Lewis, a BYU nursing student. She was one of the students from three BYU colleges who traveled to Nepal to document how air pollution impacts workers’ health. Watch BYU’s 60-second institutional message, broadcast during BYU football games on ESPN and other networks.

BYU president Shane Reese in front of the Maeser Building's white columns

Medical School Update

In late July the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the decision to create a medical school at BYU. This morning President C. Shane Reese provided an update stating that the future school will provide a high-quality, spiritually based program that reinforces the mission of BYU and of the Church and will offer a doctor of medicine degree (MD). In addition, the new medical school building will be located on BYU’s campus here in Provo, while clinical training will happen at multiple off-site hospital locations. Read more details.

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BYU president Shane Reese in a group hug with the students in his section of a new university course

Building Student Success

As more than 7,000 new freshmen arrived on campus this week, they were divided into 280 sections to take a game-changing introductory course—UNIV 101: BYU Foundations for Student Success. Read a Y Magazine feature or watch a new video to learn how new BYU students can dive deep into the university’s distinctive mission and find their place in a community of belonging.

The Story of Your Life

For decades BYU grad Sarah Jane Weaver has traveled the world reporting on ministry tours, temple dedications, and humanitarian outreach as a writer and then the editor of the Church News. Now as the first female editor of the Deseret News, Weaver will continue recording history for a global audience. For Weaver’s advice on recording the story of your life, listen to this episode of the Y Magazine podcast.

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Eyes-closed, a young boy pictures rain | BYU Speeches inspiring short | Watching It Rain |

Visualizing Salvation

Our experiences, including with music, art, and literature, can make unseen things become real to us. Watch this new inspiring short and ponder how you can deepen your connection with the Savior and experience His loving sacrifice. The full devotional from David M. Randall can be heard, watched, or read on the BYU Speeches website.

BYU’s Advantage

BYU’s distinctive advantage isn’t its beautiful campus or its sports teams or its recent recognition as a top research institution, said Elder Ronald A. Rasband at BYU’s annual university conference in August. The university’s main advantage is prophetic guidance. “As the senior apostle, President Russell M. Nelson represents the Savior as the head of Christ’s church on the earth. Access to prophetic guidance is at the very design of this university,” Elder Rasband said. Read this Deseret News article or watch “A Prophetically Directed University” by Elder Rasband and “Building Positive Momentum,” an address by BYU president C. Shane Reese.

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An aerial view of the football stadium with a blue Y formation inthe south bleachers

Joining the Y

It happens every year and never gets old. Watch as incoming BYU students celebrate their first week by forming a human Y in the south bleachers of LaVell Edwards Stadium. Welcome to the family, young Cougars!

That South Carolina Dance

Journey with the BYU International Folk Dance Ensemble back to the 1920s as the dancers show off a traditional Charleston number. This lively video was filmed on location in Charleston, South Carolina, during the ensemble’s southern states tour.

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Telling Big 12 Stories

If you’re a BYU sports fan, you have likely watched Deep Blue athlete and coach profiles. Last season BYUtv expanded its efforts to other Big 12 schools—specifically BYU’s football opponents—and began telling inspiring stories about their opponents. Catch up with Big Stories on Southern Illinois and Southern Methodist University.

Jake Retzlaff in a BYU football uniform | Deep Blue

Comeback Kid

After putting in the work on the field to become a D1 quarterback, Jake Retzlaff saw that dream taken quickly from him. Retzlaff’s persistence eventually brought him to success at BYU. Check out this Deep Blue video featuring BYU’s 2024 starting QB. Then watch highlights of BYU’s big win over Southern Illinois last Saturday.

BYU Vocal Point perform in a street in Tokyo Japan

Butter Jam

“We loved filming this video in Tokyo!” BYU Vocal Point says. “Thank you Japan, South Korea, and Mongolia for an amazing tour!” Watch the a cappella group’s performance of BTS’s “Butter” and stick around until the end for a personal message and some convincing special effects.

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