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MormonTimes.com: Jerry Johnston: Selflessness invigorates spirit, body
We need to guard against mistaking things that "stimulate" us for things that "invigorate" us.
So many films, concerts and spectacles create a sensory overload. We leave them feeling drained. We're like washcloths wrung out and hung up to dry. And we think that's a good thing.
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