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As you lose your life in the service of Father in Heaven's children, Satan's temptations lose power in your life.
Richard G. Scott
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Richard G. Scott
Age: 86 †
Born: 1928
Born: November 7
Died: 2015
Died: September 22
Engineer
Nuclear Engineer
Pocatello
Idaho
Richard Gordon Scott
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