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If you feel that Heavenly Father is not listening to your petitions, ask yourself if you are listening to the cries of the poor, the sick, the hungry, and the afflicted all around you.
Joseph B. Wirthlin
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Joseph B. Wirthlin
Age: 91 †
Born: 1917
Born: June 11
Died: 2008
Died: December 1
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Joseph Bitner Wirthlin
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