BYU retiring athletic director Tom Holmoe on prayerfully moving forward in life’s trials
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🗓️ 1 April 2025
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
What some saw as a surprise move, Brigham Young University athletic director Tom Holmoe has decided that “this is the right time” to retire. Over the last two decades, Holmoe has been at the helm of BYU Athletics as teams have won national championships, garnered international attention, and shared their testimonies on and off the field, the court and the track. On this episode of the Church News podcast, the award-winning sports legend and former Cougar defensive back talks about faith, football and moving forward with prayer in life transitions.
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| 0:00.0 | What I've learned and it's pure knowledge to me now is that Jesus Christ, my Savior, my Redeemer, is my only hope. |
| 0:17.0 | As a young boy growing up outside of the church, I had a testimony that God lives. |
| 0:24.6 | I knew and he answered my prayers. But I was casual and through experiences where I was down |
| 0:33.6 | and it was tough, where when you totally submit and you realize and you confess, |
| 0:44.3 | Jesus, you are my only hope. |
| 0:47.3 | He's your only hope too. |
| 0:49.3 | Whether you know that or not, you have to determine that. |
| 0:53.3 | And when I confess that, that all good things come from |
| 0:56.6 | him, then I'm good. I'm at peace. And I can do anything through my savor, anything, my only hope. |
| 1:09.7 | This is John Ryan Jensen, editor of the Church News. |
| 1:13.5 | Welcome to the Church News podcast. |
| 1:15.7 | Today we're taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss news and events of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
| 1:26.3 | In what many saw as a surprise move, Brigham Young University Athletic Director Tom Holmo has decided that this is the right time to retire. |
| 1:34.3 | Over the last two decades, Tom Holmo has been at the helm of BYU Athletics as teams have won national championships, garnered international attention, and shared their testimonies on and off the field, |
| 1:45.4 | the court, and the track. |
| 1:47.3 | On this edition of the Church News podcast, the award-winning sports legend and former Cougar |
| 1:51.5 | defensive back talks about faith, football, and moving forward with prayer in life transitions. |
| 1:58.3 | Tom Homo, thank you for coming in and joining us on the Church News podcast today. |
| 2:02.3 | Thank you. It's good to be with you. |
| 2:04.7 | I don't want to call you leaving your role as athletic director at Brigham Young University |
| 2:09.5 | the end of anything. I think that's a little disingenuous to you as a whole person. |
| 2:15.0 | It seems more like this is a fork in the road for you and your wife as the two of you |
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