BYU Speeches Being Deliberate in the Second Half of the Second Century of BYU | Clark G. Gilbert | 2025
6 snips
Aug 27, 2025 
Clark G. Gilbert, Commissioner of Education and a General Authority Seventy, passionately discusses BYU's divine mission. He emphasizes the importance of maintaining spiritual integrity while pursuing academic excellence. Gilbert highlights the transformative journeys of students, noting a rise in faith and commitment to gospel principles. He calls for nurturing love and community support to prepare students spiritually for the Lord's return. His insights inspire a deliberate approach to education, grounding it in prophetic guidance amidst a changing social landscape.
AI Snips
Chapters
Books
Transcript
Episode notes
Personal BYU Journey
- Clark G. Gilbert shares his lifelong connection to BYU through family, education, and service.
- He describes feeling at home as a freshman, meeting his wife, and returning as faculty and leader.
Dual Heritage Of Mission
- BYU's mission is uniquely dual: pursue academic excellence while maintaining spiritual integrity.
- Faculty must speak with scholarly authority and remain literate in spiritual things.
Secular Pressures Threaten Moral Clarity
- Modern academia often pressures faith-driven institutions with hostile secular doctrines.
- Gilbert warns that moral clarity can be eroded by claims of ambiguity about truth.
