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You are not competing with anyone else. You are only competing with yourself to do the best with whatever you have received.

L. Tom Perry

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L. Tom Perry
Age: 92 †
Born: 1922
Born: August 5
Died: 2015
Died: May 30
Religious Leader
Logan
Utah
Lowell Tom Perry
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