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(This blog is part of series on famous people in Church history.  It is written as if the person himself were telling you about their life.  Paul says “These things happened as our examples” 1 Corinthians 10:6,11.)             Hello!  My name is Abraham Lincoln.  I’m known for many things: freeing the slaves, winning the Civil War, and keeping our country united.  However the thing I did that mattered most was accepting Jesus Christ as my Savior.  The scary part is that I almost didn’t do it.  I tried to work my way into heaven until 1 1/2 years before I died when I came to a knowledge of the truth.  But all this is getting ahead of my story.  Let me go back to the beginning.             My ancestors were Quakers from Berks County, Pa., who moved to Virginia, then Kentucky.  I was born February 12, 1809, in a crude … Continue reading →