The Black Menaces also ask about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which operates the Provo school. The responses from white students asked to identify an iconic picture of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old Black boy who was lynched in Mississippi and helped spur the civil rights movement, are cringeworthy, stumping most who can’t say who it is. “I don’t,” a girl says, starting to apologize. They ask white students if they have any Black friends. They ask white students what they learned during Black History Month. The power of the videos, Weaver said, is that they show the difference between what white students overlook or ignore and what Black students experience. The two-minute videos they post of the responses are meant to be unfiltered, to document the answers without comment. They go around campus with an iPhone, asking mostly white students questions about race and marginalized communities in person-on-the-street style interviews. With their account, they intend to expose the attitudes they come across every day. “It might seem provocative to some, but it’s just that most people don’t know what it’s like being Black at a church-owned institution or even a majority white institution.” “We’re highlighting the reality here for people like us,” said senior Rachel Weaver, who is one of five students who run the TikTok account. And they’re trying to start conversations about the inequities at the private religious school - especially for students of color. They’re happy to hear that people are discussing what they’re doing. It will literally change your life,” she said.On this sunny Friday in early April, those behind the popular social media experiment are meeting up just around the corner inside the student center at BYU, where they’re planning their next post. Sister Dew said increasing her temple attendance made her feel both spiritually and emotionally stronger. “He looked at me and he just said, ‘Sheri, just go,'” she said. “Candidly, I didn’t love the experience,” she said.Īfter a few years, Sister Dew told her Stake President her temple attendance was low. She later shared an experience she had after attending the temple for the first time in her young adulthood. “Joseph Smith’s description of his day describes ours perfectly.” “Talk about a war of words and a tumult of opinions,” Sister Dew said. Sister Dew said the adversary often uses words in the form of flattery to drag individuals down, and with the “glut of information available at our fingertips,” it can be difficult to discern what is truth and what is not. “Because the Lord cares about words, so does the adversary.” “As members of the Lord’s church, we care about words,” she said. However, God promised him that if he would open his mouth, it would be filled, Sister Dew said. According to the scripture, Enoch was slow of speech and could not preach to the people. Sister Dew referenced the story of Enoch from the book of Moses. Dew spoke to participants of BYU women’s conference on May 5. Sister Dew said being a publisher, referencing her position as CEO of Deseret Book, she has had the opportunity to interact with many of “the most articulate, faithful minds in our culture.” BYU Women’s Conference goers take a selfie together. She said she wanted to discuss what kept her faithful during those times. However, Sister Dew said she has had times where she struggled to feel there was a place for her in the Church. “I’ve never struggled to believe that God’s my father or that Jesus is the Christ.” “The short answer to that is ‘no,'” she said. She said she often receives questions from individuals about if she has ever struggled with her testimony. Sister Dew began by thanking everyone for attending and sharing words of encouragement to those in attendance. “You were absolutely marvelous,” Little Giddins said of participants. Participants of women’s conference engaged in an evening of service on May 4 creating hygiene kits, meal kits, gathering supplies and more. Lita Little Giddins, associate vice president of the BYU Office of Belonging, opened the session and introduced Sister Dew. Dew encouraged men and women to live celestially and strengthen their relationship with God during her BYU Women’s Conference keynote address on May 5. Sister Dew invited them to live celestially in a telestial world.

Dew speaks to participants of BYU Women’s Conference on May 5.

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