BYU Speeches God Loves Underdogs | C. Shane Reese | January 2025
Jan 15, 2025
C. Shane Reese, President of Brigham Young University, shares insights on overcoming challenges through faith. He reflects on his own underdog journey, emphasizing resilience and divine support. The discussion highlights unlikely victories, such as the BYU football team's successes, as examples of faith in action. Reese inspires listeners to become miracles for others, illustrating the transformative power of kindness with stories from the BYU community. He encourages embracing service and faith to create a positive impact.
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GRE Score
- C. Shane Reese shared his experience taking the GRE, where his verbal score was lower than all foreign applicants.
- Despite this, he was accepted into Texas A&M's statistics PhD program.
God Strengthens the Weakest
- The Lord strengthens even the weakest, as evidenced by C. Shane Reese's journey to becoming BYU president.
- This was initially impossible from his perspective.
BYU Football Victories
- BYU football achieved improbable victories in 2025, defying odds in four of eight games.
- In two games, BYU had less than a 0.5% chance of winning but still won.