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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

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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

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that he wanted to learn 
to play the violin and the piano.

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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,

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and he didn't give up.

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He asked again the next year,

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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!

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His smile stretched from ear to ear.

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Happy butterflies filled his tummy.

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He excitedly told his friends.

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Learning the violin wasn't easy.

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It was difficult to learn the notes.

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Sometimes Tamir 
wanted to play with friends,

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but he had to practice.

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He didn't mind.

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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,

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"My son is playing the violin
up front today."

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But Tamir wasn't so happy.

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His hands began sweating.

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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!

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I don't want to play the violin anymore.

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I want to go home."

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Tamir's dad saw that the boy was nervous.

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"Don't worry," he said.

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"Jesus will help you."

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Tamir knew that his dad was right.

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He wondered why
he hadn't thought about that first.

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He silently prayed,

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"God, please help me
not be scared of the people

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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.

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He wasn't scared.

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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!

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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,

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and he needs to pray every day.

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Tamir wants to represent 
Mongolia and God before the world.

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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

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and studies at Tusgal School in Mongolia.

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His school received part 
of a previous 13th Sabbath Offering

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to grow with new classrooms and a library.

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This quarter's 13th Sabbath Offering

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will help open a children's
recreation center,

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