BYU-Idaho Radio

In this life most people experience dark times where they feel emotionally and spiritually broken. Sometimes these feelings are invoked by an illness, death in the family, or traumatic situations which can hinder any efforts to make good decisions. Heather Carter, BYU-Idaho’s online instructor manager and this week’s devotional speaker, empathizes with anyone who shares these emotions. She says that one of the most important tools to find strength in those broken places moments is the gospel of Jesus Christ.

There are more than 300,000 children in the foster system in the United States and although there are caring foster parents to take them in their homes, there is still a great need for financial assistance and donations. A local organization is trying to help. The Village is a foster care closet that seeks out to do all they can to help foster children and is raising money through a 5K fun run

BYU-Idaho student, Ember Anderson, was working with her father in the historic town of Lahaina, Hawaii, on August 8, the day the wildfire devastated the town. She evacuated before the fire swept the town.

Sometimes the infrastructure and rules of the courtroom can be confusing and frightening to those who do not study at a law school for several years. However, the Seventh District Bar Association of Idaho will host a citizen’s law academy to educate the general public about the ins and outs of the court of law.

A Utah musician who recently performed a free concert in Rexburg is releasing new music. Guy Richey Gibbons describes his music as retro, pop-rock with a little funk that's clean and easy to listen to with your whole family.

Most traumatic trials and burdens foster depression or self-loathing emotions which are hard to combat on your own. Daniel Balls, BYU-Idaho’s lead data analyst on the Institutional Data and Analysis Services team and this week’s devotional speaker, recognizes those struggles and talks about them in his devotional talk.

When Jenifer Greenwood began her Master’s program in 1993, she had a certain path in mind. Get a Master’s in literature, get her doctorate, and go on to teach literature at a university level. By 1994, she’d actually had some experience teaching writing as a college class. By the end of her time at Brigham Young University, though, she needed to do an internship to complete her degree. Given her place of study, an internship for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was a convenient place to go.

BYU-Idaho Devotional speaker suggests how to gain wisdom from our pioneer ancestors

Devotional speaker gives tips on how to be “lifeguards” to our neighbors