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University Librarian Traces the Lord's Patterns of Promise
BYU-Hawaii Librarian Douglas Bates described how a scripture he learned in his youth contains "a pattern for our lives...with five parts and a promise" during a devotional address to students and faculty on July 24.
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Freelance Writer and Video Game Enthusiast Returns to BYU-Hawaii
A freelance journalist and creative writer who began his career in his
BYU-Hawaii creative writing class visited students and faculty and shared
valuable advice on becoming a writer.
Steven L. Kent, who grew up on Oahu, told the students and faculty on hand that taking a creative writing class from Dr. Ned Williams on campus 20 years ago facilitated his passion for writing.
Since taking classes at BYU-Hawaii, Kent has published eight books, including The Ultimate History of Video Games (2001, Prima) and The Making of Doom III. He is currently finishing up a science fiction novel, Plato's Lies. His work also regularly appears in USA Today, LA Times syndicate, Next Generation, Parade Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, GameWeek Magazine, Japan Times and on MSNBC.
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Steven L. Kent, who grew up on Oahu, told the students and faculty on hand that taking a creative writing class from Dr. Ned Williams on campus 20 years ago facilitated his passion for writing.
Since taking classes at BYU-Hawaii, Kent has published eight books, including The Ultimate History of Video Games (2001, Prima) and The Making of Doom III. He is currently finishing up a science fiction novel, Plato's Lies. His work also regularly appears in USA Today, LA Times syndicate, Next Generation, Parade Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, GameWeek Magazine, Japan Times and on MSNBC.
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Counselor Encourages Students: Avoid Self-Afflictions
A BYU-Hawai counselor who has worked with students for the past three decades noted in the July 10 devotional address on campus that almost everyone will experience afflictions in life, but we should avoid imposing our own upon ourselves.
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BYU-Hawaii Students Participate in Cook Islands Internship
A group of eight BYU-Hawaii students took part in one-month work/study internships that led them to the Cook Islands earlier this summer--an experience described by one of the student interns as "unforgettable."
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President Hinckley Speaks at BYU-Hawaii Graduation Commencement
Gordon B. Hinckley, fifteenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, was awarded an honorary doctorate degree before addressing
BYU-Hawaii graduates, students, faculty and community members during the June 21
commencement ceremony in the Cannon Activities Center.
"I've been to many university commencements, but I've never been to one like this," he said. "As I have seen the great variety of people from many lands, all mingling together, and proudly wearing your graduation robes as an expression of your great achievement, it is a most remarkable thing."
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"I've been to many university commencements, but I've never been to one like this," he said. "As I have seen the great variety of people from many lands, all mingling together, and proudly wearing your graduation robes as an expression of your great achievement, it is a most remarkable thing."
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Ashtons Speak
Former CEO and co-founder of WordPerfect Corp., Alan Ashton, along with his
wife Karen, spoke to BYU-Hawaii students and faculty on the role of the family
in achieving eternal happiness during a devotional on June 19.
Alan is the grandson of David O. McKay, former president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who prophesied on the destiny of BYU-Hawaii and the leaders that it would produce. It was also a historic day for the university as it marked the first time that a devotional was held in the new campus stake center.
The Ashtons explained that after "praying and pondering long" about their subject to speak on, they decided to follow Marjorie Pay Hinckley's statement of "Family is everything."
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Alan is the grandson of David O. McKay, former president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who prophesied on the destiny of BYU-Hawaii and the leaders that it would produce. It was also a historic day for the university as it marked the first time that a devotional was held in the new campus stake center.
The Ashtons explained that after "praying and pondering long" about their subject to speak on, they decided to follow Marjorie Pay Hinckley's statement of "Family is everything."
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Real Estate Investor Shares Insights to Building Wealth
Real estate investor David McCulloch expressed to BYU-Hawaii students the value of keeping a proper perspective towards building wealth during an entrepreneurship lecture held on June 17.
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Relying on the Lord in Times of Need
BYU-Hawaii head basketball coach Ken Wagner, emphasized the need to rely on
the Lord by sharing various life experiences in his June 12 devotional address
to students and faculty.
"No matter what trials or help I have needed, I have always felt I could turn to the Lord," Wagner said. "We need prayer to help us get through lives experiences."
Wagner explained that he had really started to examine his life and how he had learned about prayer after one of his daughters had experienced her own struggles with praying and receiving answers. He started to reflect on some on the events that helped strengthen his confidence in the Lord.
"My whole life had been filled with beautiful examples of prayer-personally, in my family, and in our community," he said.
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"No matter what trials or help I have needed, I have always felt I could turn to the Lord," Wagner said. "We need prayer to help us get through lives experiences."
Wagner explained that he had really started to examine his life and how he had learned about prayer after one of his daughters had experienced her own struggles with praying and receiving answers. He started to reflect on some on the events that helped strengthen his confidence in the Lord.
"My whole life had been filled with beautiful examples of prayer-personally, in my family, and in our community," he said.
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Hawaiian Studies Program Puts Iosepa Through Sea Trials
Hawaiian Studies professors and students from BYU-Hawaii, as well as several others in surrounding communities launched the university's traditional twin-hulled sailing canoe, the Iosepa, from Hukilau Beach in Laie on June 3 for a short series of sea trials.
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BYU-Hawaii Choir Director Encourages all to
BYU-Hawaii men's and women's chorus director Merrilee Webb, shared with the
university family the importance of recognizing and understanding the many
miracles that occur daily in our lives in a devotional speech on May 29.
"You and I are involved in miracles everyday but the problem is that we are not seeing them," she said.
Webb explained that often, two people who see the exact same event can have completely different experiences depending on that person's perspective in life. It is through that perspective that we either recognize or ignore the impact of the daily miracles we experience in our lives.
"We do not describe the world we see, we see the world we describe," Webb said, quoting the author Joseph Jaworski.
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"You and I are involved in miracles everyday but the problem is that we are not seeing them," she said.
Webb explained that often, two people who see the exact same event can have completely different experiences depending on that person's perspective in life. It is through that perspective that we either recognize or ignore the impact of the daily miracles we experience in our lives.
"We do not describe the world we see, we see the world we describe," Webb said, quoting the author Joseph Jaworski.
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