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You are chosen to be faithful women of God in our day, to stand above pettiness, gossip, selfishness, lewdness, and all other forms of ungodliness. Recognize your divine birthright as daughters of our Heavenly Father.

Howard W. Hunter

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Howard W. Hunter
Age: 87 †
Born: 1907
Born: November 14
Died: 1995
Died: March 3
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