Overcoming Adversity

BYU Speeches
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Sep 1, 2025 • 22min

“When upon Life’s Billows”: Take a Friend | Beth Vaughan Cole | April 2008

Friendship is one of the greatest blessings we can have. Friends provide comfort and counsel and help us feel loved. Click here to see the speech page.Support the show: https://ldsp-pay.ldschurch.org/donations/byu/byu-speeches.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Aug 18, 2025 • 26min

“On Earth” | Wade J. Hollingshaus | July 2016

Wade J. Hollingshaus invites us to join him in engaging in the conditions of uncertainty that are a divinely designed part of what it means to be on earth. Click here to see the speech page.Support the show: https://ldsp-pay.ldschurch.org/donations/byu/byu-speeches.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Aug 4, 2025 • 32min

“In This Life I Shall Have Joy” (Moses 5:10) | Carrie Moore | April 2004

The Savior can transform any trial, hurt, or burden into greater testimony and deeper joy. We choose how we will respond our circumstances. Click here to see the speech page.Support the show: https://ldsp-pay.ldschurch.org/donations/byu/byu-speeches.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jul 21, 2025 • 26min

Lehi’s Dream and You | Boyd K. Packer | January 2007

Just like in Lehi's dream, there will always be those who mock you for choosing different standards and goals. Don't let them ruin your commitment. Click here to see the speech page.Support the show: https://ldsp-pay.ldschurch.org/donations/byu/byu-speeches.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jul 7, 2025 • 26min

The Gift of Uncertainty | Amy Taner | July 2019

Can we come to see uncertainty as a positive thing? Amy Tanner explains how the gift of uncertainty can increase our hope in God’s miracles. Click here to see the speech page.Support the show: https://ldsp-pay.ldschurch.org/donations/byu/byu-speeches.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jun 23, 2025 • 33min

The Wind Beneath Your Wings | Dieter F. Uchtdorf | November 2003

At times we will go through trials and need to be lifted up. Control, attitude, and faith in God's power will create wind beneath our wings. Click here to see the speech page.Support the show: https://ldsp-pay.ldschurch.org/donations/byu/byu-speeches.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Jun 9, 2025 • 10min

Which Way Are You Swimming? | Peggy S. Worthen | September 2015

When life gets tough, do we have the courage and faith to rely on the Lord and “just keep swimming”—even if it means swimming upstream? Click here to see the speech page.Support the show: https://ldsp-pay.ldschurch.org/donations/byu/byu-speeches.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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May 26, 2025 • 33min

We Are Here to Be Tried, Tested, Proved | Joseph Fielding Smith | October 1961

When viewed from the perspective of eternity, this life is only a brief moment. In that moment, we are being tried, tested, proved, and taught by our Father in Heaven. Will we be faithful to Him? Click here to see the speech page.Support the show: https://ldsp-pay.ldschurch.org/donations/byu/byu-speeches.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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May 12, 2025 • 34min

Inertia, Entropy, and Good Cheer | Geoffrey J. Germane | June 1995

The physical principles of inertia and entropy are strikingly relevant to our spiritual lives, as is the admonition to “be of good cheer.” Click here to see the speech page.Support the show: https://ldsp-pay.ldschurch.org/donations/byu/byu-speeches.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Apr 28, 2025 • 28min

How to Be Happy Now—and Forever | Jean B. Bingham | December 2019

With the eternal perspective of the gospel as our guide in this life, we can learn how to be truly happy now—and forever. Click here to see the speech page.Support the show: https://ldsp-pay.ldschurch.org/donations/byu/byu-speeches.htmlSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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