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Wow. I wish you could trade spots with me for a second.

You are an incredible, incredible site.

Congratulations to our graduates.

And thank you to the parents, grandparents, siblings,

friends, mentors, faculty, staff, and all in attendance today.

Thank you for being here and thank you for being there.

There for our graduates when they needed it the most. You took the late night

phone calls, gave impromptu pep talks, and proof-read term papers, even if your own last term paper was written on a typewriter.

Thank you.

To borrow a Latin phrase, you are sine qua non section.

Literally translated, sine qua non means without which not. You are the people without which today would not be possible. Today

is about honoring our graduates but it is also about honoring our graduates, but it is also about honoring you.

So class of 2024, please rise and join me in thanking all of those in your lives in our Cine qua non section.

Thank them for all they've done. Thank you. Now today we're gathered in a special place on this campus, the Marriott Center.

For over the years this arena has hosted artistic and athletic performances, scholars and dignitaries. It is also served as the hallowed forum

where prophets and apostles have taught sacred truths, born special witness, and

inspired generations of students.

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