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Do not pray for tasks equal to your abilities, but pray for abilities equal to your tasks. Then the performance of your tasks will be no miracle, but you will be the miracle.
Thomas S. Monson
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"Do not pray for tasks equal to your abilities, but pray for abilities equal to your tasks. Then the performance of your tasks will be no miracle, but you will be the miracle."
— Thomas S. Monson

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Do not pray for tasks equal to your abilities, but pray for abilities equal to your tasks. Then the performance of your tasks will be no miracle, but you will be the miracle. — Thomas S. Monson

About Thomas S. Monson

Thomas S. Monson was a Clergyman from United States (1927–2018).

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This quote is attributed to Thomas S. Monson, a Clergyman from United States.
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Thomas S. Monson lived from 1927 – 2018.