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We cannot and we must not allow ourselves to get distracted from our sacred duty. We cannot and we must not lose focus on the things that matter most.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

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Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: November 6
Aircraft Pilot
Aviator
Statutární město Ostrava
Dieter Friedrich Uchtdorf
Things
Sacred
Duty
Lose
Loses
Focus
Cannot
Matter
Distracted
Must
Allow

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