Real hope is much more than wishful musing. It stiffens, not slackens,…

Neal A. Maxwell
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Real hope is much more than wishful musing. It stiffens, not slackens, the spiritual spine. ✨ Neal A. Maxwell (1999). One More Strain of Praise, Deseret Book Company
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Real hope is much more than wishful musing. It stiffens, not slackens, the spiritual spine. ✨ Neal A. Maxwell (1999). One More Strain of Praise, Deseret Book Company

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