"The light you carry from this campus is meant to shine in places only you can reach," Elder Ulisses Soares told the more than 7,000 Brigham Young University graduates at commencement.
Elder Dale G. Renlund testified that through the Savior and His Atonement, "the consequences of any unfairness to anyone will be resolved, mitigated or lifted."
By following Him, “we will continue our journey of becoming lifelong, joyful disciples of Jesus Christ,” Elder Johnson, a General Authority Seventy and BYU–Hawaii alum, told graduates.
The Apostle and his wife will share a message about lifelong discipleship in the worldwide devotional broadcast May 3 in the Americas and rebroadcast May 10 in other areas.
Future of the Church and civilization depend on individuals who have deep faith, moral courage and the ability to navigate complex world, said Elder Cook at BYU.
Speaking at BYU–Hawaii, the acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve encouraged listeners to lift where they stand and to not procrastinate doing good.
During a BYU–Hawaii devotional, Elder Ronald A. Barcellos, a General Authority Seventy, spoke of "the greatest war anyone has ever known" — the war in heaven.