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We continue to build temples. We desire that as many members as possible have an opportunity to attend the temple without having to travel inordinate distances.

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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Our opportunities to give of ourselves are indeed limitless, but they are also perishable.
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How grateful we are that the heavens are indeed open, that the gospel of Jesus Christ has been restored, and that the Church is founded on the rock of revelation. We are a blessed people, with apostles and prophets upon the earth today.
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