John Bytheway

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John Bytheway (born October 1962) is an American author and academic, who is well known as a comic motivational speaker for youth within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Born in Salt Lake City, Bytheway attended the University of Utah and Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah, receiving a Master's Degree in Religious Education. He also served as a missionary for the LDS Church in the Philippines.

Bytheway is a religious studies instructor at BYU, currently focusing on the Book of Mormon. He also serves on the Aaronic Priesthood/Young Women Writing Committee for the LDS Church. Bytheway and his wife Kimberly have six children.

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Books by John Bytheway

Average rating: 4.27 · 5,232 ratings · 820 reviews · 57 distinct works

	When Times Are Tough: 5 Scriptures That Will Help You Get Through Almost Anything 4.51 avg rating — 405 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	My rating:
	How to Be Totally Miserable 4.28 avg rating — 498 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	My rating:
	What I Wish I'd Known in High School: A Crash Course in Teenage Survival 4.13 avg rating — 379 ratings — published 1994 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Behind Every Good Man: Helping Your Husband Take the Spiritual Lead at Home 4.09 avg rating — 355 ratings — published 2009 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Righteous Warriors: Lessons from the War Chapters in the Book of Mormon 4.51 avg rating — 281 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	My rating:
	What We Wish We'd Known When We Were Newlyweds by John Bytheway, Kimberly Bytheway 3.89 avg rating — 254 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions	My rating:
	What I Wish I'd Known When I Was Single: How to Do Life as a Young Adult 4.09 avg rating — 205 ratings — published 1998 — 4 editions	My rating:
	What Are You Carrying in Your Backpack? 4.42 avg rating — 177 ratings — published 1993	My rating:
	How to Be an Extraordinary Teen 4.20 avg rating — 186 ratings — published 2000 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Best Three Hours Of The Week 4.53 avg rating — 149 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:

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“It is better to be respected than it is to be popular. Popularity ends on yearbook day, but respect lasts forever.”
― John Bytheway

tags: inspirational

173 people liked it

“If our testimonies are strong onthis point and if we feel the absolute assurance that God loves us, we will change our questons. We won't ask, 'Why did this happen?' or 'Why doesn't God care about me?' Instead, our questions will become, 'What can I learn from this experience?' or 'How does the Lord want me to handle this?”
― John Bytheway, When Times Are Tough: 5 Scriptures That Will Help You Get Through Almost Anything

tags: adversity , god , love , trust

125 people liked it

“If you're trying to be miserable, it's important you don't have any goals. No school goals, personal goals, family goals. Your only objective each day should be to inhale and exhale for sixteen hours before you go to bed again. Don't read anything informative, don't listen to anything useful, don't do anything productive. If you start achieving goals, you might start to feel a sense of excitement, then you might want to set another goal, and then your miserable mornings are through. To maintain your misery, the idea of crossing off your goals should never cross your mind.”
― John Bytheway, How to Be Totally Miserable

tags: goals

103 people liked it

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