“Amidst the confusion of the times, the conflicts of conscience, and the turmoil of daily living, an abiding faith becomes an anchor to our lives.”

— Thomas S. Monson

Speaking at a C.E.S. fireside and reported in the Church News http://www.lds.org/library/display/0,4945,40-1-3273-2,00.html|.

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president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1927–2018

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