Twenty-three landmark speeches by Church and University leaders about the religious and academic nature of education in Zion and BYU. These speeches have charted and refined the singular course of LDS higher education.Everyone will want to be familiar with these valuable statements about academic learning in a spiritual atmosphere by some of our greatest educators, including David O. McKay, Spencer W. Kimball, Dallin H. Oaks, Boyd K. Packer, Gordon B. Hinckley, and Merrill J. Bateman. ContentsForewordHistory of the Academy (Brigham Young Academy Founder’s Day, October 16, 1891) by Karl G. MaeserInaugural Address (BYU Presidential Inauguration of Franklin S. Harris, 1921) by Franklin S. HarrisThe Church University (BYU, 1937) by David O. McKayThe Charted Course of the Church in Education (BYU Summer School, August 8, 1938) by J. Reuben Clark Jr.The Calling of BYU (BYU Faculty Workshop, September 18, 1962) by Ernest L. WilkinsonClimbing the Hills Just Ahead: Three Addresses by Spencer W. Kimball1. Education for Eternity (BYU Faculty Workshop, September 12, 1967)2. Second-Century Address (BYU Founder’s Day, October 10, 1975)3. Installation of and Charge to the President (BYU Presidential Inauguration of Jeffrey R. Holland, November 14, 1980)An Eternal Quest—Freedom of the Mind (BYU, May 13, 1969) by Hugh B. BrownInstallation of and Charge to the President (BYU Presidential Inauguration of Dallin H. Oaks, May 4, 1971) by Harold B. LeeAcademic Responsibility (BYU Maeser Awards Assembly, April 27, 1971) by Robert K. ThomasA House of Faith (BYU Conference, 1977) by Dallin H. OaksBy Study and Also by Faith (BYU, J. Reuben Clark Law School, 1982) by Rex E. LeeA School in Zion (BYU Conference, August 22, 1988) by Jeffrey R. HollandSpiritual Orientation: Three Addresses by Boyd K. Packer1. The Edge of the Light (BYU Eighteen-Stake Fireside, March 4, 1990)2. “I Say unto You, Be One” (BYU Devotional, February 12, 1991)3. The Snow-White Birds (BYU Conference, August 29, 1995)Discipleship and Scholarship (FARMS Annual Banquet, September 27, 1991) by Neal A. MaxwellOur Sacred Trust: Two Addresses by Gordon B. Hinckley1. Trust and Accountability (BYU Devotional, October 13, 1992)2. What the Church Expects of Each of Us (BYU Devotional, October 17, 1995)The Dream Is Ours to Fulfill (BYU Conference, 1992) by Bruce C. HafenLearning in Zion: Two Addresses by Merrill J. Bateman1. Secular Learning in a Spiritual Environment (Laying the Foundations Symposium, March 8, 1993)2. A Zion University (BYU Devotional, January 9, 1996)