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      <title>Finding the Road to Character</title>
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      <description>David Brooks | BYU Speech</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:10:11 GMT</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<html lang="en">                    <head>                <meta charset="utf-8">                <meta property="op:markup_version" content="v1.0">                                    <link rel="canonical" href="https://ballardcenter.byu.edu/resources-section/finding-the-road-to-character">                                <meta property="fb:article_style" content="default">            </head>                            <body>                <article>                    <header>                                                                            <h1>Finding the Road to Character</h1>                                                                            <h3 class="op-kicker">Social Impact Tools,Faith-Based Social Impact</h3>                                                                                                    <time class="op-published" dateTime="June 02, 01:10 PM">June 02, 01:10 PM</time>                                                                            <time class="op-modified" dateTime="June 02, 01:10 PM">June 02, 01:10 PM</time>                                            </header>                    <figure> <img src="https://brightspotcdn.byu.edu/a7/1e/bff34097409ab908d67d87a2220c/resource-library-images-8.png"></figure><p>This forum address was given at Brigham Young University by David Brooks, an op-ed columnist for the New York Times. He offers insight into the importance of seeing each other deeply and the role of compassion in building strong communities.</p> <a href="https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/david-brooks/finding-the-road-to-character/" target="_blank">Read the Full Speech Here</a>                                    </article>            <script src="https://brightspotcdn.byu.edu/resource/00000173-da06-d043-a7ff-dece7d790000/_resource/brightspot/analytics/search/SiteSearchAnalytics.5eb1a8a326b06970c71b3a253fbeaa64.gz.js" data-bsp-contentid="00000197-472a-d6ca-adb7-c7ab88370000"></script></body>            </html>]]></content:encoded>
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      <title>Women and Education: "A Future Only God Could See for You"</title>
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      <description>A BYU Speech by Eva Witesman | Director of the Ballard Center for Social Impact</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 18:29:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Doing Small Things with Great Love: How Everyday Humanitarians Are Changing the World</title>
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      <description>A Book by Sharon Eubank</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:56:07 GMT</pubDate>
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