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Everyone can be discontented if he ignores his blessings and looks only at his burdens.
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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Salt Lake City
Utah
Thomas Spencer Monson
Tom Monson
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Let us respect others no one lives alone in a city, a nation, or a world.
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May we give as the Savior gave. To give of oneself is a holy gift. We give as a remembrance of all the Savior has given.
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