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Elder Nelson to Speak at CES Devotional and Grant Building Dedication

Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will address young single and married adults in a CES Devotional broadcast on Sunday, September 8, at 2 PM in the Cannon Activities Center. The devotional will be broadcast worldwide via the web at MormonChannel.org, CESDevotionals.lds.org, and the Church’s Facebook page (under ‘Live Broadcast’), and on BYU Television

At a Glance
2 PM: CES Devotional with Elder Nelson at the Cannon Activities Center
- open to all young adults 18-30 years old
- because this is a live worldwide broadcast, you must be in your seat by 1:45 PM
- remain in the CAC to watch the Heber J. Grant Building Dedication live

3:30 PM: Dedication of the Heber J. Grant Building at BYU–Hawaii
- tickets required to attend the Dedication in the Grant Building Chapel
- Dedication will be broadcast live to the CAC
- if you have a ticket to the Dedication and want to watch the CES Devotional, it will be broadcast live in the Heber J. Grant Building Chapel (second floor) – please be in your seat at 1:45 PM

Following the devotional Elder Nelson will dedicate the newly completed Heber J. Grant Building. Due to space limitations, tickets to attend the live dedication will be distributed among students, faculty, staff, and contractors who helped build the new facility. The dedication will be carried live to the Cannon Activities Center. All those who attend the CES Devotional are encouraged to remain in the CAC following the CES Devotional to watch the live broadcast of the dedication.

On Sunday evening, Elder Nelson’s wife, Sister Wendy Watson Nelson, will hold a special women’s fireside at 7 PM at the Laie Stake Center.

The 41,000-square-foot Heber J. Grant Building is the home of the Business Management, Hospitality and Tourism Management, and Accounting departments, and will house one of the young single adult stakes. A public open house for the building will be held on September 6, from 1-6 PM.

Within three weeks of the CES Devotional, the audio and video will be available online in several languages. Additional CES Devotionals are available online for free downloading.