Faith, Hope, and You | Richard C. Edgley | November 2008
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Richard C. Edgley talks about the powerful force of hope rooted in faith in the Atonement. With Christ, we can truly hope for all things. Click here to see the speech page.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the classic speeches podcast presented by BYU Speeches, bringing you treasured talks from 70 years of BYU Devotionals. |
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| 0:22.2 | This devotional address entitled Faith, Hope, and You, was given on November 4th of 2008 by Richard C. Edgeley, then first counselor in the presiding bishopric of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
| 0:35.7 | I'm grateful to be with you today. I know that I'm in the presence of a most outstanding group of young people |
| 0:42.3 | who are earnestly striving to achieve in both your spiritual and temporal lives. |
| 0:46.3 | As I look into your faces, I see goodness, optimism, determination, and I see hope for the future. I'm particularly grateful to be with you |
| 0:56.8 | at such an important time when you are preparing for your life that will shortly go beyond the |
| 1:02.4 | safety and the sanctuary of this school, a life that some of you may see as bleak and concerning |
| 1:09.4 | and others a life full of excitement and opportunity. |
| 1:12.8 | As I pondered about what I might say to you today, I cannot dismiss the promptings to talk |
| 1:18.1 | to you about what lies ahead. As you move into the world, you'll become a part of sometime soon. |
| 1:24.3 | And I pray for the Lord's inspiration as I visit with you. I begin by relating a personal experience. |
| 1:31.3 | Some 30 years ago, I was working for a corporation headquartered in the United States |
| 1:36.3 | with international operations. |
| 1:39.3 | We had recently hired a Jewish man to run our European businesses. |
| 1:45.0 | It was known by many in the corporation that as a young boy, he was torn from the safety and |
| 1:50.5 | the love of his family and thrusting with the Nazi concentration camp for the duration of |
| 1:55.6 | the Second World War. |
| 1:57.8 | Since he and I shared some responsibilities for our European operations, we occasionally traveled |
| 2:03.1 | to Europe together. |
| 2:05.0 | On one such trip, after we had become well acquainted, and I felt it not inappropriate, |
| 2:10.4 | I inquired about his terrible experiences during those several years of his life. |
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