A Light to the World: The Paradox of the BYU Graduate Student | Clark G. Gilbert | April 2025

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🗓️ 25 April 2025

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Even as students leave BYU, they are called upon to simultaneously maintain spiritual integrity and be a light to the world. Clark G. Gilbert, commissioner of the Church Educational System, delivered this commencement address on April 24, 2025. You can access the talk here.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Recent Speaches Podcast presented by BYU Speaches, featuring inspiring new
0:06.3	devotionals and forums given each week on BYU campus. Be sure to check out our other podcasts
0:12.5	by searching BYU speeches wherever you get your podcasts or by visiting speeches.bYU.edu slash
0:20.4	podcasts.
0:22.1	This commencement address entitled A Light to the World.
0:26.4	The paradox of the BYU graduate student was given on April 24th of 2025 by Clark G. Gilbert,
0:34.7	then commissioner of the church educational System of the Church of Jesus Christ
0:38.5	of Latter-day Saints.
0:41.5	President Reese, Vice President Collings, thank you for your inspired leadership of this
0:47.9	university.
0:48.8	We can feel it.
0:50.9	And Judge Wallace, thank you for your remarkable service to the law.
0:55.0	President Oaks, we are honored by your remarks on the importance of the Constitution.
1:01.0	We recognize the significance of your participation today, along with Sister Oaks.
1:09.0	We're also grateful to have the presence of elder and sister Kieran.
1:14.9	And to our students, congratulations on your hard work and accomplishment in becoming BYU
1:21.7	graduates. It was just over 30 years ago, Christine and I sat where you sit today.
1:30.9	We loved our time at BYU.
1:34.2	We were blessed with inspired faculty.
1:37.7	We felt the strength of the church as we gathered with students from all across the world.
1:47.6	Our righteous aspirations were elevated by friends. We served in student wards, attended devotionals, and participated in the university
1:57.2	leadership programs. And of course, we cheered on the mighty cougars.
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