“Oh, brothers and sisters, families can be forever! Do not let the lures [or the irritants] of the moment draw you away from them! Divinity, eternity, and family--they go together, hand in hand, and so must we!”

— Spencer W. Kimball

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President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1895–1985

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