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This devotional address entitled, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, was given on November 8th of 1981 by Gene R. Cook, then a member of the first quorum of the 70 of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Thank you very much, President.

I had to chuckle as he was coming in about ages this last month.

I just reached my 40th birthday.

And my children were kidding me a lot about being so old,

telling me, Dad, you're just about over the hill. You're

about finished. When are you going to check in? Those kinds of comments. And I was kiddingly

telling some of the brethren about that, and they were quick to say, you'll get no sympathy

in this audience, Seller Cook.

I really am pleased to be here, my brothers and sisters.

I'm pleased that President Holland is here.

We've been good friends for a number of years, and he's a great president.

I know you know that.

I'm impressed with these great state presidents and their wives whom I've had opportunity to meet as well.

And particularly with you, I imagine someone would have a very difficult time

who was even a little bit sensitive to the spirit, to feel of your great spirits as a group and not be moved.

The Spirit of the Lord is here. You brought it here. And I would bear testimony to you

my brothers and sisters in the very beginning of what I would say tonight.

That to the degree you and I are both receptive, we may learn some things that might be of great assistance to both of us tonight.

I appreciate Randy's prayer and this great music that's been rendered.

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