Elder S. Mark Palmer of the Presidency of the Seventy has seen firsthand the blessings a BYU–Pathway Worldwide education can bestow on individuals around the globe.
During a devotional broadcast to BYU–Pathway students on Friday, Feb. 7, Elder Palmer — who served in the Africa Southeast and Africa South areas of the Church — related how three of his executive assistants in South Africa had been enrolled. His sister Stephanie and brother Kevin, who live in his homeland of New Zealand, each completed BYU–Pathway. And he was recently in Japan, where the wives of two members of the area presidency were studying through BYU–Pathway — Sister Seongmi Kim, wife of Elder Christopher H. Kim, from South Korea, and Sister Debbra McCune, wife of Elder John A. McCune, from the United States.
“Of course, your education will surely bless you, and help you along your path in life,” Elder Palmer told students. “But remember that the mission of BYU–Pathway is primarily spiritual rather than temporal.”