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This reads as a statement about vocation, not status. It points to the idea that a prophet’s role is defined by devotion and service, and can be taken to mean that personal ambition gives way to responsibility. It lands in a setting where someone is being reminded that leadership is accountable to something higher than the self.
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About Joseph B. Wirthlin
American businessman and Latter-day Saint religious leader
Joseph B. Wirthlin was an American businessman and Latter-day Saint religious leader. He served as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was sustained to the Twelve on October 4, 1986, and ordained an apostle on October 9, 1986, by Thomas S. Monson. His appointment followed the death of church president Spencer W. Kimball. In that role, he was accepted by church members as a prophet, seer, and revelator.
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