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“Permissiveness, immorality, pornography, drugs, the power of peer pressure-all these and more-cause many to be tossed about on a sea of sin and crushed on the jagged reefs of lost opportunities, forfeited blessings, and shattered dreams.”

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Thomas S. Monson
Thomas S. Monson

Thomas S. Monson was an American author known for his religious works. Born on August 21, 1927, he gained recognition in the Mormon Church. more

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