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David O. McKay

  • This week in Church history

    During a concert tour to Southern California during the 1959 Thanksgiving weekend, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir also received a Grammy from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
  • Army of Mormon volunteers cleans up island

    More than 200 BYU-Hawaii students donned standard beach garb — T-shirts, shorts and flip-flops — on Oct. 24 while undertaking a large-scale service activity.
  • 'More fit for the kingdom, more used would I be'

    Focusing on the importance of education, Sister Mary N. Cook, first counselor in the Young Women general presidency, shared personal stories from her life during a lecture held in the McKay Building on the BYU Campus Oct. 22. Sister Cook, who received three degrees from the David O. McKay School of Education, spoke in connection with BYU Homecoming Week as the 2009 recipient of the school of education's College Award.
  • BYU homecoming opening ceremonies

    Students and alumni sang along to the BYU fight song during the annual homecoming opening ceremonies held in the Marriott Center on Oct. 20. This year's theme, "Reach for the Summit," is named after the 2009 honored founder Eugene Lusk Roberts, who served as BYU's first athletic director and was an avid hiker.