The Church Educational System and the Church of Jesus Christ for Latter-Saints

is doubling down on our moral foundations and our spiritual moorings.

And so everything that we do leads you back to the Savior.

In fact, the mission of the church educational system and the BYU pathway

is to develop disciples of Jesus Christ who are leaders in their homes,

the church, and their communities.

And then on top of that, we're led by prophets and apostles.

And so coming to the church educational system, you're going to learn truth. You're

going to have the Holy Ghost to help you learn truth. And then you're going to have the Holy Ghost

to help make you a better employee, a better father, a better mother, a better church leader.

And what we say often is that intelligence is equally distributed, but opportunity is not.

BYU PathwayAW Pathway allows opportunity to be equally distributed.

And that's one of the gifts of the gospel of Jesus Christ and the Church of Jesus Christ

that it's given to the world.

This is John Ryan Jensen, editor of the Church News. Welcome to the Church News podcast.

Today we're taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss news and events of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

In 2009, BYU, Idaho launched a program called Pathway.

This one-year reduced-cost online program was offered to students wherever they lived with no need to ever step foot on a university campus.

Eight years later, in 2017, pathway changed when the church announced the creation of BYU Pathway worldwide.

On this episode of the Church News podcast, we learn the stories of faith that have guided the growth and success of BYU pathway,

with its president Brian K. Ashton and Matt Iring, the school's vice president of advancement.

President Ashton previously served as second counselor in the church's Sunday School

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