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Toll Tales

BYU graduates share heartfelt, humorous memories of BYU’s bell tower—from carillon concerts to love stories.

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Technically in Love 

Sometimes love is in the air, digitized, and shared via Wi-Fi. 

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Getting In 

Alumni share their BYU admissions success stories.

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Back at BYU

BYU alumni share memories of campus connections—from touching reunions to family graduations and snowy campus tours.

Library Adventures 
Spring 2025
BYU alumni stories from student days in the Harold B. Library. 
Stealing Moments
Winter 2025
Take the time to hold on tight and be mindful of what means the most.
Spectacular Vernacular
Fall 2024
Silly slang and cultural traditions accent and unite this one-of-a-kind family.
Learning Everywhere 
Fall 2024
Traveling and serving have long been part of a BYU education.
The Healing Light
Fall 2024
Letting the Lord’s light in requires effort. But you are enough, and He will help you.
Finding Green Pastures
Spring 2024
How four restless cows became reminders of grace and peace.
Underground Gratitude 
Winter 2024
The best part of basement living? Developing relationships with my family upstairs.
Lessons from the Fall
Winter 2024
A 30-foot rock-climbing fall becomes a master class with God on life, listening, and love.
Remote Learning
Fall 2023
A sports-loving husband learns a lesson from a TV controller.
Embracing the Whole 
Winter 2024
Life-sciences student Erika Frandsen honors BYU founder Martha Jane Knowlton Coray and reflects on being "too much."
In the Summertime 
Summer 2023
During the summer months, BYU students had some extra time to earn money, have adventures, and store up memories.
Circles of Love
Summer 2023
LeeAnne Lisonbee Whitaker remembers a moment of connection across five living generations of women in her family.
Bringing Him Back
Spring 2023
When this grad was young, nothing was worse than a BYU home game.
Known, Found, Remembered
Winter 2023
Over the course of 20 years, an alumna and her BYU humanities professor share gifts of belonging.
Flashes of Light
Winter 2023
Steven J. Lund shares flashes of light, or moments of revelation from God, that he has experienced in life.
Working Out 
Winter 2023
BYU grads recall the many ways they stayed active on campus.
Couches
Winter 2023
Wherever mom was, we were. In the kitchen. On her king-size bed. As close as we could possibly get to her on the couch.
Leaving the Nest 
Fall 2022
A red-tailed hawk family and a mother both prepare to say goodbye to fledglings.
Some Who Wander Are Lost
Fall 2022
When the world is your campus, it’s best to bring a map.
From Cod to Korma
Summer 2022
Few things are as evocative—or as imbued with meaning—as food.