Bradley R. Wilcox


Bradley Ray Wilcox is a professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University. He is a graduate of BYU and received a PhD from the University of Wyoming. He is the author of several books, most notably The Continuous Atonement. He often speaks at various events of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and served on its Sunday School General Board. Since April 2020, he has been serving as the second counselor in the LDS Church's Young Men General Presidency.

Biography

Wilcox was raised in Provo, Utah and, for a time, lived in Ethiopia. He served as a missionary for the LDS Church in Chile, where he wrote the mission song. He attended BYU, graduating with a bachelor's degree in elementary education in 1985. Wilcox then worked as a sixth-grade teacher in Provo. He later earned a master's degree in teaching and learning, also from BYU. Wilcox attended the University of Wyoming and received a PhD in "curriculum and instruction with a focus in literacy." He then became a professor at BYU, first in the Teacher Education Department, and later in the Department of Ancient Scripture.
Wilcox and his wife, Deborah G. Gunnell "Debi" Wilcox, are the parents of four children. She is a registered nurse and served a mission in Guatemala.

Church service

He has served in multiple capacities within the LDS Church, including scout leader, bishop, member of the Sunday School General Board, and as president of the Chile Santiago East Mission from 2003 to 2006. In 2007, he was called as a counselor in the presidency of the BYU 4th Stake. Wilcox has often been a speaker at such Church Educational System programs as Especially for Youth, BYU Education Week, and the BYU Women's Conference. His speech given at BYU, "His Grace is Sufficient," is "the most viewed speech of all time among BYU speeches, and has more than 400,000 views on YouTube," according to Deseret News. On April 4, 2020, Wilcox was called as second counselor to Steven J. Lund in the LDS Church's Young Men General Presidency.

Works

Books written by Wilcox include The Continuous Atonement, The Best Kept Secrets of Parenting, and Raising Ourselves to the Bar. He has also written articles on how to encourage children to read.

Articles