"Recently, sitting in his home stacked with volumes of rare books - some written by his great-great grandfather Brigham Young - Firmage seems accepting if not content with an extraordinary life that has enabled him to transcend societal boundaries."

"He has journeyed from Brigham Young University to the University of Chicago Law School to the office of Democratic Vice President Hubert Humphrey in Washington, D.C. He has worked with Martin Luther King Jr. and has a lasting friendship with the Dalai Lama."

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