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An unsatisfied appetite for knowledge means progress and is the state of a normal mind.

David O. McKay

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David O. McKay
Age: 96 †
Born: 1873
Born: September 8
Died: 1970
Died: January 18
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Prophet
Teacher
Huntsville
Utah
David Oman McKay
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Knowledge
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Unsatisfied
Mind
Appetite
Normal
Progress

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