"These Souls with great Material Possessions were allowed this because of Past Good Works in their Previous Life, but now feel there is no need for Spiritual Progress. They are too easily forgetting why they were granted this Material Wealth in the first place. Therefore we must stop them from accumulating more Material Gains to Guide them back to the right path."

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Source: Justin G. Turner, Linda Levitt Turner, Mary Todd Lincoln (1972). “Mary Todd Lincoln: her life and letters”, Random House Inc

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Mary Todd Lincoln

First Lady, Socialite

Mary Todd Lincoln was the wife of President Abraham Lincoln, known for her struggles with grief and her resilience during tumultuous times in American history.

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