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This devotional address entitled, What is True Greatness?

Was given on February 10th of 1987 by Howard W. Hunter, then acting president of the Council of the 12 Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

I'm happy to be with you today.

Over the years, the brethren have had dreams and visions regarding

Rigam Young University.

Yet such hopes and prophetic utterances are not self-executing.

They are fulfilled by righteous and devoted people who make the prophecies come true.

Your generation now shares in this responsibility. Part of your privilege while you were at B.Y.U.

It is not only to become acquainted with some of humanity's noblest knowledge and achievements, but to participate in personal and spiritual

development in this ideal setting.

President David O. McKay once observed that the university is not a dictionary, a dispensary, nor is it a department store.

It is more than a storehouse of knowledge and more than a community of scholars.

University life is essential and essentially an exercise in thinking, preparing,

and living. It must concern itself with not only the dispensing of facts, but with the

preparation of its students to take their place in society as thinking,

thoughtful and sensitive individuals who come here dedicated to the love of God, pursuit of truth, and service to mankind. For many of you, these years

invested at BYU will be among the most challenging and rigorous yet rewarding of your life.

Many of you presently are happy

and enjoying the opportunities given to you.

Some of you are even ready for your next exam.

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