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We Are Here to Be Tried, Tested, Proved | Joseph Fielding Smith | October 1961

We Are Here to Be Tried, Tested, Proved | Joseph Fielding Smith | October 1961

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When viewed from the perspective of eternity, this life is only a brief moment. In that moment, we are being tried, tested, proved, and taught by our Father in Heaven. Will we be faithful to Him? Click here to see the speech page.

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We Are Here to Be Tried, Tested, Proved | Joseph Fielding Smith | October 1961

We Are Here to Be Tried, Tested, Proved | Joseph Fielding Smith | October 1961

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