By Study and By Faith
By Study and By Faith: BYU Speeches
Looking for examples of faith and scholarly knowledge working together for good? This weekly podcast showcases BYU devotionals and forums that blend reason and science with faith, university disciplines with discipleship, and the scholarly with the sacred. Expand your mind while strengthening your spirit by listening to these unique speeches.
Episodes
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Nov 20, 2025 • 11min
Facing the Algebras of Life | Peggy S. Worthen | September 2017
We all meet our match somewhere. For Sister Worthen, it was algebra. When we face something difficult, we can either choose to quit or learn. Click here to see the speech page.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 13, 2025 • 31min
Doing Business in Babylon | H. Dennis Tolley | May 2003
What does it mean to be "in the world, but not of the world?" The line between Zion and Babylon is fuzzy, and only we know which city we truly belong to. Click here to see the speech page.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nov 6, 2025 • 35min
The Glorious Cause of America | David McCullough | September 2005
David McCullough emphasizes the importance of learning the stories of brave men and women who made the glorious cause of America a reality. Click here to see the speech page.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 30, 2025 • 31min
"Yes, and. . .": The Creative Art of Living | Lisa Valentine Clark | July 2021
By recounting her late husband's legacy, Lisa Valentine Clark teaches the importance of saying "yes, and . . . " in the creative art of living. Click here to see the speech page.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 23, 2025 • 34min
Healing = Courage + Action + Grace | Jonathan G. Sandberg | January 2014
The healing process can be painful and difficult, but having courage to act and Christ’s grace makes it possible. Click here to see the speech page!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 16, 2025 • 31min
Seeing Through the Generations | Neil L. Anderson | May 2006
Looking through the generations, both past and future, we find an enhanced perspective of who we are and who we can become. Click here to see the speech page!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 9, 2025 • 45min
“Let Us Think Straight” | M. Russell Ballard | August 2013
We are in a day and a time when we must stand in unity to defend Christ. Women possess unique abilities to defend our Savior with power. Click here to see the speech page.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 2, 2025 • 31min
“True Doctrine, Understood, Changes Attitudes and Behavior”| Todd B .Parker | January 2015
Todd B. Parker explains that real change doesn’t start with behavior—it begins when we understand true doctrine, letting the Spirit shape our attitudes and actions from the inside. Click here to view the full speech.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 25, 2025 • 35min
Remember Lot's Wife | Jeffrey R. Holland | January 2009
Jeffrey R. Holland reminds us that faith isn’t rooted in longing for the past but in trusting God’s promise of what is yet to come—and that when we refuse to “look back,” we open ourselves to a future full of hope. Click here to view the full speech.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Sep 18, 2025 • 36min
It Might Have Been | Carlos E. Asay | November 1995
Carlos E. Asay warns that life’s greatest regrets often come from the paths we never took—and urges us to seek God daily, learn both by study and faith, and use our gifts now so we’ll never look back and say, “It might have been.” Click here to view the full speech.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
