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Quotes of the Day from Monday, April 23, 2012

by Jay Voorhees April 24, 2012

“We want to pray for you in this General Conference. It’s an historic General Conference for change.”

–Bishop Grant Hayiga of the Seattle Episcopal Area speaking to delegates.

“Methodists are a movement—not an institution.”

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