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Speaker 3: I'm doing good Man, just you know, keep my head
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Speaker 3: I'm having a great day and I want to talk
about getting back into the game. One thing I will say,
as it released to Parker Kingston, I want to ask
you this. It's a it's a topic I approached in
the in the last hour. Parker Kingston was a really
good football player. He will be missed on the football field,
There's no doubt about it. And I don't know if
there's anyone on the roster right now then I'm looking
at that can fill the void. I just I don't
see it. I want to be I want to be optimistic.
You know me, You've been around me enough, Like I'm
an optimistic cuman. I'm pragmatic, sure, but but I'm just
not seeing it. Look last couple of seasons, you look
at Parker Kingston's statistical at Brigham. He's got ninety eight
receptions one three hundred twenty seven yards thirteen point five
yards per reception, seven touchdowns receiving, rushing the ball thirty
nine rushes, one hundred and seventy two yards four point
four yards per carry, three touchdowns. He's passed the ball
extremely well. He's a good he's a good cornerback. For
four completions on eleven attempts. I guess it's not great
thirty six point four percent comp but one hundred and
eighteen yards. He got three tonnies through the air. Then
as a returner, okay, a returner, forty five receptions or
forty five attempts, five hundred and eighteen yards, three touchdowns
on punts, and then an additional six returns for one
hundred and sixty four yards on kickoffs. I just don't
know how you can replace that amount of productivity. If
there is one or two guys that could step up,
who are they and why?
Speaker 5: Man?
Speaker 4: Yeah, his production is gonna be really hard to replace.
You hope that Jojo can build off of what he
was able to do towards the end of last year.
I know that like during the middle of the season,
he got uh, he got injured, and so I think
his his season overall got disrupted, and so you hope
to see Jojo take that next step.
Speaker 6: Another name that you that.
Speaker 4: That I've heard in the past, and and we didn't
see a lot of them this year. In fact, I
don't know if they were just trying to keep his
red shirt or what was going on, but it is
it Reggie Reggie. I've heard. He's got incredible speed, He's
a good receiver. Am I mistaken? Is his dad? Was
his dad a professional athlete?
Speaker 1: Yes? Yes he was? Yes, Okay heard that.
Speaker 6: Yeah.
Speaker 4: I mean there's some there's some stuff to work with there.
And then he's he's also a big, big frame receiver,
which I know that that obviously, Uh, Parker was not that.
I I don't know about some of the guys that
transferred in. I don't know about the production you're gonna
get from some of these young Is it the poola brothers, Yeah,
Jared and Kenned, Yeah, I'm not sure. I mean, it's
such a toss up typically with those types of guys
on whether or not they're going to be able to
come in and compete at the highest level. That being said,
I mean, some of the highlights from them are absolutely phenomenal, right,
and so you get excited about that kind of stuff.
And then the only other names that come to mind is,
you know, Cody Hagen was an animal in high school.
You look at him and you're like, Okay, is he
going to be that guy that takes that next step?
And then obviously the pedigree with with Nikuah, with Tay Nikua,
you hope that he can have you know, that that
Puka like production. But I don't know honestly, Like, if
if I were to have to put my money on
it today, it's probably gonna be Jojo because we heard
about him all fall camp being like that next guy
behind Chase, and then it ended up being Parker and
then Parker leap frog Chase. So you hope that it's Jojo,
But honestly, I don't know.
Speaker 3: I think it's got to be by committee. I don't
think there's one guy that's the thing. It's gonna have
to be by committee and I feel like from a
skill set standpoint, and then look if veryone could be
Terrence Sarian. You know it's a guy that just they
just brought in to the twenty twenty six class. He
was a three slash four star recruit and he's got
similar build, body type. You know, he's fleet of foot,
he's pretty twitchy. Terrence Sarians is a guy that we
got to look out for maybe, and he's put up
He put up some good, really good numbers in high school.
Speaker 1: Like I said he was.
Speaker 3: He's five foot eleven, one seventy five Evergreen High School, Portland, Oregon,
three star recruit twenty four to seven sports uh. He
was recruited by cal Colorado State, Illinois, Oregon in Washington.
He had one thousand, two ninety nine total receiving yards
his high school career, including eight hundred and eighteen his
junior year, ten receiving touchdowns and one rushing touchdown in
the cycle high school career.
Speaker 1: Great footwork.
Speaker 3: He he kind of has a has a Parker Kingston
feel to him and his hypeweight and athletic ability. But
you didn't get Parker doing what Parker does until you
know sophomore junior, and this gets a true freshman. So
it's hard to put a lot of stock, a lot
of cachet into a young true freshman. We don't typically
see that at Brigham. You don't see that at the
power four level. So it's gonna have to be a
committee approach. Now, you may not have Parker, but you
do have a ton of big, strong, physical wide receivers.
Speaker 1: Once upon a time.
Speaker 3: Okay, BYU in a in the independence era, and it
was kind of a Robert and I initiative, they had
a ton of.
Speaker 1: Long and big wide receivers.
Speaker 3: Ross Oppo six', Four Cody hoffman six,' Four mitch matthews,
six' six like you go, Down The, line tarren hawk
who was kind of a wide receiver. Tight end type
he was like six. Five sixty six they maybe didn't
have the, top end speed but they had size and
the ability to body up smaller defensive backs and stave
them off right as they would.
Speaker 1: High POINT footballs and i.
Speaker 3: See a little bit of that, on this roster as You,
mentioned with Reggie Right, with Kyler, casper with jojo all,
of those dudes they almost look. Like tight ends, let's
be honest like they're like they're like they're like extensions
of the tight end, Room QUITE honestly and, i don't,
know you know like we'll see how. Fast they are
they may be, blazing fast too but the size and
playmaking ability and high pointy you get a lot of fifty.
To fifty balls you don't necessarily have to be the
fastest guy on. The football field when you got a,
bunch of big strong athletic and then they got two,
big tight ends two four star tight ends that have
a similar bill to one that Can Block And roger
Sally Opag. And walker lyons maybe the committee approach with the, big.
Speaker 1: Body guys who's the way to?
Speaker 3: Go going forward and Maybe The architect aaron roderick will
find a way to maximize, the skill sets the the
the the clay that he has.
Speaker 1: In the, Room, YOUR thoughts.
Speaker 4: YEAH i think i think you're gonna have to. Do something,
there you know it's funny you mentioned all those guys
because it just brings Back Memories, of cody hoffin like
high pointing the ball and. Stuff like that so it'll
be interesting to see how they're used this. This upcoming season,
BUT who, knows i mean it'll be really really interesting
to see what ends up Happening With how aaron roderk uses.
All THESE guys but, i will say really nice, to
have two uh two all down backs with or three
down Backs With with Salia Pagan and walker lions, already right,
there that's. Very VERY helpful so i also, WILL say
this i don't think anyone or most people saw the
Leap that that parker was gonna take between his what
was it his sophomore year, and last year. His, JUNIOR
year yeah i don't think a lot of people anticipated
him being the number one. Receiver last, YEAR in fact
i think most people would have said he was probably
two maybe three.
Speaker 6: At best.
Speaker 4: Or three. Two at best and so there is probably
a guy on this roster who is developing right now
who's gonna. Take that, leap once again we don't know,
who THAT is but I would say parker came out
of the blue and he was a. Very pleasant surprise
also say that early on in the season He wasn't
the parker that he, ended, Up becoming RIGHT and so
i feel like there's someone there's a guy on this
team right now that's gonna take the opportunity AND really
excel i just don't know who.
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Speaker 1: That could body the.
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of roger saliapaga two. Four star tight ends so maybe
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on the freaking field that in fifty to fifty and moss.
Speaker 1: Some dudes this year we may we may not be utilizing.
Speaker 3: The speed as much and remember we ran the ball
really well this last year and our play. Action was on, point,
the play action though was not vertical play, action fifty
yard bombs seven man pro six member that's. Not what
we did our intermediate passion game is where we thrived.
Speaker 1: In the play? Action Why is that beart bachmeer's, arm
strength is.
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layered thrower he's. An ant, anticipatory thrower so oh. It
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there For The Church Of jesus christ letter saints as
A member of The Korm. Of the, Twelve apostles and
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Speaker 6: I'm, doing well ben. Crittle how are, you.
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Speaker 3: Man i appreciate you hopping on to discuss the latest
calling Handed down From The church Of Jesus. Christ Or Letter,
saints elder clark gilbert who has been overseeing the church,
educational system.
Speaker 1: Over ces has Been called to The Quorum.
Speaker 3: Of the twelve apostles so initial, Reaction To, THE news tad.
Speaker 6: Well, i was very surprised just because he used.
Speaker 1: To.
Speaker 6: Be my boss uh he used to BE the president
And Ceo, at the Desert news and so i've sat
in leadership meetings with him weekly for. A couple of
years worked closely with him AS an editor when i
was an editor at the paper, and as a reporter
and so It's it's someone who's i've known more than
any other possible. Before they were called so that was. That,
Really was striking yeah so what?
Speaker 1: What would you say How Would You.
Speaker 3: Describe elder clark gilbert you've had many interactions with, him
over the, year over the years and you, know sometimes you, know,
it's always intriguing right like the proximity that we have
to these men That.
Speaker 1: Are called of god.
Speaker 3: And through, divine authority you know, there's a human nature
there's a spiritual nature. To all of it you have.
Close proximity with it give me. Your, reaction to this oh.
Speaker 6: He is one of the most energetic, people you've ever
met one. Of the hardest working he will work from
early in the, morning throughout the day and then he
takes time off to be with his, family in the
evening and then you'll start getting texts from him between
ten and midnight and, he's back, to work. You know
just grinding He's also just wildly this is someone who,
could have you know he's he's given up millions and
millions of, dollars in his lifetime left millions on the
table that he could have earned. In the. BUSINESS world
he did i think he did well in business when
he was Also working as. A Harvard business professor but
i've had conversations with him where he's talked about money
left on the Table when he left HARVARD, To go
to byu idaho and then left money on the table
to come And Be. At the desert news and that's just.
Been who he is he is incredibly faithful and willing
to bend his will to that of what He sees.
Speaker 3: As the lord's will as As he's overseen, the church
educational system, and from your, purview from your perch what
have you. SEEN that, he's done i Mean He's Been
overseeing brigham young university and the other Institutions that fall under,
here is his. Jurisdiction, under his calling essentially how would
you describe his tenure as he is navigating. And administered
over cees.
Speaker 6: THAT'S a, great question i, think first of all it,
stands out for me as someone who has covered the
various universities to Varying degrees in, The church educational system
i'm struck by the equally energetic men that he has
been involved with who have been appointed to be. Presidents
Of those schools SHANE, Reese At B Yu elder alvin
TRIPP Meredith, at B Yu idaho And Brian Ashton at
bye pathway worldwide. Have all been named While He was The,
church commissioner of education there's been a lot written and
made of the standards that he has set for faculty AND,
staff at b yu at at the different, institutions about
you know adhering to core principles of the, church and
church doctrine requiring temple recommends for those hired to, be
on the faculty and that has some people have. Expressed
ANGST about that but i also GET a ton of
i got a ton yesterday of responses from PEOPLE at
b y u, and elsewhere who said this, is my
favorite guy this. IS this is wonderful i, like what he's,
DOING and you KNOW i think his i also think
it's interesting to me to see some people saying who aren't,
don't like those things, putting it on, him and to.
Me that's that's laughable The Reality is The church commissioner
of education is, not operating outside, of or apart from
Or Separate from The, church board of education which is
led by the profit and president of the church and
apostles and other. Officers of the church so those are
things that the church has felt the church leadership generalist felts,
are important and necessary and there's also legal reasons and
other accreditation reasons. Why you do that if if you,
drift from core principles that can that that can lead
to a lot of change that that some people will
will question what is, your mission as university both legally
accreditation wise as well as. Just, WITHIN the CHURCH yeah i.
Speaker 3: Mean i started to read UP on a little, i wasn't,
aware that you know he had been somewhat of a
controversial figure for him taking what would seem as a
hardline stance, in a traditional SENSE aligning with what i would,
deem is the moral ethical principles And, ordinances of the
gospel and that you should you should, be bought into
those especially If You're Teaching. At brigham young university but,
apparently that's, you know you. KNOW it was controversial i
don't know if you can go, Into IT any further
but i didn't know that he, was too to agree
and it sounds like he's got a Tremendous amount of
support i've always felt like, he, was very supported right
but it's into a degree there, were, people that said
hey we don't like that he takes such a hard
line stance on.
Speaker 1: These on, these ISSUES you know.
Speaker 6: Then i LOOK at this like i, look at let's
say The Chancellor Of the Higher California, system of higher education.
Who's over twenty schools do you think you could find
some professors at some of those schools who have a.
Problem with the chancellor. Of, Course you do yes you're going.
TO find that everywhere i have the. SAME experience as
you i do not find, people clamoring, and uh you know.
LARGE groups of people i think this is controversial with
a smaller group of people and. The rest are uh
you know understand that he's in alignment with church leaderships
And This IS. What president russell m Nelson Wanted AND.
What president don h, oaks wanted and uh and he's
been part, of that. CHAIN now, same thing i mean
you can go back through church. COMMISSIONERS of Education Too
I MEAN. Elder president jeffrey r holland when he Was
church commissioner of education. Had A Few critics elder paul
johnson when he Was church commissioner, of education just before
just just. Recently had some critics but these were men
who church leadership. Held in high esteem, most of the,
church as We Know especially With President. Holland loved PRESIDENT
holland and so I think this. IS i don't know
i think to call it controversial is a little, blown
out of proportion.
Speaker 3: No Doubt about it TAD walch here On esp And
The FAN. Discussing elder clark g gilbert being called to
The Corner. Of the twelve apostles you know The question
that because, i'm a SPORTS guy right and i, do
not worship sports it. Is not my idol It's just
something that i'm passionate about. As, A SIDE hustle okay
so i got to clear that up For all of
the kingdom builders out there that like to. Poke upon,
AT me but look i want to know how this.
May impact bo athletics, stat of your opinion give me, Your,
thoughts on this.
Speaker 6: Oh one hundred PERCENT if, you're a bau fan you
should be doing. Triple backflips right now you should be
joining the joining the dunk team that don't.
Speaker 1: Let go.
Speaker 6: At halftime this guy if you THINK you're, a big
bau fan if you think you MIGHT be, The biggest
bau fan you're gonna Have To Go through, elder clark
gilbert first because this guy is, Dyed In The wool.
Cosmo blue COUGAR fan he loves bou sports and he.
Wants it to succeed he wants it to succeed. At
the highest level he wants to do it while adhering
to the again the core, principles of the church and
to have it BE as you and i have talked,
about in the past a welcoming front porch for the
World to see what ba's about and what the mission of.
The church is about so he is one thousand percent
bought in. On all of That and SO if, I'm a,
byu fan i'm like you can get me a seat
next to this guy because. Because we're, going, somewhere yeh.
Speaker 1: LITERALLY Yeah as do i. I'm. Excited for, it now you know.
Speaker 3: There's there's been some controversial things that have happened over
the last year or so IN association with, b a
student athletes student athletes falling short of the standard legal
issues for those that do not believe that bo athletics
should or is a ambassadortorial ambassadorial tool for good. Or
the front porch it shouldn't be the front. Ports of
the university when you, see these, things happen, YOU know you,
Know i, often wonder i'm like what what is the
internal collaboration and correlation and response from these individuals that
are in in the coorm that DO believe in maybe
ba athletics and when they see this false short is
there are they a little bit more reticent, to maybe
you know be as supportive in bo athletic when.
Speaker 1: THESE things do happen i.
Speaker 6: DON'T think redicin starts. I think correction starts i think the,
idea is to say let's make sure we're doing what
needs to be done so, that this is corrected so
that this, isn't an ongoing issue so that everyone's. Clear
about the standards but, IT seems, to me i mean
IF you've been following byu football and basketball over the,
last couple of years you've also seen the, university and
by extension because it doesn't do things without The approval Of,
the Board of Education the board of EDUCATION double. DOWN on,
ba sports i mean this is an era of growth
and expansion. And the football program we've seen The New.
Contract with klonie satake we've seen the support for moving
into the nil era for football and basketball and all
of that is going on under the. Approval of church
leadership so this is to me a time when we
see the church leadership is does believe it? Has an
ambassadorial role do they do believe? This is a positive
but they are of course going to be terribly concerned
about these instances and wanting to. See that Cleaned Up.
Speaker 3: We got tad WELL Cheer, talking obviously Bua Athletics But
also elder clark gilbert his call to The Corner, of
the twelve apostles AND you know it's i think he
Wrote A Piece. On, elder clark gilbert Correct It's in,
THE desright News currently i believe i'm just, pointed.
Speaker 6: OUT he yes yes i did a story, yesterday after
the CALLING and then today i interviewed him FOR twenty
minutes and i have a new story up about that
interview and his things that he talked about that have
shaped him and his background with knowing apostles now that.
Speaker 3: He, has become one yeah so give me a little
bit more detail the piece when we invite up one
to Read it at The. Deser rednewsdsret Dot com It's,
entitled In, New Interview NEW. Apostle elder clark g gilbert
shares details of his call and.
Speaker 1: What has shaped him so THE.
Speaker 6: First question that, i asked him Was you know Who
i've known that clerk has, Been Mentored, by APOSTLES elder gilbert,
so i asked him what was the? First apostle you
Met And IT. Was, president spencer w kimball who then
was president Of The church when elder gilbert. Was ten
years old and he tells a Great Story about how
President kimball Came To arizona where elder gilbert was living
as a, ten year old boy and he was so
excited to meet the church president for the first time
that after, he shook his hand he ran to the
back of the line and got back in it and
went back to, shake his hand again and did that's,
four or five. Times he told me and then we
go into and talk about these these. Mentors That HE'S.
Had president jeffrey r holland sealed him and his wife.
When They WERE. Married president henry b iiring has been
a close confidant and mentor for him at, both his
you know business professors in their pasts and so uh
it talks about that and about how he was shaped
by decisions when he that he started to make to
go into church employment and service more than following the possible.
Business opportunities HE had and so i think there's some
interesting things there that people will find intriguing and. Worthwhile
to Know. About the new apostle.
Speaker 3: Always intrigued about leadership and, division that these uh these
these chosen elect men, have for the church for its
members uh and and also for the the institutions that
they they help administer to and govern down eighth jokes
the profit he he was at by you this past week. And,
gave it devotional, uh your your thoughts your. TAKEAWAYS from
the devotional i don't know if you're able to do,
to listen to it to reach, some of, the quotes
et cetera but give me. Some of your takeaways i'm
always intrigued as to what the prophets are.
Speaker 1: Saying.
Speaker 3: About or, saying two the students That Next Generation of
latter day saints that are going to be, in the professional,
world leading, the stakes, the wards these uh these these
geographies around the.
Speaker 1: Country, leading the saints yeah.
Speaker 6: This Is why they called bayu the flagship, institution of
the church because that's what they see in those students
as they want them to go out and be, leaders
around the world in and in the church. And outside
The CHURCH president of oakes i got to cover that
devotional as well and wrote. A story about that he
he went, down, AND he said look i understand people
have many of. YOU may, have questions i, mean first
of all We've got to say ben there. Were people
LINING up the earliest i. Heard was, four am by
thirty there. Was a good. Line by nine thirty It
Went from the marriage CENTER Up Past, the byu Broadcasting
building across the harmon The front of the harmon building
over to That Light By, the missionary training center and eighteen.
Thousand plus were, in there was packed every. Seat taken, and,
prison oakes said look you need to surround yourself, with
people who believe and that will help you find happiness
and help you find the things the guidance. And direction
you need gave four ways To Draw. Closer to jesus
christ but the quote that stood OUT to me that,
i liked the most that, struck me the most was what.
He was talking about one of those ways To draw closer,
to christ was, humility and he said look to, the
needs of. Others and humility follows AND that's a quote
i might just put. Up on my wall. That's a good.
Speaker 3: One always looking for an, inspirational quote on, uh on
my phone on my, wall around my house.
Speaker 1: No Doubt about it tad.
Speaker 3: WALTSCH des red news uh discussing a number of topics
today and. Appreciate you hopping on tad always Appreciate. Our
conversations as uh let me shift, back to you know
one OF the conversations that i was having. WITH my
my producer. I have, SEEN more i mean i maybe,
it's it's Recency Bias maybe because i'm i'm paying. Attention
to it more has there been an uptick in general
AUTHORITIES attending b Y u athletic, events from your, PERCH
from your, purview i, Feel Like you know elder gong,
Handing Out ice CREAM elder rasban at bau.
Speaker 1: Basketball. Than football games.
Speaker 3: Uh we, we've seen you, know the these uh these
these men that have been called to do very spiritual
things also come down and and, mingle with the, people
IF you will and uh get out there and enjoy
a night OF Competition.
Speaker 1: At b yu athletics that.
Speaker 6: IS a great question i, don't KNOW for sure so
i don't want to, make a bold statement but it
does seem that way a. Little. BIT to, me now
i know THE president of the uyu usually always has
a general authority and and quite often apostle sitting with
him at a basketball game. Or A football game but i,
do think you Know When you've got elder gung passing
out ice, cream As You Mentioned and elder matthew holland
was sitting courtside earlier this season at a basketball game with.
HIS wife and daughter i had some fun Talking with his.
Wife page about that they're just, they they're they're. Interested
they're they're fans they want by. You to, DO well
and yeah i don't. Think that, you're wrong.
Speaker 1: You know many people they they expect a.
Speaker 3: Lot from, the Ambassadors you know bron comnhaal used to
call them the flag, bears, At the university right and we,
We had a model we, had a you know things
that we would, we would, actually recite you know where
the flag. Bearers of the university, it was a mantra,
Uh if you will and we had to try to
live up to that standard and so you, know these student. Athletes,
they fall short uh and then we fall short, time
and time, again and and uh it's just that maybe,
the nature of men.
Speaker 1: And maybe it's the nature of the.
Speaker 6: Of.
Speaker 3: Us student athletes uh but one of the things that
stands out, to me, is like you know these converts
that HAVE, come through B Yu Whether It's tom holmo
robbie bosco both called to, serve as mission presidents.
Speaker 1: They Were Both Converts ty.
Speaker 3: DETMER heisman trophy winner i played with a number of
individuals that ended up, Converting To the faith.
Speaker 1: Curtis.
Speaker 3: Brown and others uh that that, that the you know
THE interactions at b y you made, a very, positive
uh you know just a positive. Impact in their lives
we we, TEND as human beings, i WANT to say
and i don't have all the, scientific data behind it
but we tend as human beings to to lean into
the negative, and, the negative fruits right rather than really
focusing on all the positive fruits. Of ANYTHING in life
and i wonder if some of that is lost sometimes
when the bad things happen and they're pushed.
Speaker 1: Forth, into the limelight well WHAT a.
Speaker 6: Great POINT i think Also byu and the. Church and
other faiths, people of other faiths and people who do
other good works. Run into this too you have the
biblical injunction to do your your. Good works in quiet
and while we do see a lot of information coming
out about, the church humanitarian efforts about things that the
way football does to reach, out to the community, to
underserve you know, people who, need help to kids we
don't see all of. IT by any stretch i mean
there is what we usually see IS some small, percentage
i would say well under ten percent of everything that's
going on to help people and. Do things for others and.
That's just not reported and some of that's because there's
an injunction, not to do so not to do. Your
alms before then but but and so you end up
in this situation where that that big negative story overwhelms maybe.
SOME of the GOOD i mean we i did the story, About,
ice cream, diplomacy uh you know like You Talked, about
WITH elder gong what bo football has done around the
country at games As Well As, at lavelle edward stadium
and and you know that. That's just overwhelming good and
then when some one or two athletes and a six
hundred plus the department of six hundred plus. Athletes does
something bad sometimes we, negate all of it and that's
unfortunate and. It is human, NATURE but you know i
look at IT as someone who i was talking with
someone about IT this, morning and, i said, YOU know
he said i, Hate WHEN this, happens, AND i said.
No i understand why it feels like the way he's
just taking off, and everything's going well and and maybe
this is exactly the way you hope the trajectory of football.
And basketball should go and then guess? What opposition shows
up and again we. Talk about scriptural injunctions there is,
opposition and all things and and it. Will never be
perfect and to expect any one person or program or
institution to be perfect is unfair and leads to even
a loss of grace for yourself. And your own, IMPERFECTIONS
so you know i hope we can all be understanding
and hope that everyone in these issues that we're that
we're reading about today finds ways forward to be to
recover and be healthy and and get the help that
they need and lead. Good non productive.
Speaker 3: Life one OF the thoughts that i had seeing all these,
general authorities in, look, there's somebody, professor somebody great teachers
so many great administrators and coaches and personnel down there
within the athletic tomartment, In the institution itself so there
are many ministering individuals that booie up the students and
obviously the. Student athletes as, well but you know when
you're an ambassador, of a flag bearer as you, ARE
a student athlete i think it's an imperative for those
that are in these prominent positions of the faith to
go minister to them is often as they have, bandwidth
TO do such because i think IT makes a really
i think it makes a critical and impactful or a
very poignant impact in the lives of these young men
and young ladies.
Speaker 1: That Interact with them and.
Speaker 3: I've seen, it firsthand you know the more they can
minister to the ambassadors, AND the flag bearers i think the.
Speaker 1: Better, for, THE institution.
Speaker 6: Yeah yeah i, absolutely and you, know, OUR best story
well i don't, know it's the best but one of
the great stories we have of the IMPACT of a
by u player on A young Boy is elder Vis
Sikahema's impact on kloni sataki when he was a boy
suffering from the separation of his parents' divorce and, the
the you know moving away from his mother and being,
in a Strange, Place. Moving to provo utah And then
this heroic national champions football player and comes to A
school and vi, sikahema and you know now he is
one of those leaders of the, church and an elder
a general of forty seventy in the church and does
some of that, ministering TO these athletes and, i THINK
and coaches and i, think that's really. Yeah it's it's
important it helps because they're in tough spots and people
not only do people, put them on pedestals but they
some people try to knock them off and that can be.
Destabilizing and difficult too when you're trying your best and,
you on social. Media you're being attacked and those are
those are the ones who, aren't doing bad things but
are still face still, face difficult you. Know interactions AT
times and so i think you.
Speaker 1: Make A, great point tad, WALTZ ladies and gentlemen i.
Speaker 3: Always appreciate your time we invite everyone to follow you
on x and also read all of your your fantastic
interviews And content At the desert. Rednewsdes red dot, Com,
Thanks so much dad thanks for spending some.
Speaker 1: Time with, Us.
Speaker 6: Today you bet, Ben was a pleasure.
Speaker 1: Always a, Pleasure.
Speaker 3: Talking with you dad appreciate you stop stopping by and
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