R. Kelly Haws
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Allow the Lord to Nudge You
BYU–Hawaii Devotional by R. Kelly Haws | January 13, 2026
"I testify that Heavenly Father has not withheld the power of the Holy Ghost from us and that if we quickly respond to His feelings, that the day of miracles has not ceased on this campus or in our lives."
"I testify that Heavenly Father has not withheld the power of the Holy Ghost from us and that if we quickly respond to His feelings, that the day of miracles has not ceased on this campus or in our lives."
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Islands of Confidence
BYU–Hawaii Commencement by R. Kelly Haws | December 12, 2025
"We have each witnessed the Savior’s direction to BYU–Hawaii, as it comes from His anointed mouthpieces. Sometimes their counsel is different from what we had anticipated. Sometimes it comes with challenging invitations and directions that require humility and sacrifice and faith to adopt. And always, always their counsel draws us closer to the Savior and His will."
"We have each witnessed the Savior’s direction to BYU–Hawaii, as it comes from His anointed mouthpieces. Sometimes their counsel is different from what we had anticipated. Sometimes it comes with challenging invitations and directions that require humility and sacrifice and faith to adopt. And always, always their counsel draws us closer to the Savior and His will."
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Prophetic Fingerprints
BYU–Hawaii Commencement by R. Kelly Haws | April 18, 2025
"You are graduating from a university where you have learned to allow yourselves to be led by the Savior's prophet and apostles. If you and I will intentionally, consciously, and unalterably decide to continue that followership, they will lead us and prepare us for the Savior's second coming."
"You are graduating from a university where you have learned to allow yourselves to be led by the Savior's prophet and apostles. If you and I will intentionally, consciously, and unalterably decide to continue that followership, they will lead us and prepare us for the Savior's second coming."
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Receiving the Savior by Receiving His Prophet
Commencement Address by R. Kelly Haws | April 19, 2024
"You are graduating from a university with the distinct advantage of being directly led by those we sustain as prophets, seers, and revelators. I testify that intentionally and undauntingly choosing to follow the Savior ... will endow you and me with answers, confidence, healing, and crystal-clear direction."
"You are graduating from a university with the distinct advantage of being directly led by those we sustain as prophets, seers, and revelators. I testify that intentionally and undauntingly choosing to follow the Savior ... will endow you and me with answers, confidence, healing, and crystal-clear direction."
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Led by a Prophet
Commencement Address by R. Kelly Haws| December 8, 2023
"This university and what you have experienced here is directly led by those we sustain as prophets, seers, and revelators. Please remember, prophetic leadership invites—and even compels—you and me to do things differently as we commence and go forward after today."
"This university and what you have experienced here is directly led by those we sustain as prophets, seers, and revelators. Please remember, prophetic leadership invites—and even compels—you and me to do things differently as we commence and go forward after today."
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Led by Prophets
Commencement talk by R. Kelly Haws | April 14, 2023
"We know with perfect assurance that BYU–Hawaii’s success and your blessing is directly tied to our aligning with them, because—and this is really important—because by aligning with them, we are aligning with Him."
"We know with perfect assurance that BYU–Hawaii’s success and your blessing is directly tied to our aligning with them, because—and this is really important—because by aligning with them, we are aligning with Him."
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Enduring Designations
Commencement talk by R. Kelly Haws | June 25, 2022
"When you and I realize that we are literally children of God, children of the covenant, and disciples of Jesus Christ, our love for Heavenly Father and the Savior will grow almost beyond comprehension, we will find it easier to love ourselves and allow ourselves to flourish, and only then can we truly love others as we’ve been commanded to do."
"When you and I realize that we are literally children of God, children of the covenant, and disciples of Jesus Christ, our love for Heavenly Father and the Savior will grow almost beyond comprehension, we will find it easier to love ourselves and allow ourselves to flourish, and only then can we truly love others as we’ve been commanded to do."
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Trusted Professors
Commencement talk by R. Kelly Haws | April 16, 2022
"The prophets and apostles come from different backgrounds. Some have been businessmen or car salesmen or airline pilots. And some have been professors, judges, and even heart surgeons. Regardless of their backgrounds, they have now been called by and speak for the only professor who really does know all the answers, the one who knows all there is to know on every subject."
"The prophets and apostles come from different backgrounds. Some have been businessmen or car salesmen or airline pilots. And some have been professors, judges, and even heart surgeons. Regardless of their backgrounds, they have now been called by and speak for the only professor who really does know all the answers, the one who knows all there is to know on every subject."
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