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" It is important for you to know who you are and who you may become. It is more important than what you do, even as vital as your work is and will be. "

Russell M. Nelson

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" Think of our physical sustenance. It is truly heaven-sent. The necessities of air, food, and water all come to us as gifts from a loving Heavenly Father. "

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" When we speak of faith - the faith that can move mountains - we are not speaking of faith in general but of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. "

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