Jeffrey and I attended a church fireside held at the Institute building at ISU. It featured Alex Boyé as the guest speaker. He is definitely a force of nature. He spoke about his early years in London and then being left by his mother who had returned to Nigeria. He spoke about his conversion to the church and making the move to Utah. He spoke about his efforts to perform at Broadway and his most recent work using Hip Hop music to convey the gospel. The best part of the fireside for me was when he sang, "How Great Thou Art", and as he sang he walked through this enormous crowd that was gathered. It was compelling to see this African American singing with such emotion among a sea of white faces. The fireside was supposed to be about an hour. It lasted for almost two and a half hours, and it was just him. He has an enthusiasm and energy that just doesn't want to stop when he gets going. Pretty impressive.
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