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February 24, 2026

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ShaunaAugust 30, 2024

Thank you, I look forward to it. And as for Brigham's critics, "President Hinckley recalled, “When I was a young man and was prone to speak critically, my father would say: ‘Cynics do not contribute, skeptics do not create, doubters do not achieve.’” (Cultivating an Attitude of Happiness and a Spirit of Optimism, Chapter 3 of Teachings of President Gordon B Hinckley) I stand in awe of all that Brigham accomplished in moving the Saints to Utah, colonizing the West, building temples, governing the state, but most of all, I honor him for his steadfast defense of Joseph Smith. He never faltered. Proud to be an alumnus of Brigham Young University, bearing his name. he wasn't perfect, but what a mighty tool in the Lord's hands

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