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Sometimes we are so busy being the hammer or the anvil, that we forget who really needs the shaping.

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Neal A. Maxwell
Age: 78 †
Born: 1926
Born: July 6
Died: 2004
Died: July 21
Priest
Theologian
Salt Lake City
Utah
Neal Ash Maxwell
Hammer
Hammers
Busy
Forget
Sometimes
Needs
Anvil
Really
Anvils
Shaping

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