Expecting More

Expecting More

Article written by: Dr. Barbara Morgan Gardner, Olivia Osguthorpe, and Eastin M. Hartzell

Abstract: Trying to amplify the words of the prophets while helping religious educators throughout the world understand the hearts and heads of young adult students as they become lifelong disciples of Christ, Barbara Morgan Gardner, professor of Church history and doctrine at BYU; Matthew O. Richardson, professor of Church history and doctrine at BYU; and Sean Dixon, area director in the Utah South Area of Seminaries and Institutes, led a panel of young adult students. The young adult panelists included Matt Conway (Utah Valley University), Zoe Gomez Paz (UVU), Eastin Hartzell (BYU), Abigail Haven (BYU), Micah Johnson (BYU), and Olivia Osguthorpe (BYU).

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Full citation: Barbara Morgan Gardner, Eastin Hartzell, and Olivia Osguthorpe, “Expecting More,” Religious Educator 25, no. 3 (2024): 85–106.
Barbara Morgan Gardner is a professor of Church history and doctrine at Brigham Young University.

Olivia Osguthorpe is a student majoring in sociology at Brigham Young University.

Eastin M. Hartzell is a student majoring in journalism at Brigham Young University.