Getting to know President C. Shane Reese, the new president of Brigham Young University
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🗓️ 26 September 2023
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
On Tuesday, Sept. 19, C. Shane Reese was inaugurated as the new president of Brigham Young University, becoming the 14th president of the Church’s flagship university. President Dallin H. Oaks, first counselor in the First Presidency, and Elder D. Todd Christofferson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles officially installed President Reese, who Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles announced in March would lead the university.
“The Lord has prepared him in profound ways,” said Elder Holland. “He has the confidence and trust of the Church Board of Education to lead BYU at this critical time.”
This episode of the Church News podcast features President Reese sharing his experiences, testimony and vision for BYU.
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| 0:00.0 | We talk about letting our light shine and our students do that in everything they do, whether |
| 0:15.4 | it's research or whether it's athletic performances or whether it's dance performances, |
| 0:20.2 | music. |
| 0:23.2 | But I also get super excited about the stage that this provides for us as a university it was probably no more |
| 0:29.2 | apparent than when our football coach at the big 12 media days Kalani Satake lead with I am so |
| 0:36.8 | grateful for my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. |
| 0:39.9 | He's who got us where we are today. |
| 0:42.5 | And all of a sudden, these media correspondents who were gathered there just stopped, looked up, |
| 0:48.4 | and I heard them behind me saying, I could play for that guy. |
| 0:52.3 | And I think that's the kind of opportunities that we have. |
| 0:59.3 | This is Sarah Jane Weaver, executive editor of the Church News, welcoming you to the Church News podcast. |
| 1:06.0 | We are taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss news and events of the Church of Jesus Christ |
| 1:11.6 | of Latter-day Saints. |
| 1:18.9 | On March 21, 2003, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Corm of the Twelve Apostles of the Church |
| 1:25.6 | of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced a new president for Brigham Young University. |
| 1:31.2 | See Shane Reese. |
| 1:32.7 | On May 1st, the former academic vice president of the university took on his new role. |
| 1:38.1 | Of President Reese, Elder Holland said, quote, |
| 1:41.1 | The Lord has prepared him in profound ways. |
| 1:43.9 | He has the confidence and trust of the Church Board of Education to lead BYU at this critical time. |
| 1:50.3 | On this episode of the Church News podcast, we are excited to get to know President Reese. |
| 1:55.9 | He joins us to talk about his experiences, testimony, and his vision as BYU's 14th president. |
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