“… it is by our actions that we are destroyed or saved. The choice is ours.”
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Source: The Dream Hunter
“Desires dictate our priorities, priorities shape our choices, and choices determine our actions.”
Desire https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2011/04/desire, Dallin H. Oaks, April 2011
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