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Thy Tongue Will Be Loosed

One student's speech impediment became a strength when learning another language.

The 2019 BYU George H. Brimhall Memorial Essay Contest winner Hope Thomas stands in front of a red velvet curtain with a microphone draped around her shoulders. She tried stand-up comedy in her "semester-of-putting-myself-out-there."

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Cosmic Failure

Some people come to college to learn to succeed. The 2019 essay winner learned something infinitely more valuable.

Lying in the snow, Emma Stanford makes a snow angel.

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Angels and Foundations

Essay contest winner Emma Stanford writes on Ray Beckham, childhood Christmas pageants, and laying foundations.

A cartoon of Sarah Clifford and LaVell Edwards outside the LaVell Edwards stadium.

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Blue Bones

LaVell threw out the football bible and wrote his own rulebook. The author of this essay of the year follows his lead.

Quiet Courage
Winter 2017
The George H. Brimhall essay-contest winner shows that bravery is not limited to grand achievements.
The Necessity of Compromise
Spring 2016
Mutual respect and negotiation gave birth to the Constitution—and will preserve it today.
On Being “Anxiously Engaged in a Good [Book]”
Summer 1995
Common and spiritual sense shout to us that thoughtful and discriminating reading can not be ignored.
Taking Flight Through Creation
Winter 2015
Journalism student Kristina Smith (’15) won the first-place prize in 2014’s George H. Brimhall Memorial Essay Contest.
Write About the Arts
Summer 2014
This year’s essay contest offers a twist.
Courage, Faith, and Vision
Winter 2014
Essay winner Megan Armknecht honored George H. Brimhall and his vision to unite the sacred and the secular.
Courage and Conviction
Summer 2013
In a life devoted to education and BYU, George H. Brimhall left a lasting legacy.
The Forces
Winter 2013
Torches and Periodic Tables: The Legacy of Gerrit de Jong Jr.
Winter 2012
Alyssa Herzinger's essay on Gerrit de Jong Jr., the first dean of the College of Fine Arts, won the Brimhall contest.
Homecoming Essay Contest
Summer 2011
This year participants will research and write about Gerrit de Jong Jr., the first dean of the College of Fine Arts.
Harvey Fletcher: Discovering the Unseen
Winter 2011
Candice Gutierrez was the first-place winner of the annual George H. Brimhall Memorial Essay Contest in fall 2010.
Homecoming Essay Contest
Summer 2010
For Homecoming each year, BYU students are invited to learn about a past leader of the university.
Love of the Mountain
Winter 2010
Read C. Seth Ensign's winning essay.
Brimhall Essay Contest to Highlight Roberts
Summer 2009
Full-time students are invited to learn about a past leader of BYU.
Landmarks and Legal Pads
Winter 2009
Paul Gabrielsen reads his award-winning essay about Rex Lee at the opening ceremonies of Homecoming 2008.