Hi, friends. I wish you all were hearing this podcast under different circumstances. Kate Holbrook,

the speaker you will listen to, passed away from cancer on August 20th, 2022. Kate Holbrook was a member

of the Maxwell Institute's advisory board, an editor to the short theological introductions to the

Doctrine and Covenant series, and an editor for the forthcoming volume

Every Needful Thing.

The Maxwell Institute owes much to Dr. Holbrook's work and influence.

We are releasing her 2020 Neal A. Maxwell Lecture so that you can get a sense of what she

represented and the bright light she radiated.

You can see her speak on the Maxwell Institute's YouTube channel by searching for

the weight of legacy Maxwell Institute, which is the name of her address you will hear.

The introduction from Dr. Melissa Inouye, which you will hear and also be able to see on the

YouTube channel, is especially valuable for those who want to get a sense of Kate's

life and work. Finally, there's been a scholarship created in Kate's name, which you can learn about

and donate to at kateholbrook.org slash scholarship. Enjoy the episode and tell the people you

love how you feel about them.

It's a pleasure to be here for this premiere of the annual Neil A. Maxwell Lecture.

We're so pleased to be sharing this lecture with you via internet broadcast. Dr. Holbrook is here in the chat with us, and she will be able to respond to your

question during and after her presentation. I first encountered Kate Holbrook the way many of you

have by hearing her speak. It was 23 years ago. I was a freshman at Harvard, and I heard her

give a talk in Sacrament meeting in the Longfellow Park Chapel in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

It was an uncommonly good talk.

It was like a revelation. So it was possible for a sacrament talk to be smart, surprising,

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