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- ↑ "'Farley Family Reunion' still has touch". Deseret News. June 5, 2003. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
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- ↑ Ingram, Aleah (2017-07-21). "Brigham Young is BACK, Just in Time for Pioneer Day". LDS Daily. Retrieved 2023-09-22.
