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Of all the opportunities my priesthood authority affords, there is none grander than the privilege of being in one of our temples and representing the Master in officiating in the marriage of two of His worthy, righteous children.

M. Russell Ballard

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M. Russell Ballard
Age: 95
Born: 1928
Born: October 8
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Salt Lake City
Utah
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