Help others to comply with the Honor Code
Each member of the university community has not only an individual obligation to sustain and preserve the Honor Code but a shared responsibility to help others do likewise. This responsibility extends beyond the physical boundaries of campus and is intended to maintain a total living environment conducive to the presence of the Spirit of the Lord. President Joseph F. Smith, sixth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, has instructed us: "Every man should be laboring for his own good and as far as possible for the good of others. There is no such thing in the science of life as a man laboring exclusively for himself. We are not intended to be alone in time nor in eternity. Each individual is a unit in the household of faith, and each unit must feel his or her proportion of the responsibility that devolves upon the whole. Each individual must be diligent in performing his duty. By doing this, and keeping himself pure and unspotted from the world, he assists others to keep themselves pure and unspotted" (Gospel Doctrine, p. 115). This prophetic teaching is congruent with the scriptural injunction to "esteem...brother [and sister] as...self" (D&C 38:24) and to "strengthen your brother [and sister] in all your conversation, in all your prayers, in all your exhortations, and in all your doings" (D&C 108:7). This shared responsibility requires community members to exercise initiative in sustaining and upholding the Honor Code and avoiding the very appearance of evil. Violations of others' rights to enjoy the expected living and learning environment at BYU-H are violations of the Honor Code.
Supporting Others- Support for others begins with our personal example and commitment to the wholesomeness, cleanliness, beauty, and peace of our campus environment.
- We must always challenge and council our peers and others in the spirit of love. (See D&C 121:41-44.)
- No report should be made to the Honor Code Office prior to talking with the individual to be referred.
- No anonymous reports will be acted upon by the Honor Code Office.
- Hesitating to fulfill this Honor Code obligation puts our fragile Honor Code and the environment it is designed to protect at risk.
