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This devotional address entitled A Bonfire of Faith was given on May 6th of

2025 by Hal R. Boyd, then chief of staff to the president of BYU.

I was having such a good time just sitting there with my wife, holding hands.

I think we're going to count this as a date night. It's only 11 a.m. Got no kids. They're in the car, by the way. They're fine. You've got a half-charged iPad and there's enough gummy fruits and scattered trail mix in that car to last weeks.

But I'm so grateful.

We're so grateful to be here.

We're so grateful for that stunning performance, that beautiful performance.

That prayer, thank you, Emmeline.

We're grateful for all of you to be here on a somewhat stormy Tuesday morning. I pray that the Spirit will be with us and will instruct us during our time together. I want to begin today by just paying

homage to President Jeffrey R. Holling, acting present of the Corm of the Twelve Apostles of the Church

of Jesus Christ of Larry Saints and the beloved, one of the beloved patron saints of this university, Brigham Young University.

I'll do so by adding a little twist to a comment that he made years ago before a BYU

devotional. He said the key to any such speech, such as this, is to manage your own expectations.

It's like being in an archery contest with a blindfold on.

You're probably not going to hit your mark. But if you do things right, you'll at least keep the

entire audience on their toes. So I hope to fulfill that today. Like President Holland, I love

this university. I love you and I love this university.

I love you.

I love this place.

I love BYU.

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