About this episode

Gerrit W. Gong discusses the importance of covenant community and belonging in shaping the identity of BYU students in the context of artificial intelligence.

Covenant community and covenant belonging bless our students to believe, belong, and become. Who you are—and the disciple of Jesus Christ you are becoming—guide and inspire us all to become BYU. Gerrit W. Gong, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, delivered this university conference address on August 24, 2026. You can access the full talk here . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guest: Gerrit W. Gong

Topics covered

• covenant community
• covenant belonging
• discipleship
• artificial intelligence
• BYU identity

Keywords

• covenant community
• discipleship
• BYU
• artificial intelligence
• belonging

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Organizations: BYU

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