Foundation Documents
From its inception more than a century ago, the goal of Brigham Young University has been to offer "a new kind of education" for Zion, one based on precepts "revealed by the Lord," as Karl G. Maeser once remarked. Today, BYU is widely recognized for its deep commitments to inspired religious values and rigorous intellectual learning.
An environment that nurtures both spiritual and academic experience does not emerge accidentally. This effort to educate Zion has been guided and shaped by wise leaders who have spoken about learning not only with the mind, but also with the spirit. This volume gathers several of those key speeches delivered at BYU by Church and university authorities.
Welch, John W., and Norton, Don E., eds. Educating Zion. Provo: BYU Studies, Brigham Young University, 1996.
History of the Academy
Karl G. Maeser
Inaugural Address
Franklin S. Harris
The Church University
David O. McKay
The Charted Course of the Church in Education
J. Reuben Clark Jr.
The Calling of BYU
Ernest L. Wilkinson
Climbing the Hills Just Ahead: Three Addresses
I Education for Eternity
II Second-Century Address
III Installation of and Charge to the President
Spencer W. Kimball
An Eternal Quest--Freedom of the Mind
Hugh B. Brown
Installation of and Charge to the President
Harold B. Lee
Academic Responsibility
Robert K. Thomas
A House of Faith
Dallin H. Oaks
By Study and Also by Faith
Rex E. Lee
A School in Zion
Jeffrey R. Holland
Spiritual Orientation: Three Addresses
I The Edge of the Light
II "I Say unto You, Be One"
III The Snow-White Birds
Boyd K. Packer
Discipleship and Scholarship
Neal A. Maxwell
Our Sacred Trust: Two Addresses
I Trust and Accountability
II What the Church Expects of Each of Us
Gordon B. Hinckley
The Dream Is Ours to Fulfill
Bruce C. Hafen
Learning in Zion: Two Addresses
I Secular Learning in a Spiritual Environment
II A Zion University
Merrill J. Bateman