Every Tuesday at 11:05 a.m., students, faculty, staff and the greater BYU community attend the weekly devotional or forum address in the Marriott Center.
Most devotionals and forums will be broadcast live on BYUtv, BYUtv.org (and archived for on-demand streaming) and BYUradio and will be archived on speeches.byu.edu.
Please plan to join students and employees each Tuesday at 11:05 a.m. for a truly unique experience as the campus gathers to receive spiritual and temporal edification.
Winter 2026 Devotional and Forum Schedule
January
- 13 - President C. Shane Reese and Sister Wendy Reese, BYU
- 20 - Elder Matthew S. Holland, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- 27 - Francis Collins, physician-scientist (Forum)
February
- 3 - Elder Steven D. Shumway, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- 10 - TBD
- 24 - Ross G. Douthat, author and New York Times columnist (Forum)
March
- 3 - Elder Quentin L. Cook, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- 10- Shayla Bott, BYU Fine Arts and Communications
- 17 - Brother Sean R. Dixon, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- 24 - Jean Twenge, professor of psychology, San Diego State University (Forum)
- 31 - Trevor Wilson, BYU Athletics
April
- 7 - TBD
- 14 - Unforum
About the Winter 2026 Speakers
President C. Shane Reese
January 13, Devotional
President C. Shane Reese was named BYU’s 14th president March 21, 2023. He had been serving as the academic vice president at BYU since 2019. He previously served as dean of the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences from 2017 to 2019 and joined the BYU statistics faculty in 2001.
He earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in statistics from BYU and a doctoral degree in statistics from Texas A&M. His research has focused on sports analytics, Bayesian hierarchical models and optimal experimental design. He is an elected fellow of the American Statistical Laboratory.
President Reese has used his work in solving problems in professional sports franchises, national security and business. At BYU, he received the BYU Young Scholar Award, and the BYU Karl G. Maeser Excellence in Teaching Award. He was also the Melvin W. Carter Professor of Statistics. Prior to BYU, he worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory as a technical staff member.
He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Taiwan Taipei Mission from 1990 to 1992.
Sister Wendy Reese
January 13, Devotional
Wendy Wood Reese was born and raised in the small town of Holden, Utah, as the fourth of five children. She received a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from BYU in 1995.
Sister Reese is known for her kindness, and she can often be found delivering treats to others. She loves baking and has her own side business making wedding cakes when she can find time from her other responsibilities. Sister Reese comes from a BYU family and loves the university and all it stands for.
Elder Matthew S. Holland
January 20, Devotional
Elder Matthew S. Holland was sustained as a general authority seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 4, 2020. At the time of his call, he was serving as president of the North Carolina Raleigh Mission. He is currently serving as the executive director of the Church Communication Department.
Elder Holland graduated from BYU in 1991 with a bachelor’s degree in political science. He earned a master’s degree and PhD in political science from Duke University in 1997 and 2001, respectively, and then worked as an associate professor of political science at BYU from 2001 to 2009.
Dr. Francis Collins
January 27, Forum
Dr. Francis Collins is a physician-scientist. Under his direction, the Human Genome Project produced the first finished sequence of the human DNA instruction book in 2003. From 2009 to 2021, Collins served under three presidents as the director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the largest supporter of biomedical research in the world.
His contributions to science, medicine and society have been recognized by the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the National Medal of Science and the Templeton Prize. His most recent book is "The Road To Wisdom: On Truth, Science, Faith, and Trust."
Elder Steven D. Shumway
February 3, Devotional
Elder Steven D. Shumway was sustained as a general authority seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the April 2024 general conference. At the time of his call, he had been serving as a member of the Eleventh Quorum of the Seventy in the North America Southwest Area.
Elder Shumway received a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from BYU in 1996. He worked for Exxon Chemical Company in Houston, Texas, from 1996 to 1998. Since 1998 he has been president and CEO of Whiting Brothers Investment Company.
Ross G. Douthat
February 24, Forum
Ross G. Douthat is an author and columnist for the New York Times. Douthat became the youngest regular op-ed columnist for The New York Times in 2009, after previously serving as a senior editor at The Atlantic. Throughout his career, he has written extensively on topics including politics, religion and culture. He is the author of multiple books and the host of the podcast "Interesting Times.”
Douthat graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University in 2002 with a bachelor's degree in history. Douthat lives in New Haven, Connecticut, with his wife Abigail.
Elder Quentin L. Cook
March 3, Devotional
Elder Quentin L. Cook was sustained as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on October 6, 2007. Called as a general authority in April 1996, he served in the Second Quorum, the First Quorum, and the Presidency of the Seventy.
Elder Cook received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Utah State University and a Juris Doctor from Stanford University. At the time of his call to be a General Authority of the Church, he was vice chairman of Sutter Health system. He had previously served as president and CEO of a California healthcare system. Prior to that, he was a business lawyer and managing partner of a San Francisco Bay Area law firm.
Shayla Bott
March 10, Devotional
Shayla Bott serves as the College of Fine Arts and Communications associate dean of faculty. She has taught in private studios and in the university setting at Utah Valley University and the University of Utah and has served as artistic director of BYU Theatre Ballet, BYU Theatre Ballet Studio Company, and Repertory Ballet Ensemble (UVU).
After retiring from a professional career with Utah Metropolitan Ballet, she has continued to choreograph and teach in professional and academic venues. Her choreography has won several choreographic awards, including Utah Metropolitan Ballet’s Choreography Design Project Competition (1st place in 2008, 2010, 2016 and 2nd place in 2012) and the National Choreographic Recognition Award in 2012 from Regional Dance America in Montréal.
Brother Sean R. Dixon
March 17, Devotional
Brother Sean R. Dixon was sustained as second counselor in the Young Men General Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on April 5, 2025. He began serving on August 1, 2025.
Brother Dixon received a bachelor’s degree in family science from BYU and a master’s degree in education from the University of Phoenix. He spent his career as a teacher and administrator in Seminaries and Institutes of Religion and served as director of the Utah Valley Institute of Religion. He is currently the director of the Utah South Institute Region.
Jean Twenge
March 24, Forum
Jean Twenge, PhD, is a professor of psychology at San Diego State University and a prominent author and speaker known for her extensive research on generational differences. Her work often focuses on the cultural shifts and the impact of technology, particularly social media and smartphones, on mental health and personality.
She earned bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in personality psychology from the University of Michigan.
Trevor Wilson
March 31, Devotional
Trevor Wilson works as a senior associate athletic director at BYU where he oversees all operations of the Built4Life Center for student-athletes. He also supervises academic support, financial aid, sport performance, mental health, Belonging, on-campus housing and career development.
Prior to joining BYU in 2011, Wilson had worked as a principal in Ogden, Utah, and as an athletic director at Westminster College and North Salem High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree from BYU-Hawaii, a master’s degree from Willamette University, and a doctoral degree from BYU.
