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And twitter did something that caused her to doubt those Strict Church leaders that they are simple and fallible and to feel confident so thats the question she was left with. After a digital joust she started to wonder if they had a point and then changed messages. [applause] good evening everyone thank you for being here tonight. I grew up in a very tight knit family in kansas on the third of 11 children, three girls and a boys we lived on a treelined street with dozens of other kids and surrounding houses. Just across the backyard was a church we attended every sunday my moms family was vocally talented and they often gave me chills their passionate praises to god for his mercy and grace echoing off my ears. I grow proud of my family my grandfather was a wellknown civil rights activist and a lawyer who won awards from civil Rights Groups for go my family had suffered for that work with constant vandalism in the physical attacks on his Elementary School age children but that never pe
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