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Pogasts. slash podcasts. Thank you, President Worthen.

It's so great to be with you today.

It's impossible for me to express how much I love this university.

Part of that love is tied to how I experienced BYU,

even before I arrived on this campus. I was raised in a great community, one where I was

often seen as a religious minority. By show of hands, how many of you in this audience today grew up where you felt your beliefs

were a little different or sometimes challenged by others around you?

Just raise your hand if you felt that.

That's largely been my experience as I've talked to students across the church educational system.

BYU can serve as a refuge and a source of strength for a season in what will certainly be

a lifetime of standing up for your beliefs and values.

Now I had so much fun in high school,

participating in dances,

student government and athletics.

Now may I just point out these black and white photos are just

because they were cheap in the printing. I wasn't that old when I went to high

school. Sometimes when I was in high school I did feel like my

beliefs were belittled, even in environments that claim to be inclusive.

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