Stace Hall

Conveniences of technology cannot replace the influence of the Holy Ghost and fulfilling one's duty, Elder Scott D. Whiting, member of the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, said during Tuesday's devotional.

During Tuesday's devotional at the Cannon Activities Center, Elder Cecil O. Samuelson recalled his early missionary days in Scotland and recalled 'timeless counsel' from a talk that Gordon B. Hinckley, then the newest member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, gave during a meeting.

Gordon B. Hinckley logged many thousands of miles while president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and through these travels he was well aware of the uniqueness of BYU-Hawaii and its surrounding entities.

President Gordon B. Hinckley is being remembered at BYU-Hawaii for his genuine, natural ability to possess the Spirit of Aloha. "He loved people and always wanted to do the right thing," BYU-Hawaii President Steven C. Wheelwright said early Monday morning.

The Chinese Vice Minister of Ministry of Education, Ms. Wu Qidi, and her delegates got a warm welcome this week at BYU-Hawaii—particularly from one Chinese student.

With the acquisition of a new CD, listeners can journey with the BYU-Hawaii Concert Choir to China and Mongolia through the sounds of the choir's 2007 tour.

At the first devotional of Winter Semester 2008, BYU-Hawaii President Steven C. Wheelwright told the audience that there is a difference between testimony and conversion. He also gave four daily minimum requirements to help a person move toward complete conversion.

Stace Hall | University Advancement | 15 December 2007 

Elder M. Russell Ballard (pictured with graduate at left) told graduating students Saturday they could individually make a difference in perceptions of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by letting their voices be heard using technology.

"May I ask that you join the conversation by participating on the Internet…to share the gospel and explain in simple, clear terms the message of the Restoration," he said during the fall commencement exercises.

Ballard, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, explained to the graduates that they and all members of the LDS Church have a duty to help others understand their beliefs. "We are living in a world saturated with all kinds of voices because now, more than ever, we have a major responsibility…to define ourselves instead of letting others define us."

Thanks to today's technologically advanced world, the extensively long, tedious hours researching ancestors and doing family history work have essentially become, well, a thing of the past. While researchers may still spend numerous hours searching, utilization of various Web sites on the Internet surely speeds up the process.