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Elder Spencer J. Condie to speak at Feb. 9 BYU devotional

Elder Spencer J. Condie of the First Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will be the speaker at Brigham Young University’s devotional Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 11:05 a.m. in the Marriott Center.

The devotional will be broadcast live on the BYU Broadcasting channels. Rebroadcasts and archive information will be available at byub.org/devotionals or speeches.byu.edu.

Prior to his service in the Church, Elder Condie was a professor of sociology and ancient scripture at BYU. He was named “Professor of the Year” and received the Karl G. Maeser Distinguished Teaching Award. In 1984, Elder Condie was called to serve as a mission president for the Church in Austria.

In 1989, Elder Condie was called as a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy and served as Area President in Europe and the Mediterranean. In 1992, he was called to the First Quorum of the Seventy and has served as a counselor in the Young Men general presidency. He has also served in the Area Presidency over New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

For more information about the devotional, contact Kay Johnson at (801) 422-2640.

Writer: Brandon Garrett

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Photo by LDS Church Public Affairs

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