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She's a great friend. I'm pleased to be with you, students, faculty, staff, and guests.

It's an honor to meet with you and have the privilege and opportunity to speak with you.

However, it takes family and friends to put things in proper perspective.

My grandson, Ben, said this morning, wow, you're famous.

And my son, Robert, said, if you're dull and boring, I'm going to get under the seat. Michael Hunter from KBYU said,

don't worry about it.

If you go over, they'll just leave.

With that, within that context,

you may feel free to do any of the above.

I do not know why I was selected to deliver a devotional address, but I do know the message

I am supposed to share with you.

I have prayed fervently that I might be able to speak with you, that the Spirit might help us to share the feelings and the thoughts that I want to express.

My experiences as a trauma and disaster nurse have been challenging and rewarding.

I love the stimulation and excitement of saving a life in the face of overwhelming odds,

following a serious accident or illness.

When a patient is on a ventilator, has many vasoactive IV fluids to maintain blood pressure,

and requires numerous interventions to correct or maintain homeostasis.

I love the detective work of determining the physiological responses to the terrible stimuli

we humans manage to exert on each other and then helping patients recover.

I love to bring order out of chaos when there has been a natural or man-made disaster.

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