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Destroy the seed and the plant will never grow. Man alone, of all creatures of earth, can change his thought pattern and become the architect of his destiny.

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
Change
Plant
Earth
Destiny
Never
Creatures
Seed
Men
Grow
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Grows
Pattern
Alone
Seeds
Thought
Patterns
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