00:00Good evening. My name is Erica Kirk. Charlie Kirk is my husband. I first want
00:16to thank the local state and federal law enforcement who worked tirelessly to
00:21capture my husband's assassin so that he can be brought to justice. I want to
00:27thank the first responders who struggled heroically to save Charles's life and the
00:39police who acted bravely to make sure that there were no other victims on that
00:43terrible afternoon. I want to thank the officers who have protected our Turning
00:50Point USA family these past two days and I want to thank the Turning Point USA
00:56board, the COO, Justin Strife, and my husband's chief of staff, the amazing
01:04Mikey McCoy, for all their work in these terrible days to be the stability for our
01:12family and for the wider Turning Point USA family as well. My heart is with every
01:19one of my husband's employees who lost a friend and a mentor. I want to thank the
01:27staffers of this his amazing Charlie Kirk show who helped him broadcast from this
01:35studio this chair. Every day he loved it. He loved what he did. I want to thank the millions of people who have shown their love for Charlie here in Phoenix, across America and worldwide. I want to thank my husband's dear friend, Vice President Vance, and his phenomenal
01:42wife, Usha, for their love and support. You guys, Vice President Vance, and his phenomenal wife, Usha, for their love and support. You guys, Vice President Vance, Vice President Vance, and his phenomenal wife,
02:12honored my husband so well, bringing him home. You both are tremendous. I want to thank President Trump and his incredible family for the same.
02:26Mr. President, my husband loved you.
02:33Mr. President, my husband loved you. And he knew that you loved him too. He did. Your friendship was amazing. You supported him so well, as did he for you.
02:50Two days ago, my husband, Charlie went to see the face of his Savior and his God. Charlie always said that when he was gone, he, he wanted to be remembered for his courage and for his faith.
03:10And one of the final conversations that he had on this earth, my husband witnessed for his Lord.
03:20He wanted to be remembered. He wanted to be remembered. He wanted to be remembered. I didn't know why the father wasabel and I was able to be remembered.
03:25I have a lot of the different things that he did. So, it's been a beautiful day since I was a Jew at that time, Holy Spirit.
03:30And he had been a beautiful day, he wanted to be remembered to keep his sons and daughters.
03:35And now, for all eternity, he will stand at his Savior's side, wearing the glorious crown of a martyr.
03:39Charlie loved loved life. He loved his life. He loved America. He loved nature.
03:48He loved nature, which helped him always bring him closer to God.
03:55He loved the Chicago Cubs.
03:58And my goodness, did he love the Oregon Ducks.
04:02Want me to say go Ducks, so I have to since they play on Saturday.
04:06So go Ducks.
04:09But most of all, Charlie loved his children.
04:17And he loved me.
04:19With all of his heart.
04:21And I knew that.
04:23Every day I knew that.
04:24He made sure I knew that every day.
04:27Every day he would ask me, how can I serve you better?
04:30How can I be a better husband?
04:32How can I be a better father?
04:33Every day.
04:35Every day.
04:36Such a good man.
04:38He still is a good man.
04:40He was the perfect father.
04:43He was the perfect husband.
04:45And Charlie always believed that God's design for marriage and the family was absolutely amazing.
04:52And it is.
04:53It is.
04:54And it was the greatest joy of his life.
04:57And over and over he would tell all these young people to come and find their future spouse, become wives and husbands and parents.
05:09And the reason why is because he wanted you all to experience what he had and still has.
05:17He wanted everyone to bring heaven into this earth through love and joy that comes from raising a family.
05:26It's beautiful.
05:28Charlie always said that if he ever ran for office, I know a lot of you asked if he ever was going to, but privately he told me, if he ever did run for office, that his top priority would be to revive the American family.
05:47That was his priority.
05:48One of Charlie's favorite Bible verses was Ephesians 5, verse 25.
05:58Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.
06:11My husband laid down his life for me, for our nation, for our children.
06:22He showed the ultimate and true covenantal love.
06:28I will never, ever have the words to describe the loss that I feel in my heart.
06:34I honestly have no idea what any of this means.
06:40I know that God does, but I don't.
06:44But Charlie, baby, I know you do too.
06:47I know you do.
06:49So does our Lord.
06:53And our world is filled with evil.
06:57But our God, you guys, our God is so good.
07:01He's so incredibly good.
07:07And we know that for those who love God, all things work together for good.
07:12For those who are called according to his purpose.
07:18Already I have seen the worldwide outpouring of love for my husband.
07:22And I've heard the testimonies from people my husband inspired to get married, to start families, to seek out a relationship with God.
07:33It's the most important, most important one of all.
07:40The evildoers responsible for my husband's assassination have no idea what they have done.
07:50They killed Charlie because he preached a message of patriotism, faith, and of God's merciful love.
08:01But they should all know this.
08:06If you thought that my husband's mission was powerful before, you have no idea.
08:16You have no idea what you just have unleashed across this entire country and this world.
08:24You have no idea.
08:25You have no idea the fire that you have ignited within this wife.
08:34The cries of this widow will echo around the world like a battle cry.
08:39To everyone listening tonight across America, the movement my husband built will not die.
08:51It won't.
08:53I refuse to let that happen.
08:56It will not die.
08:59All of us will refuse to let that happen.
09:03No one will ever forget my husband's name and I will make sure of it.
09:07It will become stronger, bolder, louder, and greater than ever.
09:18My husband's mission will not end, not even for a moment.
09:21And one of Charlie's greatest talents was his ability, this phenomenal ability to choose great people to follow him.
09:33He could always find the ones who could handle any setback.
09:37And it's almost like he knew.
09:39He just, he could see it in you.
09:41Even when you couldn't see it in yourself, he just knew.
09:43He knew you could handle it.
09:45You thought you only had 5% left and he knew you at 15.
09:50He knew you were ready to go that extra mile even when you didn't.
09:55He always challenged people around him to work harder and to be better.
09:59He never gave up.
10:00And I love knowing that one of his, one of his mottos was never surrender.
10:09So I want to tell you that, that we'll never surrender.
10:13We never will.
10:14Ever.
10:16Ever.
10:20Our campus tour this fall will continue.
10:22There will be even more tours in the years to come.
10:28America Fest here in Phoenix, this December will go on.
10:33It will be greater than ever.
10:36The radio and podcast show that he was so proud of will go on.
10:44And in a world filled with chaos, doubt, and uncertainty, my husband's voice will remain.
10:52And it will ring out louder and more clearly than ever.
10:56And his wisdom will endure.
11:00My favorite, my favorite too, but my husband's favorite word in the English language was earn.
11:08He would call all of you to be people of action who earn the future America deserves.
11:20So to all of the young people who felt inspired by my husband's faith in hard work,
11:25all of you already know what Charlie would want you to do.
11:30You know.
11:32You know.
11:33If you're in high school or if you're in college, go find your local Turning Point USA chapter.
11:41Join it.
11:43Stay involved.
11:46He wants you to make a difference.
11:48And you can.
11:50You can.
11:52The movement's not going anywhere.
11:54And it will only grow stronger when you join it.
11:59There isn't a chapter.
12:01You can't find one.
12:02Then start one.
12:02There is no excuse.
12:04You can start one.
12:06And as my husband used to say in this room every single day, if you want to get involved,
12:11the best way you can do that is going to tpusa.com.
12:14That's what he would say every day from this chair.
12:16Every single day.
12:18I watched his show every day.
12:19And he would always say, if you want to get involved, go to tpusa.com.
12:25If you're a pastor, join our movement at TPUSA Faith.
12:28And if you're a parent, I highly recommend that you come to AmericaFest in December.
12:36Sign up right now for that because we would love to see you.
12:39I would love to see you.
12:41Charlie would.
12:42He'll be there.
12:43He'll be there in spirit.
12:46Bring your kids.
12:47Bring your family.
12:48But most important of all, if you aren't a member of a church, I beg you to join one.
12:55A Bible-believing church.
12:57Our battle is not simply a political one.
13:01Above all, it is spiritual.
13:03It is spiritual.
13:05The spiritual warfare is palpable.
13:11Charlie loved his Savior with all of his heart.
13:13And he wanted every one of you to know him too.
13:16He wanted everyone to know that if they confess, if they confess the Lord Jesus Christ who rose from the dead, then they will be saved.
13:32Hear me when I say this.
13:34Nobody is ever too young to know the gospel.
13:38Nobody.
13:38Nobody is ever too young to get involved with saving this beautiful country.
13:44This country my husband loved and still loves.
13:49And nobody is ever too old either.
13:52There's no age limit.
13:56I know my husband is still here.
14:00He's watching over us.
14:05I don't remember the last time I slept.
14:08And I couldn't sleep last night.
14:12And
14:13Charlie, baby.
14:18Charlie, I promise
14:19I will never let your legacy die, baby.
14:23I won't.
14:24I promise
14:24I'll make Turning Point USA the biggest thing that this nation has ever seen.
14:31I promise.
14:33Charlie, I love you.
14:36I love you, baby.
14:38rest in the arms of our Lord
14:41as he blankets you with the words I know your heart always strives to hear.
14:47Well done, my good and faithful servant.
14:51when I got home last night.
15:02Gigi, our daughter, just ran into my arms.
15:08And I talked to her and she said,
15:10Mommy, I missed you.
15:11I said, I missed you too, baby.
15:13She goes, where's Daddy?
15:14Daddy?
15:14Daddy, what do you tell a three-year-old?
15:18She's three.
15:23I said, baby, Daddy loves you so much.
15:26Don't you worry.
15:26He's on a work trip with Jesus
15:29so he can afford your blueberry budget.
15:31And my goodness, am I so humbled to witness
15:39Charlie, you alongside Jesus right now
15:43doing what you always want to do, baby.
15:48Making heaven crowded, right?
15:50That's what it's all about.
15:52Making heaven crowded.
15:53I can't wait to see you again one day.
16:03Thank you all again who love my husband,
16:05who supported him,
16:07who wrote him an email every single day
16:10during his radio show.
16:12He read all of them.
16:14All of them.
16:21God bless you all.
16:23And may God bless America.
