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The good word of the Lord with which we must nourish is the simple doctrine of the gospel. We need not fear either simplicity or repetition.

Henry B. Eyring

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Henry B. Eyring
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: May 31
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Henry Bennion Eyring
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