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Welcome to a new year. slash podcasts.

Welcome to a new year and a new semester.

I join Peggy and welcome you back for this new semester that we're in.

It really is good to see you back here after what I hope has

been a rejuvenating break for each of you. Now with a new COVID

variant rapidly spreading, let me begin by urging you, once again, to get vaccinated and to follow all

university and government health guidelines, including masking requirements.

That is the best thing we can do to ensure that we can continue this semester without major disruption.

Please consider the impact of your actions on the entire community and help make this semester a success for everyone. Now as we begin this new semester

I would like to visit with you about a character trait that if adopted and refined

will change your life dramatically. It will aid you in your academic

work. It will enhance your social relationships and it will better prepare you for future

leadership roles.

Pretty powerful stuff.

More importantly, it will help you enter and remain on the covenant path

that leads to the fulfillment of your eternal destiny

as children of heavenly parents. What is that

remarkable trait? Humility. That answer may surprise some of you.

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