University of Utah President Taylor Randall on the value of higher education

<p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/2018/1/16/23213417/getting-to-know-president-russell-m-nelson-of-the-first-presidency">President Russell M. Nelson</a> donated the medical journals<a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/leaders/2023/8/31/23853696/president-russell-nelson-donates-medical-patient-operative-records-university-of-utah/"> from his pioneering career</a> as a heart surgeon to the University of Utah on Aug. 30, 2023. &ldquo;I am deeply grateful for the important role the University of Utah played in my education and surgical career,&rdquo; President Nelson said. Having &ldquo;perhaps our most distinguished alumnus donate such a remarkable volume of records&rdquo; marked a historic day for the university, said U of U <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/2021/9/19/23216707/university-utah-president-randall-utes-byu-academics-missionary/">President Taylor R. Randall</a>. He joins this episode of the Church News podcast to discuss President Nelson's gift, the value of higher education and the benefit of the Church's institute program to college-aged students.</p> <p dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/podcast">The Church News Podcast</a> is a weekly podcast that invites listeners to make a journey of connection with members of <a href="https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/?lang=eng">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a> across the globe. Host <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/author/sarahdeseretnews-com">Sarah Jane Weaver</a>, reporter and executive editor for <a href="https://www.thechurchnews.com/">The Church News</a> for a quarter-century, shares a unique view of the stories, events, and most important people who form this international faith. With each episode, listeners are asked to embark on a journey to learn from one another and ponder, &ldquo;What do I know now?&rdquo; because of the experience. Produced by <a href="https://kellieannhalvo.com/">KellieAnn Halvorsen</a>.</p>