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Elder L. Tom Perry must assuredly have set an all-time record for brevity in this, his first address as a newly called General Authority. Then an Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve, he doesn'nt even give a closing "Amen," even though the Church News, the source for this talk, avows that this is the full text. As a poignant thought, note the love in his pledge based on his wife's support. She died 14 December 1974, only two years later.
Elder Loren Dunn, of the First Council of Seventy, as I left for lunch, whispered in my ear and said, "they grade General Authorities on how little time they take in their first address.'
"I'm trying for a straight A today. I would just like to make three pledges.
First of all, to my dear wife whom I love, sustain and support. If she continues to support me the way she has in the last 25 years, I know I cannot fail any assignment.
Second, to my three lovely children, Barbara, Lee and Gaye, I will try to live worthy of the inspiration of the Lord, to be a Priesthood leader in the home.
"And finally, to President Lee, your great counselors and the Council of the Twelve, I sustain and support you.
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