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O timid one, awaken, exert yourself, draw back the curtains your training and background have hung over the windows of your soul.

Spencer W. Kimball

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Spencer W. Kimball
Age: 90 †
Born: 1895
Born: March 28
Died: 1985
Died: November 5
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Salt Lake City
Utah
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