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Fasting gives you confidence to know that your spirit can master appetite . . . and helps to protect against later uncontrolled cravings and gnawing habits.

Russell M. Nelson

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Russell M. Nelson
Age: 100
Born: 1924
Born: September 9
Cardiologist
Military Physician
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Russell Marion Nelson
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