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Regarding Fasting: Have the faith to bind the Lord.

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
Fasting
Bind
Regarding
Lord
Faith

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