July 2025 Devotional
Blaine R. Maxfield
Director of Welfare and Self-Reliance
The video will premiere on Friday, July 4 at 10:00 a.m. MDT / 4:00 p.m. UTC
About the Speaker
Blaine R. Maxfield is the managing director of Welfare and Self-Reliance and an Area Seventy in the Utah Area. He earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in organizational behavior and a master鈥檚 degree in business strategy from Stanford University. He previously worked as the chief information officer of the Church and as president of SunGard Financial Systems (now FIS Global). He and his wife, Jennifer, are the parents of five children.
Instructions for Discussion
Below are suggested questions鈥痽ou can ask students to reflect on鈥痶o help with your discussion.鈥痀ou may be inspired to ask different questions based on the needs of your group.
- (before devotional) What does it mean to you to be a champion?
- (after devotional) Has your view of what a champion is changed as a result of this devotional? If so, how?
- How do you personally want to be a champion in the future?