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We've been richly fed this morning and you know we are accustomed to offer wishes of good luck as someone gets ready to begin a remark such as this.

Today, I think as several faculty colleagues walked by me as we were going between these two sessions,

I think rather than well wishes, they were really wishes of you don't have a chance, good

luck with that today. We have just been so

richly fed by President Worthing and then of course the wonderful remarks we

heard from one of that I sustain as a prophet Sier and

Revulator and that's from Elder Holland. As we gather together today at this

faculty session

of the annual university conference.

We are thrilled to be together

as we start another fall semester.

When students are buzzing around and excitement is in the air. I extend

my warmest greetings an open-armed welcome to BYU's 109 new members of the faculty.

Some join us from other institutions, others are freshly minted PhDs.

Every college in the university

will welcome new members of the faculty this year.

I'm thrilled for the opportunities that await you as you begin your journey at BYU.

I invite you to participate fully in the university, attend a cultural event, watch a soccer game, walk around campus and experience all the feels of this amazing

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