Joy and I loved our BYU visit. What did we miss?

@jonahnicoll1058

9 ай бұрын

I love BYU! There is a lot to explore and see, one of my favorite things to do is the byu devotional/forum on Tuesdays at 11, once a semester they have the homecoming devotional and they have a lot of byus performing groups, it's really cool and fun

@ramsrnja

9 ай бұрын

You can get a cheap, all you can eat meal at the Cannon Center, which is the dorm cafeteria. But it is pretty nice, and my kids all loved going there while their older sister was in Helaman Halls.

@jessegriffin4537

9 ай бұрын

Did you go through the Museum of Art or the courtyard of the Joseph Smith Building? I used to do custodial work in the Museum and used to take naps in the courtyard. X) Lots of great memories.

@captainsirk1173

9 ай бұрын

Did you see that statue of Po from Kung Fu Panda?

@zionmama150

9 ай бұрын

The Provo temple design is based on the Cloud by day and Pillar by night mentioned in the Israelite exodus

I’m a student at BYU and met pastor Jeff briefly on his tour, he was very kind and respectful, keep doing God’s work brother!

I’m a church and concert organist (who happens to be a Jewish) and have performed at BYU-Jerusalem twice. The campus there is amazing! I hope you’ll be able to go visit that campus sometime.

There are 3 BYUs: in Provo, Idaho, and Hawaii. The one in Hawaii is definitely VERY diverse and students come from all over the world! Just in my small hallway of 4 dorm rooms we had students from Tonga, Hong Kong, Mongolia, New Zealand, Taiwan, and Australia! Not to mention the other students I met from Sri Lanka, Samoa, the Philippines, and MANY other countries! You should take a trip to Hawaii sometime and tour that campus! It’s gorgeous, unique, and has an amazing purpose in serving others around the world. In fact, it would be a wonderful experience for you to tour other LDS church services in other parts of the world and learn about the church and culture in other parts of the world!

@Mounty621

9 ай бұрын

What about Southern Virginia University, the "BYU of the East?"

@Luvyourfam4ever

9 ай бұрын

There’s one in Jerusalem too.❤

@robertberardy405

9 ай бұрын

He can go to the Polynesian Cultural Center when visiting BYU-Hawaii, that would make a great video as well as be educational.

@michiganabigail

9 ай бұрын

@@Mounty621hahaha but that’s not actually a BYU school… I bet he would feel very comfortable there, because I think it’s more religiously in-tune with his beliefs!

@anna-lisaglad6098

9 ай бұрын

Proud BYUH alumni! Truth!

It is refreshing to have your wife be a part of your videos.

Hey Jeff, love this series. Thank you for your non-bias approach to the LDS faith. Much love brother.

It was fun to have Joy on with you. She's adorable, and loved her personality and her joking with you Jeff.

I really appreciate what Joy said about students on the BYU campus feeling convinced of their beliefs just as much as an evangelical would be convinced of their beliefs, and how that's a big thing to reflect on. I like thoughts like that because they build more empathy between different perspectives so that we can all humanize each other. Thank you guys for your videos!

Your wife is an absolute delight and so fun to see your interactions together. I'd love to see her in more videos if she's interested in doing so :)

It was nice getting to meet your wife!

I’m a Utahn who is actually a huge Utah Ute fan (I’m sure you’ve heard of the rivalry by now), but I am currently attending BYU. Even as a member of the church, returned missionary, and Utahn all my life. I was in absolute shock at my first BYU sporting event when they offered a public prayer over the speakers before the game. Just goes to show that even within the Utah culture there is always something else you’ll learn.

It was so nice to see your sweet wife. You two make a wonderful couple.

If you get the opportunity to attend a BYU devotional at the Marriott Center that’s a pretty unique experience. All of campus shuts down during weekly devotional so students can attend.

@user-qk5iu7sf7w

9 ай бұрын

​@indiakant4796 False, its all about Jesus Christ 🎉

@user-ch5rj4ch8p

9 ай бұрын

We are horrible at explaining our beliefs and onlookers get confused. I agree we need to do better at explaining that 1) We lived in Heaven before we were born 2) Christ loves all his people but doesn't want to force them to follow him otherwise they wouldn't be strong joint-heirs (that last word is used in the new testament) 3) Christ is preparing the world for the second coming in a way that is sustainable spiritually by bringing back the original church he established while on the earth with all the powers it will need to gather Israel 4) Christ in his great mercy, saves all in the end except those who are determined to not follow him after being sealed/election made sure/in his presence/truly born again by fire (that's how we determine someone is denying the Holy Spirit, the unpardonable sin in the Bible). However some people go through needless suffering of their own choosing or not (truth is withheld from them), do not get baptised in life which holds back progression after they die until someone gets baptised on their behalf (we believe in baptism on behalf of the dead), and it's just not right to hold back all the knowledge and blessings and advantages like ministering of angels they could have in this life and progression that could bring them back into God's presence. 5) Joseph Smith is spoken of a lot because he is relatable (looking for truth), helps establish why we have the authority to do any of this (given to him by the original apostles), and because he represents the blessings of the original Joseph of Egypt being realized and spread to the world. But even he said that the church is about Christ his death his resurrection, and what it means for us--anything else is just an attachment 6) Latter-day saints strive for exaltation, not just salvation, and sometimes that gets confusing. It means being joint-heirs, and all of our wrongs being made up, not just going to heaven. Hope that makes sense. @@indiakant4796

@Mobius118

9 ай бұрын

@indiakant4796 I definitely recommend you go attend one, all the devotionals center around Jesus Christ! We do believe god calls modern prophets like he did in days of old, like Joseph Smith, or our current prophet, and at the end of the day it all points us towards our savior, Jesus Christ =)

Great tour. Keep in mind regarding BYU, that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has always advocated higher education for everyone, men and women. There are BYU campuses in Idaho and Hawaii, Church Colleges in New Zealand and other Pacific Islands. Not to mention BYU Pathways, an accredited church subsidized higher education, mostly online program where a Bachelors degree can be achieved in 3 years for under $10 K. It's available to saints and non-saints alike, all over the world. I can't even guess how many students are currently enrolled because it has grown so much over the last several years. As with ALL BYU campus education, a religion class is a required part of the curriculum. Education promotes wisdom and helps us be better sons and daughters of God. And be sure and learn about the church sponsored Perpetual Education Fund. It's an incredible and inspired program to help educate and lift people out of the cycle of poverty that exists around the world. I could go on.... but the bottom line is that God wants us to continue in learning our whole life, especially learning about Him. BTW, great video. Love meeting your bride!

My wife and I had the pleasure of joining one of Trevan Hatch's small private tours of the Holy Land in April 2018. It was an incredible experience, and I truly appreciated his expertise and dedication to making it a personal journey rather than just a touristy one. He didn't spend time sharing weepy personal stories but instead focused on creating an environment for personal spiritual experiences. Trevan provided fascinating historical background and context, which I absolutely loved. I could talk for hours about all the amazing things he shared.He meticulously planned everything, ensuring that we never had to wait in long lines for anything. We have a deep affection for Trevan Hatch, and I highly recommend him! BTW, while he might seem a bit serious and formal in the video above, Trevan is actually very friendly, caring, and great with people.

@HelloSaints

9 ай бұрын

Yes! This! 👆🏻 Dr. Hatch is knowledgable, passionate and experienced. Looking forward to these tours!

@trevanhatch8717

9 ай бұрын

Well thanks!! That was a fun group!

Hi Pastor Jeff. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and Live in New Zealand. I just wanted to thank you for your series of videos. I enjoy having this opportunity to learn about your faith as you learn about ours and your example of how to do so without criticism. We can all do better at building bridges and learning to be united even with differences, in spreading light across the world. Thank you.

Hi Jeff. I know you mentioned that other religious universities prepare their students to become pastors, but as you look deeper, you will see that many of the students and professors have a deep and profound knowledge of all scriptures, and of the middle east and of religious histories of all kinds. We as members of of the LDS church have a great desire to know the things of God.

@user-ch5rj4ch8p

9 ай бұрын

I guess this is more for Jeff...there are religious majors. We have to have chaplains trained so they are the exception as well as seminary teachers. So not all of it is for the general student population.

@BobSmith-lb9nc

9 ай бұрын

On the other hand, LDS schools do not have actual seminaries -- such as Catholics and Protestants have -- where formal training in theology takes place. That sort of professional training can only be obtained elsewhere.

@janet-Spirit_of_the_Living_God

9 ай бұрын

I hope you're right. Maybe it's the difference from LDS in Utah and those outside of Utah, or the LDS who are of pioneer stock. The latter so far who I've met know about the LDS church and don't seem interested in other places and beliefs unless it is where they were on their mission.

@BobSmith-lb9nc

9 ай бұрын

@@janet-Spirit_of_the_Living_God That is true of most Americans in general -- they tend to be insular or internally focused and not at all knowledgeable of the wider world. Reminds me of Jay Leno's "Jaywalking" segments in which he asked simple questions of college students: Hilariously, they just didn't have correct answers. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gp6pmreymZu_k6g.html .

You guys are great! I think I speak for most when I say we want more of the two of you going forward.

Very beautiful campus , beautiful weather and beautiful people, thank you Pastor Jeff ❤

My husband’s great uncle was the LDS church architect for the Provo temple (and many others). He used the scriptures in Exodus 13:21-22 and Numbers 9:17-24 in designing it; pillar of cloud by day, and pillar of fire by night. (It was not designed to look like a bday cake, as many people joke about).

@joncharlotteschoen

9 ай бұрын

I think the Provo temple is so beautiful. It'll be hard to see the redesign. (I know, it'll still be beautiful in it's own way, just not the same)

@TomorrowsChild86

9 ай бұрын

As a young teenager I would visit Provo in the 80s to visit my uncle who lived on Timpview Drive.. so I would see That Temple especially at night and I fell in Love with it.. I still can’t look at it to this day without such Tender and Beautiful emotions welling up inside me♥️

@weirdlanguageguy

9 ай бұрын

Emil Fetzer?

@mtgreengarden

9 ай бұрын

Kieth W. Wilcox? He was my Stake President.

@brihal6498

9 ай бұрын

I was going to comment about that, but you did it so well!

I met my wife at BYU and until very recently lived on Provo center street. Very happy that you are showing off Provo

I love BYU, and it is so fun to see it afresh through new eyes. Thank you. Despite our differences, as people seeking to follow Christ, we are on the same team.

I noticed the Missionary Training Center in the background. While not actually part of BYU, you might want to see if they have tours there too…or at least interview someone familiar with it. When I attended BYU for my accounting degree, I taught Norwegian part time at the MTC. Good job on the videos.

I love seeing you both together! You seem to have a sweet and fun relationship. Your reaction to BYU was very kind and enlightening. Thank you for sharing!

I taught at a high school that used to be right across the street from the BYU campus (the high school moved a couple years ago). Of course, almost all of our faculty was BYU grads. I'm not LDS but I loved the support we got from BYU. They hosted many of our meetings and took great care of us. I agree you should attend some sporting events at BYU. Almost all of the sports get great support from the student body and the surrounding community.

I admire Joy’s patience with Jeff. I hope her needs are being met in all of this. God bless your home.

@jasontaylor7954

9 ай бұрын

🤔 unsure what you are implying here?

@joncharlotteschoen

9 ай бұрын

@@jasontaylor7954 I don't think the original poster meant anything weird here. I think he/she just meant they hope she feels comfortable being a part of these videos, that it's a joint effort.

Loved meeting Joy! What a great name. I'm glad you got to visit my Alma Mater. I love your podcasts. Make sure to bring your sweet companion back soon.

I served my mission in provo. BYU is a special place for me

What's really crazy is that the culture at every lds school is unique. BYU, BYU-Idaho and BYU Hawaii are all really different.

@christopherjohnson771

9 ай бұрын

True. I think BYUI focus's a lot more on the religious side... I think.

@michaeldunn6407

9 ай бұрын

For sure. BYU-I is def the most religious focused and has stricter rules in that regard. BYU is way more difficult and academic.

@kaylalee7861

9 ай бұрын

BYU Idaho has some of the most religious focused people as well as the least active members who just want cheap tuition. You get two ends of the spectrum for sure. 😅

@christopherjohnson771

9 ай бұрын

@@kaylalee7861 soooo true 😅😅😅

@jaubrey543

8 ай бұрын

Compared to BYU-Idaho, BYU-Provo feels downright edgy. If you can believe it.

You and Joy should do car karaoke- sing us your worship songs 😀who cares if it’s cheesy- it’d be fun

We don’t need coffee to welcome guest or new people to the ward. We give big smiles, firm hand shakes and warm hugs instead of coffee. It’s a symbol of friendship, honor and permanence and love for each other.

@HelloSaints

9 ай бұрын

We have that too. 😁

If you ever get to go there the byu hawaii campus in laie Hawaii and the neighboring Polynesian Cultural Center is an amazing experience.

I have a grandson right now at the MTC. One on a mission. 2 of my kids went to Finland on their missions. That's a tought language, I know, because I grew up there. Its simply amazing how well MTC teaches these kids. I went through the Finnish learning book. It was so well done! I have a few granddaughters at BYU right now. One of them is getting ready to go on a mission in January. God bless BYU!

@robertberardy405

9 ай бұрын

There is another great idea for a video, touring the MTC.

@gtf5392

9 ай бұрын

Is that Suomi?

@audreyalee

9 ай бұрын

My daughter served in Finland!! She later married another missionary from Finland who taught Finnish in the MTC…they keep up the language at home which is SO cool! Definitely an amazingly hard language! 🤩

Your wife is awesome and hope she’ll be in more of our journey cause she’s funny and catches u off guard 😂. Top tier editing!!!

Speaking of diversity, We actually have Foreign exchange program at byu. But they meet in a different building not directly on campus. My apartment was near their classes and I had many Korean roommates. It was a really cool experience because they practiced their English with us and we learned from their culture.

BYU-Idaho has the “Pathway Worldwide” program that allows many members around the world to get a certificate or degree through an online education with a reduced cost. 😊

Need to come to BYU Hawaii to see diversity.

Diversity at BYU can be a tricky subject navigate, but I have always felt that the student body has high exposure to diverse peoples and cultures… as 65% of the students speak a second language fluently, 50% have lived outside the United States for a year or more, and BYU has the highest number of Polynesian students on the mainland. My BFFs in grad school included natives from Italy, Japan, and Brazil, and I met and married a great guy from Austria.

@TheCandygirl388

8 ай бұрын

I was a brown skinned student at BYU and had zero issues. I was treated with respect and kindness.

Got to love Pastor Jeff and Sister Joy, both have been amazing sharing these experiences ❤ keep it going, you are truly an amazing person 😎

@kathrinebeeder9892

9 ай бұрын

I'm not sure if she's been referred to as "Sister" Joy before! I hope she likes the ring it has to it!!

@user-qk5iu7sf7w

9 ай бұрын

@kathrinebeeder9892 I call all Woman I do not know Sister as it is polite and yeh 🤷

Loved your take on BYU and the campus. While I am a Latter-Day Saint, I didn't go to this school but went to the school up north, the University of Utah. Hope you enjoy living in Utah. It is a great place to live and raise a family. We both were born in Utah, but lived 10 years in Michigan (did graduate work at the University of Michigan) and worked there, then moved "back west" to Cheyenne Wyoming and lived there almost 20 years, and then moved back to Utah and have been in Utah 20 years.

@MiMi_MoMo

9 ай бұрын

It’s nice to see a fellow Ute in the comments! I thought Joy’s comment about no coffee shops on campus was funny. At the U, there are multiple, including a Starbucks in the Campus Store. I graduated from the U in 2021, and although it was originally my dream to go to BYU, I didn’t get in (even if you have good grades, it’s hard to get into that school if you are from Utah, they really prioritize the students who didn’t grow up in the “Utah bubble”). However, the Lord placed me where I needed to be, even though I didn’t see it at the time. Going to the U really strengthened my faith-it was the first time in my life I was in a predominantly non-LDS environment, and also the first time I encountered antis face to face (there are A LOT of antis at the U these days). It was definitely interesting, intense, and faith-building. And even though I’d never go back and would much rather get a graduate degree from a faith-based university like the Y or Liberty, I can’t deny that going to the U really helped shape me into who the Lord wants me to be. Anyway, hope you don’t mind my ranting reply, lol.

I used to run up the stairs of death everyday to get to class. It was a great workout! Glad you enjoyed the tour, but you really need to attend a Devotional on Tuesday at 11:00 and a home football game to get the whole richness of the BYU experience. Yes there is a dress code as well as an honor code. And yes you should hike to the “Y”. I RAN all the way down from it one day and to my house just north of the stadium. Please use the correct name of our church. We are not the church of the Latter Day Saints. It is the Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter Day Saints. We never leave Jesus out of it.

@Mobius118

9 ай бұрын

Excellent comment, thanks for sharing this!

I met Jeff when he came back in April! Pleasure to meet you Jeff. Be safe out there.

Your wife is awesome!!! Next time please please do the in car karaoke :) That’s big for LDS culture as well. Music in many shapes and sizes

I was one of the students you guys met on campus! It was a pleasure to meet you guys and I really appreciate everything you’re doing! You have made such a big impact on the way I view the world and interact with people who think differently than I do!

Really cool to see you there in all of the classrooms that I spent so much time in. Literally countless hours, especially those chemistry lecture halls. Hope you enjoyed it.

Though the Church certainly does invest in BYU facilities, it was my impression that also a large part of the campus art and additional programs are funded by alumni donations. We went to BYU Provo in 98 and for example I recall several of the data center super computers of the time were named for people in honor of such large donations by alumni. It is a pretty campus, and reminds me of some state schools I’ve been to as well. Thanks for sharing.

Fun! You and your wife are so funny together. Welcome to Utah!!!

Hey Pastor Jeff! If you want to explore another fascinating layer of LDS culture, make your way up to Logan and visit Utah State University. You can experience a state run school that is still majority LDS, but not run by the church. There are a lot of similarities to BYU because of how many students are LDS but there is a different culture since there isn't a fusion of the church and the school like at BYU. It is kind of hard to explain, so you should check it out. Cache Valley is a gem, also.

BYU has a weekly devotional. And all students are requested to take a religious education class each term. They have the honor code and a dress code that the Church just updated and made all church system higher education schools use the same dress code.

@sampson1952

9 ай бұрын

What is the dress code?

@Jdthib327

9 ай бұрын

@hellosaints, I think you should check out a few campus devotionals. Sometimes a church general authority comes to speak, sometimes a byu professor gives a devotional, and sometimes an outside professional gives a more secular topic called a campus forum address, on something that they are an expert in. They are pretty much every week on Tuesday at 11AM at the Marriott Center, no ticket or reservation needed, and are streamed on BYU TV.

Joy is a joy!

My husband and I met at BYU 27 years ago and eventually married. BYU really has its own unique culture. 😅 It's really something you have to experience to understand, And truly one of the best places on earth. I treasure my time there.

You guys need to hit up a BYU football home game. I’ve only been once, but if you’re bothered by noise, bring ear plugs because the energy is intense! Was cool when they played Baylor last year they started the game with a prayer. Not sure if that’s because they were both church schools??

@cryptochris9001

9 ай бұрын

Most likely. Both are private Christian schools

@thorhodes

9 ай бұрын

All of our home games start with a prayer no matter who we play

BYU demographics definitely are more “White”, but so is Utah where most of the students come from. In the US, I think it’s something around 80% of LDS are white; but globally, membership in Canada and US only make up 46% of the church’s members, with 38% in Latin America, and 16% in the rest of the world (Africa is currently blossoming).

@BrianTerrill

9 ай бұрын

The Drmographics for BYU Hawaii are definitely different. That's where we hope to send our daughters because of my wife's polynesian background

@SuttonShimai

9 ай бұрын

Pastor Jeff needs to meet Kwaku El!

Here a BYU alumni! Thank you on bringing BYU campus once again to us!

We use hot chocolate instead of coffee

@peaceful525

9 ай бұрын

Which makes absolutely no sense. Both are hot drinks made from a bean. One bad. One a-okay.

@godsoffspring4195

9 ай бұрын

@@peaceful525 .... "Hot drinks" is an old term for warmed liquor. Hot rum and such. That's what that means. Many early Saints were English converts who brought a culture of partaking in such a thing.

Aw, thanks for sharing a little piece of home. I only graduated a year and a half ago, but your video reminded me how much I miss my campus!

LOVED that you included a picture of the library which was once BYHigh. It’s where my father went to school. My family is from this area my kids were 5th generation to live in the house we were in while my husband worked at BYU. Missing my home now that I moved.

I climbed up those stairs everyday and spent a lot of time in the chemistry building. Great video!

Loved the intro, gave me a good chuckle. You guys really are so pure! I am currently going to BYU-Idaho and I returned a coupole months ago from my mission serving in Oregon! I just really wanted to express my gratittude for this channel! I know for a fact that Christ rejoices in your foundational principle of "fight criticism with curiosity." This is the principle I really tried to nourish on my mission when it came to harder topics with The Church of Jesus Christ of Lattery-day Saints and also with learning about other religions. Thank you again for the positive light and godoness you put out with this channel! Many Latterday Saints rejoice seeing people who truly wish to underst and not just tear down. Ther's been plenty of that to go around, this curiosity is refreshing! I wish to continue to support you on your selftitled "journey." Thank you!

I loved the hearts when you told your love story. Congratulations! I hope that you are madly in love for the rest of your lives. It happens the same way at BYU every day!

Good stuff guys! As a BYU grad it is exciting to see you there. You really need to experience a football game in LaVell Edwards stadium! I was a part of the Football team back in the early 90s. What an honor it was to represent BYU in that capacity!

I grew up in Oregon, then attended BYU in the late 90s. I had a great experience, and I was just so excited to go to a place where everyone would understand me and my beliefs and not look at me or my lifestyle as odd. Indeed, I could feel a sense of unity with believers. It was fun for me, and what I loved the most were my religion classes because I love learning spiritual truth. It's a difficult social scene because it's so big, and so many young singles come to live there who aren't even attending a school. I did love coming back home to my singles branch in Oregon and having a smaller group to associate with.

I’m an LDS convert of 41 years. Contemplating leaving the Church, due to my study of Church history and doctrine. This Chanel is part of my ongoing research. Thank you Pastor Jeff.

First, loved that your wife was part of this. Second, we need more joy and the name is available so grab it and Joy can have her own channel which brings me to the third part, I would be very interested in knowing about her journey here in Utah as a non-Latter-day Saint and her perspectives. I hope you and your family have felt welcome and needed.

Glad that you toured BYU! I was married while there. I believe things happen at the BYU schools (and other church schools) that do not happen anywhere else. I wish you could have attended a weekly devotional! The school gets a lot of flack for it's dress/behavior standards (it's called the Honor Code). But they are very upfront about it. It shouldn't surprise anyone.

Go BYU COUGARS! AND...GO PASTOR JEFF! WE BELIVE IN YOU! 👍✌️

I never attended BYU. My grades weren't good enough. Four of my siblings went to BYU Provo. The other four went to BYU Idaho. I am the oddball that went to neither one. I did get to tour BYU Provo once when I was in Utah visiting family. I remember the stairs of death too. I enjoyed my tour. I'm glad you enjoyed yours. BYU is the college that many LDS hope to go to, but not all of us that would like to go are admitted.

@bandosz3218

9 ай бұрын

Same experience. I went to UVU and had a great time! Still lived in Provo though with friends and went to church on BYU campus funny enough.

@janellehoward7873

9 ай бұрын

@@bandosz3218 I stayed out east. Went to Winthrop University. I have never lived in Utah. Didn't even see BYU until decades later visiting my siblings who lived in Utah.

@bandosz3218

9 ай бұрын

@@janellehoward7873 Yeah. I grew up in Utah so that's why. But funny enough I couldn't get into BYU for undergrad, but made it into a New England school for grad school and still here and not planning on leaving any time soon.

I reccomend a women’s volleyball or soccer game. The Smith Fieldhouse is the hardest venue to play at for visiting teams. As a student, they are a blast to go too!

Oh wow, i know friends that have grandchildren that just graduated Liberty Univ. I listen to the convocations all the time. Mrs. Pastor Jeff, thanks for about that. When people ask me about universities for their offspring. Liberty is always one I mention🎉

Great video PJ and it was cool to see and get to see you as a couple, because families are so important in life.she seems lovely.

Joy needs to be in more videos! Your guys relationship is so fun

Hello, Pastor Jeff. I have returned to my evangelical roots after 20 years in the Mormon church. And surprised to learn that like you, I'm also from the St. Louis metro area on the Illinois side. I first watched this one about your BYU tour because I went there as a recent convert to Mormonism many years ago and was just tooling around youtube when I came across it. It was a great trip down memory lane. Excellent dialogue on the Stick of Joseph channel. You explain things so intelligently and clearly, especially your reasons for not embracing the Book of Mormon. God bless you and your family.

Top 20 in the states, they live high standards, very good school for my kids

You must have filmed this last spring, because there's no tree leaves. It appears more beautiful now. My wife and I attended BYU Education Week last month. Had fantastic time ! Hope you get a chance next year. Thanks for taking us on your journey. We love watching your videos. God bless you and family ! 😊❤👍

Darn! Bummed I missed you guys! Hope to seeya around!

I am 69 years old. My earliest memory was when I was just a few months old. My parents had saved for a year to purchase 2 bicycles. My father made from scraps of wood and metal a seat for the back of his bike. I rode in mom’s front basket attached to the handlebars. We were riding up a pathway around the corner from the stairs of death. The pathway is still there on the south campus hill side. It was wonderful to hear about you two meeting and to hear about your love for the truths you’ve come to hold fast to. Thank you for being willing to listen and understand this people. Having good people teaching families sound principles means so much more to me as I’ve grown older.

As a BYU alum, just watching this video brought back a ton of memories.

Thanks for touring and sharing your experience! Would be cool to run into you now that you're here in Utah!

Love your content. Your sweet wife is a great addition! I would enjoy seeing here in more videos.

You should tour BYU Hawaii and the Polynesian Cultural Center.

I love BYU! My husband and I met while doing to school there. Met and married in 6 months so we are those people 😂 but we've been happily married for almost 16 years so we made the right call. I have been going to campus since I was 14 because once a year in August they have BYU Education Week. A week where the campus is filled with classes all day in religious and some secular subjects (marriage, finance, parenting, mental health, music, etc). There are multiple classes to choose from each hour and you can just go wherever you want to. They have youth classes as well and I have been going with my family for most of my life. I cannot recommend it highly enough. I learned more about the gospel and doctrine from education week than from 4 years of seminary. My favorite week of the year is sitting in religious classes all day 😂❤.

While it's true that BYU is part of the Mormon culture, that is only really the case in Utah. Most LDS live outside of the US and for them, BYU is something they have no connection with or reference to at all. Which brings me to a broader comment regarding the scope of Hello Saints. At some stage it may be worth considering visiting and interacting with Saints in other countries. For example, the longest continuous congregation of the LDS church is in Preston, England. British LDS are quite different in some respects to our American co-religionists, and our faith plays out differently in our more secular and multi-cultural societies. Just a thought.

Oh man, this was fantastic!

I would love to see Joy in more videos if she is willing. It was wonderful getting to hear her thoughts and insights!

Love your videos Pastor Jeff, especially this one as it highlight my alma mater. Graduated from BYU in 1976 and had a great college experience there. Thanks and God bless.

When I toured BYU last fall I was told a fun story about the Y! You notice that some of the mountains have letters on the side of them, that’s to represent the local college in that area. When they were putting the letter on the mountain for byu they wanted to use all the letters so they started with the Y to make sure it was centered and when they finished the Y they decided it took wayyy too long so they just left it! So instead of using the B or U as the logo they use the middle letter (the Y)!

@HelloSaints

9 ай бұрын

@Letspretendthisisacoolname 👍

So fun to meet your wife. 😊

Another great video to add to your postings. It was also nice to meet your wife. I have enjoyed watching this journey you are on. BYU is a great university, I got my undergrad from there and met my wife there. The "Y" actually comes from when the student body first went to paint the Mountain with BYU. They started with the Y and it took so much time, paint and effort that by the end of the day all they had done was the Y, so they left it. After that the school went by the abbreviated Y for their logo and how people refer to it. At least that is the story I heard on a tour.

I so loved your beautiful wife. I would love to see and hear from her more. What a precious couple you are!

Jeff, this was great. I loved the comments about the culture of Latter-day Saints. I would love to see your reaction to watching a movie, with some of your Latter Day Saint friends, that pokes fun at our culture. The RM, Mobsters and Mormons, And The Home Teachers are some of my favorites. It would be great to compare your reaction and how people outside of the LDS community see us and compare that to how we see ourselves. Could be fun.

My great great uncle was president of byu for 22 years. Franklin Harris

It was really fun to have your wife be a part of the video. I’d like to see a video where you guys hike up to the Y. That would be a fun hike and I think you both would enjoy it. Love your videos keep up the great work.

Thank you both you are amazing!

Not sure if this is still going on, but one of my lasting memories of visiting the BYU campus, back in early 70s, was at 12 noon, they played the Star Spangled Banner over campus-wide speakers. And everyone stopped, stood at attention and placed their hand over their heart as the song played. That didn't happen at the college I was going to!

@ellenhigham3315

8 ай бұрын

When I was there in the late 80s/early 90s, the Star Spangled Banner was played at 8:00 am and 5:00 pm when the ROTC cadets raised and lowered the flag by the administration building.

Welcome to Utah! Thank you for your approach on learning more about the LDS faith. Love listening to this channel. Pretty sure I saw you at Lowes on Sunday.

It was nice to see Joy there with you.

17:02 it would be interesting to have you go through BYU’s honor code and talk about it with Luke Hansen for a video

You definitely have to hike the Y.. my wife is afraid of heights and bless her heart, she conquered her fears and did it without me. The view is spectacular.

I got both my undergrad and grad degrees at BYU and have taught at the Business School on and off for 13 years. I have had students who worked in laundry and they take it really seriously. It’s a whole science and yes, a very nice facility. Concerning religious education. Every student is required to take 14 hours of religion courses to graduate. A career in religious education is possible, either as a scholar, professor, or Seminary (high school) or Institute (higher Ed) education and administration. I now teach online Institute as a volunteer. I got permission to write my own course. It’s about Jesus Christ’s interactions with the women in the New Testament. I have no formal religious education degree. The tree of life sculpture used to be near a statue of Brigham Young. If you ran past it and looked at the statue, it looked like Brigham Young is doing the funky chicken.

@joncharlotteschoen

9 ай бұрын

I'm curious, what "laundry" could there possibly be? Aren't 18+ year olds capable of washing their own clothes in their dorm / apartment building or local laundromat?

@lylestavast7652

9 ай бұрын

@@joncharlotteschoen all the campus uniforms and housing laundry - sheets etc. Students take care of their own personal clothing, it's not a laundry-mat.

@HeatherRP

9 ай бұрын

@@joncharlotteschoen my student worked for the athletic department. There is much more to laundry at a university than what the students wear, which as far as I know they do themselves or take to their parents on weekends.

You guys are so cute together! Pastor Jeff, you get a ton of comments, so may not have read mine. I just wanted to say that though my initial comments were suspicious and somewhat confrontational, I'm backing down. In the last days, as darkness is gathering its forces, so must those who follow the light gather theirs. We should stand side by side in affirming the mission and teachings of our Savior.