Building Disciples Of Jesus Christ
Brigham Young University-Idaho was founded and is supported and guided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Its mission is to develop disciples of Jesus Christ who are leaders in their homes, the Church, and their communities.
The university does this by:
- Building testimonies of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ and fostering its principles in a wholesome academic, cultural, and social environment.
- Providing a high-quality education that prepares students of diverse interests and abilities for lifelong learning and employment.
- Serving as many students as possible within resource constraints.
- Delivering education that is affordable for students and the Church.
An Inspired Vision for BYU-Idaho
BYU-Idaho's strong sense of purpose is shaped by insight and direction of visionary leaders. Through inspiration that comes to BYU-Idaho presidents and leaders from our sponsoring institution, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we receive guidance that helps us understand our mission and what we must do to make it a reality.
![President Gordon B. Hinckley and President Henry B. Eyring at the news conference announcing the creation of BYU-Idaho](https://brightspotcdn.byui.edu/dims4/default/cde1f50/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1500x1061+0+0/resize/820x580!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbyu-idaho-brightspot-production-us-east-2.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2F39%2F42%2Fb082ee1543518549c705f70f9cf6%2F2000june21-desnews-byu-idaho.jpg)
An Inspired Vision for BYU-Idaho
BYU-Idaho's strong sense of purpose is shaped by insight and direction of visionary leaders. Through inspiration that comes to BYU-Idaho presidents and leaders from our sponsoring institution, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we receive guidance that helps us understand our mission and what we must do to make it a reality.
Fulfilling the Mission
Discover the prophetic mission of BYU-Idaho to develop disciples-leaders of Jesus Christ by redefining education in innovative ways and inspired teaching and learning.