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.

• Foreword

• 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