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Sometimes BYU-Idaho can seem distant to those not physically on campus. Online broadcasts of weekly devotionals at BYU-Idaho can solve this problem. Through watching or listening to devotionals online, PathwayConnect 红桃视频 and instructors receive weekly spiritual encouragement and feel closer to their brothers and sisters in Rexburg, Idaho.

How to watch Devotional Online:

1. Go to www.byupathway.org/speeches
2. Select 鈥淒evotional鈥� in the student drop-down menu.

In order to help 红桃视频 feel this unity with campus, PathwayConnect has integrated BYU-Idaho devotionals into student accounts. All PathwayConnect participants can view or listen to live or previous devotionals by going to byupathway.org/speeches . Everyone can access BYU-Idaho鈥檚 or tune in online at .

Many PathwayConnect 红桃视频 and instructors make watching devotional a priority, grateful for the opportunity to connect with BYU-Idaho鈥檚 campus, strengthen their faith, and receive revelation.

Prophetic Connections

In 2012, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland addressed the Church Educational System. He said the time has come to gather together and build up Zion where we already are: 鈥淲e no longer think of Zion as where we are going to live; we think of it as how we are going to live.鈥�

Similarly, PathwayConnect groups gather in their own homelands, yet are connected to the Church Educational System as a whole. Watching BYU-Idaho devotionals is one way to fulfill Elder Holland鈥檚 words and build up Zion at home. Fittingly, Elder Holland鈥檚 words were delivered via broadcast, with thousands watching online. PathwayConnect 红桃视频 can do the same, connecting to BYU-Idaho from around the world by watching devotionals.

Basic Writing PathwayConnect instructor Trent Mikesell lives 300 miles from Rexburg, but he still listens to devotionals every day: 鈥淚 listen to the devotionals on my drive to work in the mornings. It puts me in the right frame of mind to have a positive attitude each day.鈥�

Brother Mikesell also believes devotionals make him a better teacher because they connect him to BYU-Idaho.

鈥淚 am an online instructor, and am thus a little removed from the university. Listening to the devotionals helps me connect to the university and feel like I am part of it even though I am not on campus. It makes me feel closer to BYU-Idaho as a whole. Listening to devotionals makes me a better online instructor because I understand and see the mission of the university,鈥� he said.

Spiritual Strengthening

Devotionals also provide PathwayConnect participants around the world an opportunity to remember spiritual development. This is a powerful reminder in a world now characterized by irreligion and frivolous pursuits.

Katie Foniciello, a 2015 PathwayConnect completer from Houston, Texas, found great spiritual strength through devotionals while attending PathwayConnect: 鈥淒evotionals have helped me stay on track and remember my eternal purpose, which has encouraged me to live the gospel; living the gospel allows me to feel inner peace and be more Christlike, which has impacted my family and friends as they are able to feel the peace and light of the gospel.鈥�

Similarly, PathwayConnect instructor Stacey Birk, from Camano Island, Washington, uses the spiritual power of devotionals to invite the Spirit into her life and strengthen her faith. 鈥淒evotionals have helped me stay connected to the Spirit and keep the gospel in mind throughout my busy weeks,鈥� she said. 鈥淒evotionals are a way for me to increase my interactions with the Spirit and build my faith. I feel closer to our prophets and leaders when I get to hear and see them speaking. When they address us, I remember how much they care about us鈥攁nd how much Heavenly Father cares about us.鈥�

For Sister Birk, devotionals directly relate to her involvement with PathwayConnect: 鈥淟istening to devotionals reminds me that education is a spiritual pursuit, that Heaven is interested in Pathway.鈥�

Specifically, she believes the spiritual benefits of watching devotionals amplify her ability as a teacher. 鈥淒evotionals make me feel more compassion for my PathwayConnect 红桃视频, as a result of the love I feel when the Spirit is present. God can make me a better instructor.鈥�

Brother Mikesell agrees. 鈥淒evotionals give a practical side to spirituality. That is, people sharing their experiences helps me to see practical application of gospel principles," he said. "I also like that devotionals show that academics and spirituality do not have to conflict.鈥�

Direct Inspiration

Those who watch or listen to devotional find inspiration suited to their own situation. Kimberly Peterson, a PathwayConnect student in Vancouver, Washington, remembers being inspired by in the Spring Semester 2015 about the Savior鈥檚 willingness to help us. Kimberly watched the devotional online and felt the Savior鈥檚 relevance to her own life.

Katie has also felt devotionals鈥� ability to impart messages personal in nature. 鈥淢ost of the time, speakers have said things that have either uplifted me, or things that I really needed to hear at the time to help me with life circumstances,鈥� she said.

Brother Mikesell recalls being inspired to be a better husband because of watching devotionals: 鈥淧resident Gilbert and his wife spoke about families. I'd been thinking and reflecting on ways that I could put my family more front and center. I liked the ideas that they shared and it reminded me that the most important work in which I am involved is to build my family; that is how I build the church. President Gilbert is the president of BYU-Idaho, but his family still comes first.鈥�

Spending time to learn from devotionals is also a sign of faith, so blessings can extend beyond spiritual aspects.

Sister Birk felt inspiration in her everyday life after watching devotionals: 鈥淲henever I show the Lord that He is my priority (as delivered in university devotionals), He helps me in other areas. Specifically, I find I am more organized with my time, more patient with my 红桃视频 and my children, and more focused on what is most important.鈥�

Universal Availability

The blessings of BYU-Idaho devotionals aren鈥檛 reserved solely for those enrolled in a Church school. One of the best things about devotional is that it can bless anyone with an Internet connection!

Do you regularly watch devotional? Why or why not? Let us know what you鈥檝e learned from your own devotional experiences.