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I am not afraid of death. What I am afraid of is that I will meet the Saviour and He will say, 'You could have done better'

Spencer W. Kimball

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Spencer W. Kimball
Age: 90 †
Born: 1895
Born: March 28
Died: 1985
Died: November 5
Businessperson
Prophet
Salt Lake City
Utah
Saviour
Meet
Afraid
Death
Better
Done

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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.
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We must remember that those mortals we meet in parking lots, offices, elevators, and elsewhere are that portion of mankind God has given us to love and to serve. It will do us little good to speak of the general brotherhood of mankind if we cannot regard those who are all around us as our brothers and sisters.
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Sickness sometimes is a great blessing. People become angels through sickness.
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It is vital that we serve each other in the kingdom. . . . So often, our acts of service consist of simple encouragement or of giving . . . help with mundane tasks, but what glorious consequences can flow . . . from small but deliberate deeds!
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