Rebroadcast: The Sunny Side of the Street | Elder Quentin L. Cook | July 2025
As part of BYU-Idaho's Summer Session Devotional Recommendations, we’re featuring “The Sunny Side of the Street” by Elder Quentin L. Cook, which was delivered on January 26, 2021. Elder Quentin L. Cook was sustained as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on October 6, 2007.
Called as a General Authority in April 1996, Elder Cook served in the Second Quorum, the First Quorum, and the Presidency of the Seventy. He previously served in the Area Presidency in the Philippines, as President of the Pacific Islands and the North America Northwest Areas, and as Executive Director of the Missionary Department.
At the time of his call to be a General Authority of the Church, he was vice chairman of Sutter Health System. He had previously served as president and chief executive officer of a California healthcare system. Prior to that, he was a business lawyer and managing partner of a San Francisco Bay Area law firm. He also served on the governing boards of a number of civic and business-related corporations.
He is a native of Logan, Utah, and received a bachelor’s degree in political science from Utah State University and a doctor of jurisprudence from Stanford University.
He has served in the Church as a full-time missionary in the British Mission, bishop and stake president in the San Francisco California Stake, regional representative, and Area Authority in the North America West Area.
He married Mary Gaddie on November 30, 1962. They are the parents of three children and are blessed with a growing number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
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Facing Zion | Jared Boyter | July 2025
This Devotional address with Jared Boyter was delivered on July 15th at 11:30 AM MST in the BYU-Idaho I-Center. Jared Boyter earned his bachelor’s degree in business management and his master’s degree in business administration, along with certificates in supply chain management and project management. He has worked at BYU-Idaho for 14 years.
Jared served in the Colorado Denver North Mission. He met his sweetheart, Nichole, at a home evening activity at BYU-Idaho, and they were married in 2005. They have three children, and their oldest is starting at BYU-Idaho this fall. Jared enjoys projects around his home and going on road trips with his family.
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Have a Nice Test! | Jodi Robison | July 2025
This Devotional address with Jodi Robison was delivered on July 8th at 11:30 AM MST in the BYU-Idaho I-Center. Jodi Robison loves school and learning and considers herself to be a perpetual student. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University.
Later, Jodi earned a master’s degree, several certificates, and a doctoral degree, all online, so she could be where her children were. In addition to her Assessment Services Manager role, she occasionally teaches as an adjunct faculty member.
Jodi met her husband, Jaren, at BYU, and they’ve been married for 38 years. They have six children and 11 grandchildren. Jodi loves watching her children and grandchildren in any of their activities, including singing, dancing, acting, and playing ball. She also enjoys baking, cooking, eating, and going on family outings to church historical sites and Disneyland.
Jodi has held callings in almost every organization of the Church. She loves teaching, especially online seminary and institute, and also enjoys serving in the temple and going to Young Women Camp.
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Remember and Perish Not | Brian Christensen | July 2025
This Devotional address with Brian Christensen was delivered on July 1st at 11:30 AM MST in the BYU-Idaho I-Center. Brian Christensen is the oldest of nine children and served as a missionary in the Chile Santiago South mission. He has lived in various parts of the U.S., including Utah, Maine, Maryland, Colorado, Massachusetts, Texas, California, Wisconsin, and Idaho.
Brian graduated with a degree in economics from Brigham Young University and a Master of Business from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business. Brian worked for the Boston Consulting Group and held leadership roles at Kimberly-Clark and Acosta before coming to teach at BYU-Idaho in the marketing department in 2019.
Brian is married to Rachelle Herbst Christensen. They have five children and two grandchildren. Brian enjoys basketball, skiing, hiking, traveling, following sports, and jogging—slowly.
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A Testimony of Jesus Christ | Elder I. Raymond Egbo | June 2025
This Devotional address with Elder I. Raymond Egbo was delivered on June 24th at 11:30 AM MST in the BYU-Idaho I-Center. Elder Egbo was sustained as a General Authority Seventy at the April 2024 general conference. At the time of his call, he had been serving as a member of the Third Quorum of the Seventy in the Africa West Area.
Elder Egbo has served in a number of Church callings, including full-time missionary in the Nigeria Lagos Mission, counselor in a stake presidency, high councilor, and president of the Nigeria Calabar Mission from 2009 to 2012.
Elder Egbo received an associate degree in education from Cross River College of Education in 1998, a bachelor of arts degree in geography and regional planning from the University of Calabar in 2002, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Cumbria in 2022. He began working for the Church in 2002 as an institute director. Since then, he has worked in various positions for Seminaries and Institutes of Religion, including coordinator, country director, and area director.
Idyo Raymond Egbo was born in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria, on June 25, 1974. He married Comfort Ikip Ese in 2003. They are the parents of three children.
Weekly devotionals at BYU-Idaho give listeners a chance to learn and be inspired. Weekly speakers share experiences and personal testimonies of the Lord Jesus Christ. Speakers include BYU-Idaho presidents, Church leaders, teachers, staff and more.
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