Tongan American Latter-day Saint, Vai Sikahema, spoke to Brigham Young University -- Hawaii students at a university devotional recently.
Mr Sikahema is a former NFL player and currently works as a news anchor for NBC News, Philadelphia. He is also a stake president for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- a role in which he leads several congregations of the Church.
Mr Sikahema's remarks were titled, "Church culture, ethnic culture, and education."
Watch a video of Mr Sikahema's address at the BYU- Hawaii website.