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When a leader in the Church inspires council members with vision, he helps them focus on their real mission so that they are ministering to people rather than merely administering programs.

M. Russell Ballard

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M. Russell Ballard
Age: 96
Born: 1928
Born: October 8
Businessperson
Salt Lake City
Utah
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