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podcasts. This devotional address entitled,

The Divine Pattern of Deliverance, was given on November 5th of 2024 by Amy A. Wright,

then first counselor in the primary general presidency. What a privilege enjoyed is to be here.

As I look out at your consecrated countenance, I am reminded of a truth.

When righteous men and women are united in the cause of Jesus Christ, miracles happen.

My young friends, Brigham Young University, is a place of miracles,

a place of holiness where students can come to know their Savior in a deeper and more meaningful

way as they strive to emulate His divine attributes.

Righteous men and women from the beginning of time have served as types and shadows of Jesus Christ.

Nephi testified,

Behold, my soul delighteth improving unto my people the truth of the coming of Christ.

For for this end hath the law of Moses been given,

and all things which have been given of God

from the beginning of the world unto man

are the typifying of Him.

As we look for parallel patterns

between individuals in the scriptures and the Savior,

we come to understand that we too should be living witnesses that he has come and will come again.

With a thoughtful study of the New Testament, we find that the events near the end of the ministry of the Apostle Paul

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