Elder S. Gifford Nielsen on the Black 14, feeding the hungry and healing communities, with guest host Sheri Dew

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🗓️ 11 October 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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In 1969, 14 members of the University of Wyoming football team were unfairly dismissed for asking to participate in a peaceful racial protest in a game against Brigham Young University. A half-century later on Sept. 24, 2022, two members of the group, now known as the “Black 14”, ceremoniously lit the Y on the mountain above BYU’s Cougar Stadium. At their side was Elder S. Gifford Nielsen, a General Authority Seventy and former BYU quarterback. Elder Nielsen joins this episode of The Church News podcast to talk about how the Church has partnered with the Black 14 to heal that community rift while feeding the hungry, his newest assignment as president of the Church’s Africa West Area, and how examples of Christ-like leadership continue to shape his life today. He is joined by fellow BYU alumni Sister Sheri Dew, executive vice president of Deseret Management Corp. and a former member of the Relief Society general presidency, as guest host.

T he Church News Podcast is a weekly podcast that invites listeners to make a journey of connection with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across the globe. Host Sarah Jane Weaver, reporter and editor for The Church News for a quarter-century, shares a unique view of the stories, events, and most important people who form this international faith. With each episode, listeners are asked to embark on a journey to learn from one another and ponder, “What do I know now?” because of the experience. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.

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0:00.0	And so I look back on those experiences as a college quarterback and as a pro quarterback and think, why was I so lucky to have those coaches?
0:18.0	At that time, I didn't realize how lucky I was to have Lavel
0:20.9	Edwards as a mentor. But he was such a caring individual, unbelievable coach, not really
0:28.6	boisterous in everything that he did, but we knew that he loved us and he really deeply
0:33.7	cared about us and he cared about our lives that if you really care about people,
0:39.0	you will find that you will get back more from them than you could even possibly imagine.
0:47.3	He gave to us life lessons that we really didn't understand at the time.
0:53.2	But it was the guiding principles to help us
0:56.2	become what we eventually became.
1:04.1	I'm Sarah Jane Weaver, editor of the Church News. Welcome to the Church News podcast. We are taking
1:09.8	you on a journey of connection as we discuss
1:12.0	news and events of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
1:20.4	In 1969, 14 members of the University of Wyoming football team were unfairly kicked off the team for requesting
1:28.4	to participate in a peaceful protest for race during a game against Brigham Young University.
1:34.4	On Saturday, September 24th of this year, two members of that group ceremoniously lit the
1:40.7	Y on the mountain above BYU's Cougar Stadium. The ceremony with John Griffin and Mel Hamilton took place in front of 60,000 fans gathered for the BYU, Wyoming football game. At their side was Elder Gifford S. Nielsen, a General Authority 70 and a former BYU quarterback. Elder Nielsen joins this episode of the
2:03.3	church news podcast to talk about the Black 14, donations from the Church of Jesus Christ of
2:08.8	Latter-day Saints made in their name to feed the hungry, and his newest assignment as president
2:14.1	of the church's Africa-West area. He is joined by guest host, Sister Sherry Dew,
2:19.7	Executive Vice President of Desert Management Corp,
2:22.7	and a former member of the Relief Society General Presidency.
2:27.1	Elder Gifford Nielsen, welcome.
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