Carmen Yulin Cruz Quotes

When you're drinking from a creek, it's not a good news story. When you don't have food for a baby, it's not a good news story.

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• Undoubtedly our Heavenly Father tires of expressions of love in words only. He has made it clear through his prophets and his word that his ways are ways of commitment, and not conversation. He prefers performance over lip service. We show our true love for him in proportion to our keeping his words.

  

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• When you're drinking from a creek, it's not a good news story. When you don't have food for a baby, it's not a good news story.

  

  Carmen Yulin Cruz
  • Good
  • Food
  • Baby