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podcasts or by visiting speeches dot BYU.edu. This devotional address entitled Being Doers of the Word was given on January 9th of

2024 by Wendy W Reese wife of BYU President C. Shane Reese.

Welcome back to campus.

We are so excited for this new semester.

New semesters provide new opportunities.

It's a chance to make new connections in your classes, study

groups, wards, and yes, even in an eternal companion. For you men, you undoubtedly see a lot of amazing women on campus. You

might think to yourself, I would really like to go out with one of these women.

Yet for some reason she never walks up to you and says,

hi there, I would love to go on a date with you.

Well that might seem like a plausible scenario it's

going to take a lot more doing on your part to make it a reality.

Put another way, you can't lean on a shovel

and expect a hole.

Action is required if we expect results. One of the most fundamental characteristics of a disciple of Jesus

Christ is doing the will of the Father. The Savior himself said, if ye love me, keep my commandments.

The Apostle James taught powerfully the difference between just hearing the word of the Lord and acting on those words when he said,

But be ye doers of the word and not hearers only,

deceiving your own selves.

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