Becoming a Student of BYU | Wendy W. Reese | 2025

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🗓️ 17 September 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Becoming students of BYU means building on a heritage of faith, service, and discipleship, inspired by women and men who put Christ first. Wife of President Reese, President of Brigham Young University. You can access the talk here.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Recent Speeches Podcast, presented by BYU Speaches, featuring inspiring new
0:06.4	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 visitingspeches.bYu.edu slash podcasts.
0:21.6	This devotional address entitled,
0:24.6	Becoming a Student of BYU, was given on September 16th of 2025
0:28.6	by Wendy W. Reese, wife to then president of B.Y.U.,
0:32.6	see Shane Reese.
0:34.6	Welcome back to campus. From wherever you've come from a summer internship, a study abroad, or you're a new freshman
0:42.8	starting your first semester, we are so excited to see you.
0:47.8	And you've come at the right time.
0:49.7	What a historic moment we're celebrating 150 years at BYU. And I have to say 150 looks really good on you.
1:00.5	In fact, you don't look a day over 22. With this special celebration in mind, let me repeat something my husband said during his inaugural address
1:12.6	as university president.
1:14.6	Quote, our task is to become the university that prophets have foretold, to become the world's
1:20.6	greatest institution of learning, and the fully anointed University of the Lord, about
1:26.6	which so much has been spoken in the past, close quote.
1:31.0	In order to fulfill this charge, it will require each and every one of us.
1:36.2	Can I ask you to think about a question?
1:39.2	Are you a student at BYU, or are you becoming students of BYU? Becoming a student of BYU or are you becoming students of BYU?
1:46.2	Becoming a student of BYU takes more than attending classes by day and cheering on the
1:52.2	mighty cougars by night. It takes more than sampling every ice cream flavor at the
1:57.9	creamery or walking up the R.B. stairs without passing out. We really need
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