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Our opportunities to give of ourselves are indeed limitless, but they are also perishable.
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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Utah
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Ideals are like the stars - you can't touch them with your hands, but by following them you reach your destination.
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