The Gift and Power of Your Light | Arlene P. Sewell | May 2026
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🗓️ 12 May 2026
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No matter how advanced [the world] becomes, do not let it dim your light. It will never replace the love you give, the faith you exercise, or the light you carry within you as a child of God. Arlene P. Sewell, portfolio director of artificial intelligence for the BYU Office of Information Technology, delivered this devotional address on May 12, 2026. You can access the full talk here.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the recent speeches podcast presented by BYU Speeches, featuring inspiring new |
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| 0:20.3 | podcasts. |
| 0:22.1 | This commencement address entitled The Gift and Power of Your Light was given on May 12th of |
| 0:27.6 | 2026 by Arlene P. Sewell, Portfolio Director of Artificial Intelligence for the BYU |
| 0:33.2 | Office of Information Technology. Brothers and sisters, Talofa, |
| 0:38.8 | I stand before you with humility and gratitude |
| 0:44.1 | for this opportunity to testify and magnify how much I love |
| 0:49.9 | the Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. |
| 0:53.6 | I pray that the Spirit fills each of our hearts with peace, |
| 0:59.1 | comfort, and joy, because the Lord knows how much I prayed to have the courage to say no |
| 1:05.6 | to being asked to speak at this devotional. But I could not deny the spirit that I felt, |
| 1:14.4 | as I knew that this was coming. |
| 1:16.9 | The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. |
| 1:21.2 | I am truly grateful to be here |
| 1:23.4 | to share my testimony of Christ's light. |
| 1:27.3 | With the recent celebration of BYU's 150th birthday, |
| 1:32.8 | celebrating the gifts of light, |
| 1:35.2 | today I would like to speak about light, |
| 1:38.7 | how we receive it, how we recognize it, |
| 1:42.1 | and how we share it in a world that is changing faster than ever. |
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