Education Week 2026 came to a close on August 21. The theme for the conference was "Charity Is the Pure Love of Christ; and It Endureth Forever.”
Below is a collection of quotes from several sessions led by BYU employees as well as leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
“Christianity is not good advice… It's good news.” — Stephan Taeger
“We teach that Jesus Christ saves us from physical and spiritual death… but the term ‘save’ means ‘to protect, to keep safe’… in other words Christ saves us from everything that’s a result of living in a fallen world.” — BJ Allen
“Becoming like the Lord requires struggle – discipleship is struggle. Christ struggled all the way to the cross. If we expect to go through life without struggling, we are not following Jesus.” — Royce Kimmons
“The goal is not to eliminate stress. The goal is to regulate stress. You don't want to eliminate it, you don't want to be overwhelmed by it. You want to regulate it to a healthy level.” — Patrick R. Steffen
“Having a sense of hope is powerful for overcoming the heaviness of big challenges.” — Eva M. Witesman
“When you invite the Lord into the process of living your day-to-day life—with all your demands, and with the brain He blessed you with—He will magnify your time and He will increase your capacity.” — Suzanne Saywer-Espinoza
“Work for the dead was and is the plan. It is not a backup plan. It was not invented by early Christians or Paul nor Joseph Smith, but designed by the Lord from the start as the way.” — Anthony Sweat
“The King James Bible is a marvel. Centuries of effort led to its creation, and we owe all of those people—those we know of, and those we don't—so much gratitude. These people had a love of scholarship and a love of the word of God, and brought those two together—scholarship and faith—to build this King James Version of the Bible that has been in use and revered for over four centuries.” — Matthew J. Grey
“I think that one of the most powerful uses of AI that we can think of, is using it to help us organize our family history.” — Scott E. Sampson
