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Five-year-old Tamir was bored.

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He was waiting for his mom 
to finish her work

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at the Seventh-day 
Adventist school in Mongolia.

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She worked as an accountant,

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which meant 
she counted money for the school.

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Tamir went to the school’s preschool.

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Now his classes were over,

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and he was sitting on a chair, 
waiting to go home.

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“Mommy, can I have your phone?” he asked.

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His mom handed the phone to the boy.

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His eyes stopped on an app with a picture of a man with wavy white hair and a red jacket.

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“Mommy,” he said, “who is that?”

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“That’s Mozart,” she said.

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“Wow,” Tamir said. “He’s so handsome.”

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His mom smiled.

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She opened the app 
and pressed “play” on a song

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written by the famous Austrian composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

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Tamir’s eyes opened wide with amazement

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as violin and piano music filled the room.

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It was beautiful!

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Happy butterflies filled his tummy.

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Tamir couldn’t stop thinking about the music.

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Two days later, he told his parents that he wanted to learn to play the violin and the piano. His dad shook his head.

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“We don’t have money for music lessons,” he said.

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Tears came to Tamir’s eyes.

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He wanted to play the violin and piano, and he didn’t give up.

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He asked again the next year and every year after that until he was 13.

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This time, his parents didn’t shake their heads.

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“I’ll take you to violin lessons tomorrow,” his mom said.

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She had a friend who would teach the violin to Tamir.

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Tamir was so happy! His smile stretched from ear to ear.

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Happy butterflies filled his tummy. He excitedly told his friends.

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Learning the violin wasn’t easy. It was difficult to learn the notes.

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Sometimes Tamir wanted to play with friends, but he had to practice.

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He didn’t mind. He wanted to fill his tummy with happy butterflies.

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A year passed, and Tamir kept practicing.

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Then he was asked to play for special music at church.

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His mom was so happy!

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On Sabbath morning, she excitedly told everyone, “My son is playing the violin up front today.”

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But Tamir wasn’t so happy. His hands began sweating. His neck began sweating.

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His face began sweating.

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He was scared about playing in front of a crowd.

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He thought, No, no, no! I don’t want to play the violin anymore. I want to go home.

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Tamir’s dad saw that the boy was nervous. “Don’t worry,” he said. “Jesus will help you.”

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Tamir knew that his dad was right. He wondered why he hadn’t thought about that first.

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He silently prayed, “God, please help me not to be scared of the people when I play the violin.

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Please bless me.”

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Then he played in front of all those people. He wasn’t scared. His face wasn’t sweating.

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His neck wasn’t sweating.

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His hands weren’t sweating.

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Happy butterflies filled his tummy.

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He felt good! When he finished, everyone was so happy.

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Tamir knew that God had helped him.

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To play well, Tamir needs to practice every day, and he needs to pray every day.

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Tamir wants to represent Mongolia and God before the world. He wants happy butterflies to fill his tummy all the time.

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Pray that Tamir will be a good representative of God

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as he learns the violin and studies 
at Tusgal School in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

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His school received part of a previous 13th Sabbath Offering to grow with new classrooms and a library.

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This quarter’s 13th Sabbath Offering will help open a children’s recreation center in Ulaanbaatar,

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where children will be able to learn about the God who answers prayers.