01/13/2025
If a young and busy college student were to come to me to ask for advice about his or her studies, my answer would be simple:
Give the Lord equal time.
You might be thinking: “I just do not have time, Elder Rasband. I am already over-committed; I have to get good grades; I am taking too many credit hours; I have tough professors who expect my full attention; I am working; and I can barely get to church on Sunday.”
Know this: you cannot put your testimony on the shelf during your college years. Give the Lord equal time in your university experience, then give Him equal time the rest of your life.
I promise you this: as you give the Lord equal time in the pursuit of higher learning, the Spirit will enhance your academic pursuits, you will find you have extra time and capacity for your courses, and doors will be opened for you that might have otherwise been closed.
Elder Ronald A. Rasband
