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To be mediocre, when only application and diligence would have netted superiority, is an error akin to sin.
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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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'
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