May 2022 Devotional

Brent H. Nielson

Presidency of the Seventy

"The Truth Will Make You Free"

The video will premiere on Tuesday, May 24, at 4:00 p.m. (MDT/UTC-6).

About the Speaker

Brent H. Nielson is in the Presidency of the Seventy and has also served as a General Authority Seventy and as the executive director of the Missionary Department. His bachelor’s degree in English from Brigham Young University and his Juris Doctor degree in law from the University of Utah prepared him to practice law for 29 years. He and his wife, Marcia, have six children.

Instructions for Participants and Lead Students

The lead student should plan to incorporate a brief discussion about the devotional into the gathering. Participants should think about and answer these questions:

• Elder Nielson tells a story where he and his wife sacrificed to be able to pay for and finish their studies. What have you sacrificed to be where you are in this course today? Why can that sacrifice be sacred to you and to the Lord?
• It took President Russell M. Nelson 14 years to begin collecting a fee for heart surgery, his chosen profession. What do you think kept him on his education path for 14 years? What keeps you on your education path?