John Melonakos @melonakos Twitter profile

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1 year

@Austen A snail that smart might take other forms of transportation.

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7 months

My youngest boys shined in the primary program at church this morning with their friends. ❤️

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3 years

@BYU BYU: Here's a nice study about respecting and elevating the status of women and shedding toxic masculinity. Disney movies teach good stuff. These comments: Nah, we don't like that. 🤦‍♂️

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@JanessaTaylor20 I do not support calling anyone a "false prophet." That's a judgment no one ought to be casting.

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@jaredadairbell @Manhattva why is this of good report or praiseworthy?

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@NotZishan Best to assume they mean well and move on.

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2 years

@kelseyhightower Today's paper.

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@emmusic @Ch_JesusChrist

David A. Bednar

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Jesus Christ is our Redeemer, our Mediator, and our Advocate with the Eternal Father and the rock upon which we should build the spiritual foundation of our lives.

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@julieheglund And people like me, returning!

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@jicapal literal nonsense

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@melonakos

2 years

@Noahpinion @mimi10v3 lol, you nimby

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@melonakos

2 years

@DNewsOpinion Supporting LGBTQ people in no way constitutes grooming. Groomers exist all across the political spectrum. Great article! Let's stop throwing around loaded labels and start supporting other people. "Cease to find fault one with another" is an actual commandment. D&C 88:124

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3 months

My weekend in Idaho Falls begins. Any suggestions on things to see and do here?

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2 years

@seagulljaap I remember that name from @_megconley 's well-written piece,

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6 months

@JackPosobiec Grateful for this message and for the church that delivered it.

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3 months

@religiongal It's a great talk and an appropriate analogy. The point is not to use the metaphorical musket offensively. But to be willing and ready to defend against those who seek to offend. We would all do well to understand the message instead of judging a metaphor by twisting its intent.

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7 months

@blibberbl0b @Morbidful I went into this twice. It was wild.

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2 years

@religiongal I reject the framework of a question that presupposes the church is man-made.

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5 months

The kids cleaned up nice for our Christmas pics. ❤️

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3 months

@Liz_Cheney @BasedMikeLee i love this. thank you, liz!

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2 years

“How sad it is when we honor our labels more than we honor each other.” -President Nelson ( @NelsonRussellM ) inspiring us tonight #WWdevo

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@melonakos

2 years

@PeterBlack511 Regaining the testimony of the living prophet was the final and most difficult mental hurdle I had to pass before I was released from my hard-heartedness.

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John Melonakos

@melonakos

5 months

@Austen I am more interested in whether or not people think that the ideas themselves that matter are being stolen. That people copy fluffer background paragraphs without attribution is bad form but does not amount to damages like the other form that peer review tends to catch.

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John Melonakos

@melonakos

2 years

@IrregularDavid I am personally glad they do not respond to current events very often. Their silence on this-or-that "current thing" implies nothing about their concern. Their role is to testify of Christ as special witnesses. It is not to draft press releases to satiate political proclivities.

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2 years

today hit me harder than i expected. i am the father of a college student at the university of georgia.

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@melonakos

3 months

@BlackBlessedLDS nominee for funniest take on it

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@limedoorstudio

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@NoblestCalling My favorite part is that she plans on getting poor sleep no matter what.

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@SecretCityChez Sara Brewer has some good ideas about switching from tracking days sober to thinking about your rate of urge processing. Resetting days-sober counters does not capture the information you care about most. Cups per month might be better to track. No shame!

‎Overcome Pornography for Good: 6. All or Nothing Thinking on Apple Podcasts

‎Show Overcome Pornography for Good, Ep 6. All or Nothing Thinking - Feb 17, 2021

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3 months

@POTUS so, inflating the national debt to try to win an election

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John Melonakos

@melonakos

2 years

Today, we are announcing that my team and I have joined @sanjivmshah and team @Intel to open a new chapter in our story. We look forward to contributing to oneAPI and its open-source vision for accelerated computing. Check out the blog post below for more!

sanjiv

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Great to have @melonakos and team on board! Can’t wait to have Arrayfire running in Xe.

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@mwseibel Treating children that way is also poor parenting.

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1 year

@JReubenCIark The irony of thinking you're better at being Christian than anybody else.

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1 year

@Not_Ssmob3 *for the entire planet

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2 months

@BlackBlessedLDS God's elect are found scattered among all cultures, tribes, sects, and nations of the world. Let's gather together and do something substantial in promoting peace.

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1 year

@seanryanlayton I've been coming back for 3 years. Each year that goes by it gets better. Welcome home.

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6 months

@devinzander No, the vote for Biden was the lesser of two evils vote for many people in the church.

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2 years

@NelsonRussellM Thank you for the challenge. I'm following the 5 steps to build spiritual momentum. I'm also spending a focused hour of prayer each week on Tuesday nights.

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@____Alice_White @jaredadairbell @Manhattva The only wimp is the one who thinks pithy contention is a show of strength.

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5 months

@Brcremer It is not just the look. It is the reality for many who idolize their politics.

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7 months

Better believers than skeptics: “Being a believer is more profitable than being a skeptic because if you're a skeptic and right, you make no new thing happen. If you're a believer and you're right, something awesome happens. Nice incentive to be positive sum.”

David Perell

@david_perell

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Garry Tan isn't just the CEO of Y Combinator. He's also a passionate writer, has a YouTube channel with 251,000 subscribers, and once turned a $300k investment into $2 billion. Here are 10 of his best ideas: 1. How to write a good YC application: Teach the reader something

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2 years

@ApostateAbish I was also the only exmo in a similar family. I hope you feel loved as you find your way. I was grateful for the love I received. I spent 5 hard years out doing whatever I wanted. Two years ago I had an experience that called me home and the return has been sweet. Happy trails!

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@stretchyWombat

Dan McClellan

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Whoever forged the Jordan Lead Codices is back, but this time they learned how to include some actual Hebrew in their forgeries. Here are some screenshots from the YT video linked below that presents these forgeries as authentic ancient artifacts.

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3 months

@MeltingIce @chamath i had it for 28 days. it was no simple flu.

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3 months

@samuel_colvin Let's force people to build houses with legos too. Much safer than working with nails.

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@melonakos

3 years

@TaylorPetrey We're not responsible for the sins of our fathers, but we need to understand we live among those whose lives are affected by the deeds of our fathers and go out of our way to help those less fortunate. Period. It's awful otherwise.

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@lutherananswers No, this is wrong. The cost you mention is infinite. Christ alone paid the price by taking the weight of sin upon Himself. We teach that He died for our sins. As we yoke ourselves to Him through faith, repentance, and covenant, His grace alone saves. Stop twisting our beliefs.

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John Melonakos

@melonakos

2 years

3yo caught his first fish tonight. 🎣

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@melonakos

3 years

@religiongal @hankrsmith @_megconley I will make a statement about our online behavior. The truth does not need aggressive "defending," as @hankrsmith often postulated, it needs sharing, inviting, and enticing. Any form of ego, judgment, or contention flips an effort from doing good to causing harm. 2/5

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1 year

@MikePet74757259 Beautiful story; thanks for sharing. I have a 19yo son I really hope will find his way to a mission one day too.

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@melonakos

2 years

@RonaldARasband Romans 8:38-9 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord

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3 months

@deseretian @byuhawaii This is the gospel of Jesus Christ in action. You'd do better to learn from this example than to act like vilification is doctrinally acceptable.

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@BlackBlessedLDS I answer these introspectively since I've been both. My exmo self is annoyed by my mo self that judges harshly and admires how it sincerely works at developing Christlike attributes. My mo self is annoyed by my exmo self lack of faith and admires how it healed and reset things.

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2 months

@____Alice_White @jaredadairbell @Manhattva Nothing Jesus ever said is remotely close to the drivel yelled at this cyclist. The only fool is the hypocrite that calls themself Christian while mocking their neighbor. Do better.

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7 months

@ChristoffDTodd The decentralized genius of stakes in Zion is beautiful to see unfolding across the globe! ❤️

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@melonakos

3 years

@balajis This is the parable of talents,

Parable of the Talents - Wikipedia

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@melonakos

2 years

@amasad @Carnage4Life true, the "change from a year earlier" is an important piece of information

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@melonakos

5 months

@14e_ther We are especially ridiculous on Saturdays. Also, I am a single RM looking for a temple marriage. My DMs are open 😘

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John Melonakos

@melonakos

1 year

That Christ broke the bands of death is the same power by which all family relationships can be made eternal. We can follow Him and likewise return to our Father in Heaven. Jesus lives and He loves you and me. Happy Easter from the Melonakos Family! ❤️

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3 months

@deseretian @matthewallen @byuhawaii The only gross beast-like behavior is yours.

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@melonakos

3 years

@foxonabox_ There's a huge hole in one's life when you extricate something as consuming as membership in the church. So much so that the identity for many becomes "I have a hole to rebuild in my life now; help me please." It makes practical sense that is the case.

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@melonakos

2 years

@Noahpinion If Freud ever slipped, this is it.

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@melonakos

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@AmericanReg1 Everything the church does helps families. Too bad the same cannot be said of the Trib.

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@melonakos

5 months

@RealTStevenson as if you know anything about him

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John Melonakos

@melonakos

2 years

@sltrib @CristinaMartaR Very cool. "Jesus anointed that Prophet and Seer."

Praise to the Man

https://www.lds.org/general-conference?lang=eng The Mormon Tabernacle Choir sings “Praise to the Man.” October 2014 General Conference.

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@melonakos

1 month

A "screw it, let's do it" week to remember with @richardbranson and friends.

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@melonakos

3 years

@bartekci @Austen *alone* outside means there is no value in community exampling for this hypothetical

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@melonakos

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@RchlGirl Modesty is a mindset. It is the quality or state of being unassuming or moderate in promoting oneself or any personal attributes, not just body image. It relates to humility but differs in that modesty concerns how one appears to others, whereas humility concerns self-assessment.

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@melonakos

2 years

@RoRoSparky @hmdoppelganger @jkimballcook we prefer the term peculiar

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@melonakos

3 months

@BednarDavidA Yes, great message! It is impossible to surprise the Lord.

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@melonakos

2 years

@Noahpinion Oh, we owe it to the children to be serious about mom and dad being together to raise them as a matter of wise principle. Have babies, yes. But let's support marriage as the recommended procreative path.

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8 months

This weekend I was thrilled to walk my beautiful daughter onto her high school's football field with her Homecoming Court. My heart is full. ❤️

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1 year

No more training wheels.

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2 months

@jaredadairbell @GayMormonMason Then why start this thread at all? Just heed it not. I do not understand why people spend so much time broadcasting things they do not like. The sowing of division requires the oxygen of your response.

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@melonakos

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@Jason Those who are voting for Trump are wanting to improve America by ... throwing a wrench into a system. Those who are voting for Biden are wanting to improve America by ... by tossing out the president. Neither side presented a candidate with great ideas and hope.

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@MerriamWebster *R-e-s-p-e-c-t to songs...

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@RelevantQuest The fear of commitment is real among singles.

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@actsofapostles_ Great timing. My stake membership council approved my readmission to the church via rebaptism a few hours ago. The return sure is sweet. ❤️

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@DeseretBro anything can be pornographic if you sexualize it

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John Melonakos

@melonakos

2 years

@RelevantQuest This is the best take! The recent counsel of @BednarDavidA to "heed not" applies nicely to all sorts of trash, like this upcoming series as well as the subject of many twitter conversations. Scholars would do well to ignore feeble-minded fear-mongering.

But We Heeded Them Not

www.churchofjesuschrist.org

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@melonakos

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@jefe_tweets He's the best man we have in Washington. God bless him for calling it like it is with Trump.

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John Melonakos

@melonakos

3 years

@Ranicket @cdixon nope, giving user data back to the user would be the correct emblem that he won't give

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@melonakos

2 years

@ldsfootnotes @Ch_JesusChrist Clearly there is benefit to arriving at a state of decreased dependence. Ridiculous that you find this notion upsetting. Would you rather people not heal?

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@melonakos

3 years

@bindureddy Which YouTube videos are especially helpful?

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@melonakos

4 years

I basically left Twitter for 5 years and am strongly back now, even blogging again. I am curious how many of the people I used to talk to actually see my tweets. Or am I that far down the AI-chosen food chain? Say hi or like, if you're seeing this please.

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@DrGarrett907 @CwicShow "I want to be kind to ev’ryone, For that is right, you see. So I say to myself, “Remember this: Kindness begins with me.”

Kindness Begins with Me

www.churchofjesuschrist.org

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@nazjavladimir The “get their own planet” phrasing implies a simpleton perspective of cosmic gifting that distorts the doctrine of becoming godlike and is untrue. Our Father loves His children and intends to teach us and enable us to become like Him in every way. It is not a difficult concept.

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@AISafetyMemes @ylecun @OmarSAlolama There is no new species with AI. 🤦🏻‍♂️

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John Melonakos

@melonakos

3 months

"Our standards are so low for openness in AI, we call it open when a vendor releases some weights. That's the equivalent of saying the release of a binary is open source. It really is not." - @percyliang #GTC2024

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2 years

@j_n_foster @BrotherMike17 If only we all weren't already desensitized to strange comments 😁

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7 months

@Jayson_Carmona_ Gotta grab the bigger vacuum for those hallways, lol.

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3 years

@religiongal @hankrsmith @_megconley I left the church and I am currently returning myself. The arc of one's faith journey is not possibly visible on Twitter or the internet. All we should be doing on here is loving one another. I love the gospel, my friends, and the chance to share ideas on Twitter. ❤️ 5/5

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@melonakos

3 years

@TaylorPetrey We stand all confused.

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3 years

@religiongal @hankrsmith @_megconley Social media mobs ( #deznat or otherwise) that form around people who say negative things about the church will ultimately lead to members of the church engaging in a hateful and contentious mindset. Can we rise above the ugly and love even those who disagree with us? 3/5

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@seagulljaap I sang "Consider the Lilies" at a party last year ago and decided to come back to church like a month after that. Watch out for that one 😂

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3 years

@PeterBlack511 Symmetric to the two prophets in Jerusalem.

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@maximumderek_ Every change begins in the mind.

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2 years

@sunday_southern @IrregularDavid Most, if not all, political issues have a moral component. The church clearly affirms the sanctity of life without responding to current events. Side rant: America's obsession with "the current thing" is out of control. Life is lived locally and folks would do well to tune out.

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John Melonakos

@melonakos

3 years

@TheGrandScoobah So sad. 😞 There is not a single soul in the entire church whose heart does not break for our gay brothers and sisters as they confront the very difficult doctrine of the church, that none of us have the power to change. And they really are the best of people ❤️

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@RchlGirl Temple work is also the highest form of charity.

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