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Camilla, a Biography of Camilla Eyring Kimball

This biography tells the life story of Camilla Eyring Kimball, wife of Spencer W. Kimball, who later served as president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Written by her daughter, Caroline Eyring Miner, the book follows Camilla from her upbringing through marriage, raising a family, and sharing the public and private demands of life beside a Church leader.

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It draws on a family perspective and on Church history to show her faith, service, and devotion to those around her. Readers interested in Latter-day Saint women, Mormon family life, or twentieth-century Church history will find it a personal portrait rather than a formal analysis.

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