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FOUNDATION NEWSLETTER

FALL 2017

JOHN A. WIDTSOE

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Dear Friends of Widtsoe,

It has been a very eventful summer for the Foundation, and for furthering the reach of the Foundation’s image and influence.

As the summer began, Beverly and I joined dozens of descendants of Dr. Widtsoe, representatives of the several universities where he was a student, faculty or President, and extended local family in Frøya, Norway for the commemoration of his birthplace. Elder Paul Johnson, President of the Europe Area of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, represented the Church that Dr. Widtsoe so loved and served for so many years as an Apostle. The centerpiece of the event was the unveiling of the statue of Dr. Widtsoe showing him as a young scientist. It was truly a memorable event made possible by the generous support of Gustav Witsøe, a successful fishing enterprise owner and cousin of Elder Widtsoe. The capstone for me, however, was the church service held on Sunday where a five-minute audio cut from a speech by Elder Widtsoe at BYU was played. Hearing the scholar deliver a sermon on the need to combine the rational mind with the gifts of the spirit in creating and sustaining a testimony was a unique opportunity to get a glimpse of the man himself.

Then, on August 23rd, an event we have been working toward for the past three years took place with the signing of the binding agreement between the University of Southern California and the John A. Widtsoe Foundation creating the John A. Widtsoe Chair in Mormon Studies through the Dana and David Dornsife College of Arts, Letters and Sciences in its School of Religion. Fundraising for the Chair is now beginning in earnest so that the university can begin the process of selecting the scholar to fill this full-time, tenured professorship. This is a seminal moment in the young life of the Foundation, and now places its efforts in the forefront of global Mormon scholarship.

There is much in front of us this coming year, while at the same time we are so grateful to all of you for the two years just completed where our conferences, symposia, scholarly training, and teaching have given us the base from which the future of our interfaith mission can move forward.

Thank you for all you have done, and continue to do for our mission to expand the reach of global Mormon scholarship. We have a great year in front of us!

Best,

Larry L. Eastland, Ph.D.Chairman and President

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Reflections on a Year with the Widtsoe Foundation, by Jan Hemming

Using RTI Technology at Jordan Temple Site, by Beth Paullin

COVER STORY - John A. Widtsoe Statue Unveiled in Frøya, Norway

News and Notes

Upcoming Events

Getting to Know the Board: Chip Rawlings

Widtsoe Foundation Mission Statement and Initiatives

Cover Photos: (Left-top) Statue of Dr. John A. Widtsoe (Right-top) Unveiling statue with Frøya native in traditional attire and great-great-great-great-granddaughter of John A. Widtsoe, Lucy Widtsoe Dur-ham. (Right-center) Statue with Elder Paul and Sister Jill Johnson - Europe Area President - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. (Right-bottom) Main statue image courtesy of “The Hills of Norway,” a blog by President Tracy and Sister Joeen Hill - Mission President, Norway.

Letter from theChairman of the Board

Photos: Larry Eastland, Widtsoe Foundation Chair and President, with USC Representative Dean Amber Miller signing an agree-ment between the University of Southern California and the John A. Widtsoe Foundation.

Photo: Elder Paul Johnson (Europe Area President), Dennis Miller (sculptor), Statue, Brian Streadbeck (Main Street Art owner), Larry Eastland (Widtsoe Foundation President), and Alan Parrish (Widtsoe biographer).

What could the day ahead hold?

Their alarms were ringing at 4:30 a.m., and most of the archaeological team were in unfamiliar surroundings—in Jordan—far from their homes in California, Utah, and Korea. It was important to leave while it was still dark, since by arriving before dawn they would get optimal lighting for photos of the previous day’s work. And there were no stragglers in the group.

“Each day began with excitement. It was because of the prospect of finding something that would tell us more about life here centuries ago. I was eager to begin work every day,” said Aaron Schade.

Dr. Schade is from the Department of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University, Utah, and was a co-director of this Khirbat Ataruz project. The director was Dr. Chang-Ho Ji of La Sierra University in Riverside, California, and they had a team that varied in ethnic backgrounds and religions.

In the group were six BYU students, a doctoral candidate from Sahm Yook University in Korea, and a student from La Sierra University. A group of local Jordanians from the beni-Hamidah tribe worked with them.

An Ancient Excavation SiteTheir destination is well-known, a site mentioned in the Moabite Stone or Mesha Stele. Now known as “Ataruz,” it is referred to in the Bible as “Atorath.” The Stone, dating from 840 B.C., now in the Louvre Museum in Paris, contains in its inscription references to the Kingdom of Israel and to the Israelite God, Yahweh.

“Part of the area where the team was excavating is that of the temple complex that is mentioned [in the inscription,]” said Dr. Schade.

They had traveled to Ataruz in May of this year with two purposes. One was to further excavate the site that has had previous findings of early Islamic period material from the 14th and 15th centuries A.D., as well as Iron Age dwellings, 9th and 8th centuries, B.C.

The second involved the use of photographic equipment pioneered by Dr. Bruce Zuckerman, professor

of Religion and Linguistics at USC, and his West Semitic Research Project team. The equipment and techniques help clarify inscriptions on ancient artifacts.

RTI Training PreparationDr. Schade and Jessica Smith, one of the BYU students on the team, had received week-long training at USC from Professor Zuckerman, Marilyn Lundberg, Kenneth Zuckerman and Johanna Tyrrell on the use of this equipment.

In use since the early part of this century, the equipment and techniques (especially Reflectance Transformation Imaging) were most effective under certain conditions, including optimal lighting.

“Consistently there were clarifications and improvements on inscriptions (…if they have a significant third dimension, etched or bas relief, for example.) Often RTI is so sensitive to textures that it can also

Using RTITechnologyat Jordan Temple Site

byBeth Paullin

Of the many images and memories from the Widtsoe Foundation’s international

“Sacred Space, Sacred Thread” conference at USC last year, one is indelible. It was something Helen Williams, dean at Pepperdine University and an ordained African Methodist Episcopal pastor, said in reflecting on the value of such an ambitious inter-faith gathering. “If we want to live in harmony, we must learn to understand each other; to interact with someone different from ourselves.” Then, as if summoning a great Sunday sermon, she spoke of the responsibility that we, “as sacred beings, have to share the sacredness we possess with the world…especially those struggling with the issues of life.”

As I reflect on my year as Executive Director of the Widtsoe Foundation, there is much in Dean Williams’s words that define the soul and goal of why the foundation exists and what it hopes to accomplish.

That a university of USC’s global prominence wants to establish a chair of Mormon Studies in an era of growing secularism and effusive nonchalance about religion is a remarkable opportunity that must be seized and amplified; a golden invitation to build the very bridges that Dean Williams envisioned.

USC – with its deep branches and roots that touch every aspect of community life, influential donors, world leaders, great thinkers and change-agents, athletes, and, of course, thousands and millions of students around the world – is an ideal “petri dish” to examine what Mormon doctrine has to say about the great issues of life.

It’s the very thing that John A. Widtsoe, then an apostle in the LDS Church, was sent to USC to do on special assignment during the 1930s.

Other aspects of my tenure at the Widtsoe Foundation are worth noting: the standing room only turnout for Foundation-sponsored events from eminent LDS scholars about topics as diverse as the Book of Revelation and the Trial of Jesus; USC’s designation of Widtsoe Foundation scholar and BYU law professor and author John W. “Jack” Welch as a distinguished scholar; collaborative work between USC and BYU archeologists in the developing field of digital panoramic photography; the growing ranks of generous donors, supporters and volunteers; a new website and enhanced social and media communications; the utilization of live streaming and video technologies

Reflections on a YearWith the WidtsoeFoundation

to carry the Foundation’s message “on demand;” and above all, the strong relationships formed with dozens of diverse faith communities, religious scholars, academicians, LDS members and USC leadership.

The Widtsoe Foundation is led by a group of highly successful professionals who are also deeply gospel-centered, under the direction of Larry Eastland. Working alongside these talented executives as well as Scholar-in-Residence Jacob Rennaker, Dr. Welch, and prominent leaders at USC has given me rare insights into how powerful coalitions can be built to bring about the harmony, reconciliation and peace that the world hungers for.

byJan Hemming

Within the lofty objectives of sponsoring a chair of Mormon Studies at USC, building a Scholar Center near the USC campus, hosting symposia and bringing notable scholars together for dialogue and discussion, is the simple fact that for nearly two millennia the beliefs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are largely unknown or misunderstood.

Most importantly, an idea only becomes reality when visionary leaders push forward – against all odds – to bring it about.

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The statue was created by Dennis Smith of Main Street Art in Alpine, Utah.

This statue is to commemorate the life of Elder John A. Widtsoe, and is placed near the high school of the town where he and his family immigrated from when he was a boy. The government officials chose to place it there to be a beacon to all the students and to remind them that an education is a priceless tool that all should strive to achieve.

A Remarkable Man At the commemoration, Elder Paul V. Johnson (Europe Area Presidency – LDS Church) spoke of Elder Widtsoe: “He was a remarkable man. A terrific student. He was top student at Harvard University. He was an academic. He ended up being president of two universities

Inspiration for Young People The mayor of Frøya Municipality, Berit Flåmo, said the island is proud to have the statue in Frøya and she hopes the statue will bring inspiration for young people.

Jan Otto Fredagsvik, Member of Parliament, went on to say that “education is important…for the youth and children of Frøya. It’s huge to have someone to look up to and John A. Widtsoe is a likely example for the youth and the children.”

Elder Tom-Atle Herland of the Area Seventy explained that Frøya is different from the rest of Norway in that many of the youth choose to pursue salmon fishing instead of higher education. It’s tempting for them to get rich off the salmon. Having the statue at the high school and the youth learning more about John A. Widtsoe, they can hopefully learn that they can combine higher education and working as he did.

Some of the descendants that were present stated that the event exceeded their expectations and they are proud to be a descendant of Elder Widtsoe.

and he was an author. He authored numerous books and articles, both scientific and religious. And he was also a beloved apostle of the Lord, Jesus Christ.”

The event was attended by more than 180 people including: President Johnson and his wife along with many of John A. Widtsoe’s descendants, Norwegian government officials, many United States guests, community leaders, writers and academics, Larry Eastland and his wife Beverly, as well as John A. Widtsoe Board Member and relative George Durham, III.

The artist said of the sculpture:“This pose is an expression of John Widtsoe as a young man, holding a test tube and looking into it almostas if he’s trying to understand both the past and the future. Of course, we live in the moment now. But in that is the answer that we all search for in our lives: the desire to understand why we are here and where we are going. And we wanted to be able to give that ideal to the young people of Norway.”

distinguish the thicknesses of ink strokes on a flat surface…invaluable for paleographical analysis,” said Professor Zuckerman.

The venture was sponsored, in part, by the Widstoe Foundation. Some of that aid provided the financial support for the USC training and the loan of equipment needed to work in museums in Jordan and France.

“We were able to gain access to the Madaba Museum in Jordan and the Louvre Museum in Paris which we will use for publications about the site and about ancient languages

encountered throughout the ancient Near East,” said Dr. Schade.

Despite the excitement felt at 4:30 a.m. when the days began, there was also the reality of how long those days were and the heat and dust the group encountered during the three and a half weeks of the dig.

What It’s Really LikeAsked to compare their daily labors to those found in the familiar Indiana Jones movies, Dr. Schade replied: “Indiana Jones makes it look cool. In reality, it is really a lot of hard work with perplexing days of uncertainty, but in the end it is

extremely satisfying and rewarding.”

He explained that one of the highlights of the trip was working with local Jordanians and a representative from the Jordanian Department of Antiquities.

“The Jordanians are wonderful, loving and kind people. It is a real privilege to work closely with this Islamic community. Muslims teach us so much about kindness and generosity,” he said.

There was camaraderie and some humor during those long, hot days.

When the Jordanians found it hard to pronounce some of the students’ names, they gave them new names that sometimes were adopted by the visitors’ co-workers. And friendships among those of different countries and cultures began.

A Satisfying OutcomeThe outcome of this project?

According to Dr. Schade, progress in knowledge and understanding of the site area and artifacts as well as gratitude for those who made it possible.

“We are extremely indebted to the Widtsoe Foundation for setting up

and financing our training with the RTI photographic equipment; Bruce Zuckerman and Marilyn Lundberg and the West Semitic Research Project team for our training and the use of the photographic equipment; and to the museums that granted us permission to photograph the objects. We also received generous support from the BYU mentoring program (MEG), the Department of Ancient Scripture at BYU, and Experiential Learning funds provided by BYU,” said Dr. Schade.

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(Top-left) Training with RTI: (Pictured left to right) Jessica West, Aaron Schade, Marilyn Lundberg.

(Above) RTI in use at the Madaba Museum in Jordan

An American made bronze statue of John A. Widtsoe was flown to the island of Frøya, Norway and unveiled on June 19, 2017.

Photo: screen grab – John A Widtsoe Statue Event Norway (youtube.com) Mormon Newsroom United Kingdom

John A. Widtsoe Statue Unveiled in Frøya, Norway

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Larry Eastland, John A. Widtsoe Foundation Chair, said:“The Frøya commemoration of the birthplace of Elder John A. Widtsoe was a wonderful opportunity to review the life and legacy of this remarkable man: educator, scientist, university president, Church leader, [and] man of faith. Following the unveiling, the community performed a heartwarming concert of local choirs and musicians for the visitors and guests.

“Of particular note, the grandson of Elder Widtsoe’s brother, Gustav Witsøe, provided the financial support for the entire event. The dinner which he sponsored for the guests provided the finest salmon meal one could want. Inasmuch as he owns the largest salmon fishing company in the area, he certainly gave us the best.

“A highlight for me was the Sunday Sacrament Meeting presided over by President Paul Johnson of the European Area Presidency. Elder Widtsoe’s granddaughter spoke about her grandfather with whom she and her mother lived for several of her growing years. To be able to hear a firsthand account of the apostle at home was a singular rewarding

experience. What a remarkable man, and what a remarkable life. We are honored to lead a foundation in his name.”

George Durham III, Foundation Board Member and Widtsoe descendant, was also present for the unveiling and had these thoughts to share:

“It was wonderful to see the local community, visitors, friends, family, and others whose lives were touched by the Widtsoes, turn out to honor and commemorate this remarkable man who was born and raised in Norway, emigrated at a young age to the United States, and went on to make important contributions to the various communities of which he was part.

“One highlight of the event was

seeing Anna’s home and the small village in which she and John A.’s father met.

“It was gratifying to see so many people representing various aspects of John A. Widtsoe’s life travel so far to honor his life, his contributions, and his memory. The descendants and extended family were extremely grateful to see such an outstanding show of support.

“It was also touching and memorable to witness so many from Frøya and the local community contribute and share their own talents as part of the weekend’s events. . .

“One of the local organizers said that at the beginning, they were hopeful they might get 12-15 people to visit from the United States. In the end, well over 180 or so turned out, far exceeding even their early hopes and expectations.”

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“It was wonderful to see the local community, visitors, friends, family, and others whose lives were touched by the Widtsoes, turn out to honor and commemorate this remarkable man. . .”

Photo: screen grab – John A Widtsoe Statue Event Norway (youtube.com) Mormon Newsroom United Kingdom

The LDS-Jewish Academic Dialogue Project

The LDS-Jewish Academic Dialogue Project began in 2016 to strengthen professional and personal bonds between the LDS and Jewish communities in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City.

As the Widtsoe Foundation Scholar in Residence, Dr. Jacob Rennaker has been participating in this group’s meetings for the past year. These meetings include closed-room presentations and discussions among scholars, as well as public events where members of the LDS and

MormonScholars inHumanities

LDS humanities scholars from across the country and beyond met this year in Boston, MA for the annual Mormon Scholars in the Humanities conference. Over the past seven years, MSH has created a forum where LDS scholars can explore and strengthen

LDS values within the humanities, and is devoted to assisting members successfully integrate the intellectual and spiritual aspects of their lives. Widtsoe Foundation Scholar in Residence Dr. Rennaker spoke at this year’s conference, which dealt with the topic of “Wisdom.” His presentation compared Mormon and Catholic ideas of weeping in heaven and the role that sorrow plays in the development of wisdom in both traditions.

Jewish communities can learn more about each other’s faith.

The relationships formed as part of this project have continued to develop outside of the project itself. In July, Rabbi Mark Diamond invited Dr. Rennaker to speak to his Interfaith Engagement class at Loyola Marymount University. The two held a sort of “mini-dialogue” for the students, modeled after the dialogues mentioned above. Topics of conversation included the idea of sacred spaces within Mormonism and Judaism, as well as the two traditions’ approaches to religious leadership. The students (who were mostly Catholic) were then able to ask Dr. Rennaker additional questions about Mormonism, which helped to correct misunderstandings and highlight areas of common belief.

Due to the success of these several events, plans are being made for additional events in both the Los Angeles and Salt Lake areas in the near future.

Chiasmus Jubilee Conference

August 16th marked the 50th anniversary of the discovery of “chiasmus” in the Book of Mormon. This complex literary pattern appears throughout the Hebrew Bible and New Testament and was first recognized by Widtsoe

Foundation Distinguished Scholar Dr. Jack Welch as he served as a missionary in Germany. Over the next 50 years, LDS and other scholars have written extensively about chiasmus and the role it plays in sacred texts.

To commemorate this anniversary, the Widtsoe Foundation co-sponsored a two-day conference in Provo, UT, involving scholars from a variety of different faith traditions who have furthered the study of chiasmus in their own work. In addition to Dr. Welch’s presentations, the Widtsoe Foundation was represented by Dr. Jacob Rennaker, who moderated one of the sessions.

The conference culminated in an evening event celebrating Dr. Welch’s discovery of chiasmus in the Book of Mormon and the impact it has had on LDS scholarship. Among the many speakers were LDS Commissioner of Education Elder Kim B. Clark

and Elder Kevin J. Worthen, current President of Brigham Young University. LDS Apostle Elder Jeffery R. Holland was the concluding speaker.

In his remarks, Elder Holland thanked “the many donors and other supporters who have aided the scholarly pursuit and publication of materials important to the Church of Jesus Christ...Please know that as officers of the Church,...we know it takes money and other resources to research and write and publish these marvelous pieces of scholarship.” He continued, “Your generosity and devotion have helped do that. Some of the agencies, departments, institutes, and scholars doing such work are an institutional part of and integral to Brigham Young University. Other groups and like-minded colleagues are not part of the university per se, but are spread out around the Church. Our heartfelt thanks go to all of you wherever you are.”

The Widtsoe Foundation would like to join Elder Holland in thanking all those who have supported us in our efforts to produce and sponsor important scholarship on Mormonism.

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InterfaithForum

On Thursday, August 3, 2017, Widtsoe Foundation Vice President Dr. Michael Stanley addressed a crowd of several hundred people at an interfaith forum in the San Fernando Valley. Each of the participants shared about their religious beliefs and then fielded questions.

Members of the Widtsoe Board and friends spent a fun evening at “Mormon Night” at Dodger

Stadium. Joining in the fun were leaders and professors from USC, politicians, representatives of foreign countries, religious leaders and friends of the Foundation.

Mormon Night @ Dodger Stadium

Pictured left: California Assemblyman Dante Acosta and his wife Carolyn enjoy a great conversation with board member Michael Stanley during the game.

Pictured right: Some of our group at Dodger Stadium. Pictured Left to Right. Top: Kurt Clements, Mary Cate Hickman, Lisa Howard, Will Howard. Next Row: Sydney Tanner, Scott Tanner, Fred Virgo, Joan Virgo. Next Row: Carolyn Acosta, Alexandra Acosta, Dante Acosta, Larry Eastland, Alexandra “Aly” Eastland, Savannah Eastland. Front row: Denise Stanley, Mike Hammari, Julie Shen.

UPCOMING EVENTS Dead Sea Scrolls Conference

The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls 70 years ago changed the

face of biblical scholarship. This Spring, the Widtsoe Foundation will host a landmark conference at USC on the newly deciphered text of the famous Copper Scroll—the only Dead Sea scroll that was written on

New Testament Commentaryand 1 Corinthians

metal and not on parchment. This conference will bring together internationally-renowned scholars of the Dead Sea Scrolls to discuss this new translation and its importance for understanding the world of the Jewish temple around the time of Jesus.

A s publication sponsor of the BYU New Testament Commentary Series, the Widtsoe Foundation is proud to announce the publication of Paul’s First Epistle to the Corinthians. Plans are under way for volume

co-author Dr. Richard Draper to visit Los Angeles and deliver a fireside at the Temple Visitor’s Center. Details about this and other events will be made available soon on the Widtsoe Foundation’s website and our Facebook page.

Pictured left: Richard Draper presenting at the Los Angeles Temple Visitors’ Center

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Getting to Know the Board: Chip Rawlings

What is the best advice you have ever received?“People are more important than programs.” Ultimately, life is not about whether you amass wealth or power, but whether the people you helped and served were empowered and loved.

What is the most valuable lesson you have been required to learn in life?Success in a task does not depend on me and my talents – nor upon others and their talents, no matter how amazing those talents may be, but on how much I and others allow the Lord through the Spirit to use us and our talents to achieve His purposes.

Where is your favorite place in the world and why?Anywhere I can be with my wife! We both love France, Istanbul and the Holy Land – and enjoyed those places above others when we visited them. France is

full of culture and great food, Istanbul is filled with history, and the Holy Land carries the footprints of the Savior and the tracks of saints and martyrs. I had numerous experiences that deepened my testimony of the Savior and all He did for me personally – and for all His children.

How did you meet your spouse?We both happened to be praying fervently about big life decisions at the time. Those prayers led us both to Los Angeles one summer. Each of us for different reasons. Once there, we met a couple of times through our “family home evening group,” then a couple of days before I was to return to New Haven, I went to a dance at the UCLA Institute building where we both met again. Those brief meetings led to our writing letters and becoming engaged without ever really having a date. Dating is overrated. We both prayed this whole time, which helped me to avoid making a big mistake and missing meeting Remi, who quickly became my best friend. And then I married her.

When you served as a Mission President, what is one life lesson you learned?A little disobedience will almost always lead to greater disobedience. In one city, sustained hard work and diligent prayer by a small group of leaders and missionaries lead to extraordinary success. Immediately after that success started, a couple of missionaries were involved in a few minor events of disobedience – nothing big or noteworthy, but simply a refusal to follow some small basic rules. Right after that disobedience occurred, the success stopped just as quickly as it had begun. It took months of hard work and continual prayer to bring back the conditions that led to a revival of the success. Disobedience is a significant inhibitor of progress. Most [people] do not do great sins, but they place limitations on how much the Lord can help them because they hold onto their little sins.

What is one of the most exciting things you are currently working on?I am working with others on helping our society to eradicate racism and the racial and ethnic divides in our society, which have taken all too long to eliminate. I believe racial and ethnic hatred and tensions are at the foundation of limiting our country from achieving its potential as a land where all men and women are created equal and thus has the power to become the “land of the free.”

Tell us how you first got involved with the John A. Widtsoe FoundationLarry Eastland and I were having lunch and talked about what we each were doing. We talked about how the Lord is bringing the Church out of obscurity in the academic world. During that discussion, Larry asked me if I would help him in the initiatives he was exploring at USC. I said, “Yes.”

What opportunities do you see in the area of Global Mormon Scholarship?Global Mormon Scholarship means studying the Church, its leaders and its people, including how they work to build peace in the world and how they seek to provide both spiritual and temporal nourishment to the poor of the world – both the poor in spirit and the poor in temporal things. This is a Church that believes that truth can be found in all places and among all people. The Church also teaches that revelation from God is open and that new and exciting things can be expected to be revealed in the future. This is not a Church that believes in a “systematic theology” that is “final” and that has all the answers to the most important questions. Members of the Church believe that many of the most important questions are likely to be asked and answered in the future. Studying how greater and greater truth is brought forward as the Church moves throughout the world is a part of studying Global Mormonism and how it fulfills its mission to the world.

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