Randy L. Bott (born 1945) is a former American professor of religion at Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah, United States.
[4] At the beginning of his classes, he invites students to ask questions about missionary life, LDS Church doctrine, and personal comportment.
[citation needed] Bott's tests, which he calls "celebrations", are open-note, open-book.
[6][7] In February 2012, Bott drew criticism for a quote in a Washington Post article about the LDS Church's stand on race.
[8] The LDS Church consequently issued a press release in response to the article later the same month and also posted a page titled "Race and the Priesthood" on its official website the following year.