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Brian K. Ashton, then of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Sunday School general presidency, waves after speaking during a campus devotional at BYU in Provo, Utah, on Dec. 5, 2017. Ashton will become the second president of BYU-Pathway Worldwide on Aug. 1, 2021.
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Brian K. Ashton will become the second president of fast-growing BYU-Pathway Worldwide, headquartered in Salt Lake City. He will succeed Elder Clark G. Gilbert, who will be the new commissioner of education for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, according to a news release issued Wednesday.
Both appointments begin Aug. 1 and were made by the church’s Board of Education, which includes the First Presidency.
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Elder Bednar explains what the Nauvoo exodus has to do with students graduating from BYU–Idaho Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles speaks to BYU–Idaho graduates during online commencement exercises on Dec. 16, 2020. Credit: Screenshot byui.edu Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles speaks to BYU–Idaho graduates during online commencement exercises on Dec. 16, 2020. Credit: Screenshot byui.edu During fall commencement exercises on Dec. 16, 2020, Elder David A. Bednar shares a painting titled “The Saints Crossing the Mississippi,” by Grant Romney Clawson. Credit: Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles speaks to BYU–Idaho graduates during online commencement exercises on Dec. 16, 2020. Credit: Screenshot byui.edu