You can go and get any of the BYU religion manuals online for free - in either PDF or HTML format. These manuals are excellent resources to go along with your personal gospel study - or to help you prepare for a talk.
You can also get them all on a CD from the Distibution [...]

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Ryan Gardner on January 31st, 2006

Since 1994, BYU has had a “Study Abroad” program in the land of Nauvoo, Illinois. After 12 years of operation - the BYU board of Trustees says no more.
No official reason was given for pulling out - but there is speculation that the old Joseph Smith Academy building may be at fault. The building, [...]

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RyeBrye on January 22nd, 2006

BYU Devotionals & Speeches
Every Tuesday, at 11:05 AM BYU hosts a devotional. The speakers come from either the faculty, or General Authorities of the Church. The tradition of the BYU devotional dates back until the days of Adam - when he gathered his posterity together every Tuesday morning at 11:05 AM to discuss basic doctrine [...]

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Ryan Gardner on January 9th, 2006

Today is the first day of class for the winter semester. Right now, I am in my first class - Geology 101 - and am being bombarded by a review of some basic concepts of science.
It has been a long time since I have been in a 100 level general-ed class. This is the biggest [...]

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Ryan Gardner on December 16th, 2005

If you read my earlier post you would know that there is a girl that virtually lives in front of her locker in the Eyring Science center. While most people use lockers as a temporary storage area - this girl uses it to define the nexus of her universe. This past semester, it was a [...]

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Ryan Gardner on November 22nd, 2005

BYU is headed to the Las Vegas bowl on December 22nd. This is good news for all cougar fans that will be in the Vegas area. It might be good news for those of us around the country because it is going to be on ESPN. (There is still a good chance that ESPN will [...]

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Ryan Gardner on November 15th, 2005

You probably know how the world trade centers collapsed. The planes hit them, and then a while later they fell straight down. Well - what happened in between those events is the subject of speculation.
Supporting Evidence
Perhaps the best evidence supporting this theory is the destruction of the WTC-7 building. This building was also destroyed after [...]

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Ryan Gardner on November 12th, 2005

It feels wrong for our football team to travel to Laramie. I’ve driven through the town. They’ve got a Carl’s Junior - and a main street - but not much else going for them. The town is a pimple in the middle of the state that is the rear of the United States - [...]

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Ryan Gardner on November 6th, 2005

BYU destroyed UNLV today. BYU scored more touchdowns after interceptions (3) than UNLV scored total (2). John beck threw for 267 yards and three touchdowns. A handful of running backs ran for 224 yards - giving BYU a total offense of 503 yards.
What was impressive was how Todd Watkins was actually catching the ball [...]

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