Deuteronomy Part 2 • Dr. Camey Andersen • May 11-17 • Come, Follow Me

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May 6, 2026

Dr. Camey Andersen, scholar and educator who mentors and supports global education, discusses Deuteronomy’s call to care for strangers, the fatherless, and widows. She connects ancient covenant-keeping to modern efforts like BYU Pathway and refugee education. Personal stories of single parenting, memorable mentors, and choosing life frame a conversation about covenants as relationship and service in everyday callings.

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ANECDOTE

Sudden Single Motherhood And Community Aid

Camey Andersen shared becoming a suddenly single mother of four and how community support transformed her path.
She credits family, ward members, and mentors who helped with childcare and education during that crisis.

ADVICE

Open Your Hand Wide To The Needy

Open your hand wide to the poor and needy using time, talents, and resources, not just money.
Camey emphasizes that church programs and local efforts strengthen individuals to become disciples and self-reliant.

INSIGHT

Education As A Modern Miracle

BYU Pathway Worldwide and institute expand education access globally as a modern miracle.
Camey notes low cost online pathways provide certificates and degrees that create job opportunities worldwide.

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Dr. Camey Andersen continues to examine Deuteronomy’s call to serve the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow–connecting ancient covenant-keeping to modern Church efforts like BYU Pathway, the power of mentorship, and her own personal journey as a faithfully anchored single mother.

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TIMECODE:

00:00 - Part 2 - Dr. Camey Andersen
1:16 Love the Stranger
2:05 Our own history as strangers
4:08 Dr. Andersen’s personal journey as a single mother
6:38 Elder Holland: “Are We Not all Beggars?”
8:27 Covenant keeping in West Africa
10:10 BYU Pathway and education as worldwide miracle
16:14 Likening “love the stranger” to parenting and teaching
19:13 The importance of covenants
22:17 Dr. Andersen’s great-grandmothers Y the temple keychain
28:11 Covenants as relationship, not contract
35:07 The Fatherless in Deuteronomy and the power of mentorship
42:47 Memorable mentors, bishops, Mission Leaders, and fathers
50:11 Dr. Andersen’s own mentors and testimony of Jesus Christ
54:10 Choose Life
58:14 End of Part 2 - Dr. Camey Andersen

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