Elvis Presley’s generosity: Linda Thompson shares touching story from The King’s childhood

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Linda said: “It began…he told me this story and I think it’s really sweet little story…when he was nine-years-old, he said that he got saved in the Christian sense.

“They were very, very poor in Tupelo, Mississippi, Elvis’ family. He said he was dirt poor.

“And he was suddenly filled with this wonderful spirit. And all he had in the world were comic books.”

So little Elvis got all his comics together and ran out into the street where he started giving away his prized possessions to the children in his neighbourhood.



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