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Ironically, brothers and sisters, the natural man who is so very selfish in so many ordinary ways is strangely unselfish in that he reaches for too few of the things that bring real joy. he settles for a mess of pottage instead of eternal joy.
-Neal A. Maxwell
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Ironically, Brothers And Sisters, The Natural Man

Neal A. Maxwell
Ironically, brothers and sisters, the natural man who is so very selfish in so many ordinary ways is strangely unselfish in that he reaches for too few of the things that bring real joy. he settles for a mess of pottage instead of eternal joy.
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