Peacemaking, promptings and prayer: A Q&A with the 2026 commencement student speaker
At BYU’s commencement exercises this week, student Mirabella Archibald Keogh will represent the graduates as the student speaker.
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Spring/summer 2026 devotional and forum schedule
Every Tuesday at 11:05 a.m., students, faculty, staff and the greater BYU community attend the weekly devotional or forum address in the BYU Marriott Center.
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From Appalachia to BYU: on a student’s journey to becoming a first-generation BYU grad
During the winter semester of her freshman year, Hannah Criser walked home as the BYU bell tower rang across campus, playing “Country Roads.” Hearing that, she knew God was aware of her and that BYU was where she needed to be.
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Mountains to milestones: How this BYU graduate overcame doubt
BYU chemical engineering student Ovidio Gomez Avila stepped onto the now familiar pavement for his final semester. The sunrise-glow over the mountains in Provo reminded him of the rolling horizon back home.
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BYU Spanish for nurses club president shares his light through nursing, research and global service
Senior Carter Bird learns the Healer’s art by providing care not only to others’ physical bodies but also to their souls
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'The biggest miracle of my life': How language studies opened doors for a BYU graduate
Family has always been at the core of Faith Hall’s life, even shaping her academic focus at BYU. After a particularly inspiring Eternal Family class and a strong spiritual impression, she chose her major: Family Life with an emphasis in Family Services.
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A BYU grad's first-generation journey guided by God
Passion: Identify it, explore it, pursue it.
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Kathryn Douglas: Learning to trust the detours
“Have the courage to be a beginner again.”
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‘You can do chemistry short on sleep’: How one BYU grad balances faith, scholarship
For James Corey, some of the most important lessons he learned at BYU came between late nights and early mornings.
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Elder Ulisses Soares to speak at April 2026 commencement
Elder Ulisses Soares, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is scheduled to speak during Brigham Young University's commencement exercises on Thursday, April 23, at 10 a.m.
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