The difference between the winners and the losers is in the word: Persistence. The love story told in these slides will inspire you to achieve your goals and dreams.

1. The Power
of Persistence:
A Love Story
By Harley King
Copyright © 2012
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2. He was born
in 1884
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3. in Jackson County, Missouri.

4. the second
son of
Mattie and
John.

5. When he was six
he entered school

6. and met his
sweetheart
and fell
in love.
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7. All through
school he was
in love with
this little girl.
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8. In high school
his biggest
thrill was to
carry her
books home
after school.
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9. After high school they went
their separate ways.
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10. In 1910 they got reacquainted.
He was a farmer

11. and she still
lived at home
with her
mother.

12. He began to court her.

13. During the week he would write
her letters and on the weekends
he would visit her.

14. After a year he
finally found
the courage to
ask her to marry
him.
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15. And he did it
by letter.
Then he waited on pins and
needles for her answer.

16. When her answer came, it was
“No!”

17. He wrote her back and
said that since she had
let him down in such a
kind, caring way he was
going to continue to
court her.
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18. And he did for two more years.
Finally, she said if I marry
anyone, it will be you.
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19. Now there was
one thing
holding her back
from the final
step of marriage:
her mother.
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20. Her mother expected this young
woman to stay home and take
care of her. Probably for the rest
of her life.

21. Then fate stepped in.
The United States
entered World War I.
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22. When the
young man
heard about
the war, he
volunteered to
go fight.

23. When his fiancee
heard that he was
going to war, she
told him that she
would marry him.

24. Now think about this:
What he had hoped and
dreamed about came true.
She had
said
Yes.

25. He said NO!
He said he could go
to war and be
wounded or killed
and he did not want
her to live with
that.

26. If he went to
war and came
back healthy,
they would be
married.
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27. This young man
went to France and
fought for two
years. And he
came back healthy.

28. Two months
later they
were married.

29. He was 6 years old
when he fell in
love. 35 when he
married his
sweetheart. 29
years.
Talk about
persistence.

30. The difference between the
winners and the losers is in
this one word:
Persistence

31. Are you willing to
work 29 years to
achieve your dreams?
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32. His name was Harry S. Truman, the
33rd President of the United States.
Her name was Bess. They were
married for more than 50 years.

33. Written and Produced
by Harley King
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http://harleyinspiration.blogspot.com
Photographs courtesy
of Harry S. Truman Presidential Library