Terry Jackson Jr. plays his original composition, "Be Encouraged," Monday night at the L.A. Pittenger Student Center during Homecoming talent auditions. He wrote the song to encourage everyone who has ever felt sad, lonely, or heartbroken. "I want to make sure that the person who is down today is uplifted," Jackson said. He tried out in three talent categories: dance, composition and instrumental. All of Jackson's performances were based around his love and devotion to God, he said.