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Any excuse, no matter how valid, only weakens the character.

Thomas S. Monson

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Thomas S. Monson
Age: 90 †
Born: 1927
Born: August 21
Died: 2018
Died: January 2
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Priest
Prophet
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Thomas Spencer Monson
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