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It seems to me that a Latter-day Saint parent has a responsibility in love and gentleness to affirm the teaching of the Lord through His prophets that the course of action he is about to embark upon is sinful.

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Dallin H. Oaks
Age: 92
Born: 1932
Born: August 12
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