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We must not pull away from our children. We must keep trying, keep reaching, keep praying, keep listening. We must keep them within the clasp of our arms.

Jeffrey R. Holland

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Jeffrey R. Holland
Age: 84
Born: 1940
Born: December 3
Educator
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St. George
Utah
Jeffrey Roy Holland
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Rights are best guarded when each person and group guards for others those rights they wish guarded for themselves.
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If we constantly focus on the stones in our mortal path, we will almost surely miss the beautiful flower or cool stream provided by a loving Father who outlined our journey.
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However many chances you think you have missed, however many mistakes you feel you have made, ... you have not traveled beyond the reach of divine love.
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Coveting, pouting, or tearing others down does not elevate your standing, nor does demeaning someone else improve your self-image.
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Fatherhood is not an easy assignment, but it ranks among the most imperative ever given, in time or eternity.
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I am convinced that missionary work is not easy because salvation is not a cheap experience. Salvation never was easy. We are the Church of Jesus Christ, this is the truth, and He is our Great Eternal Head. How could we believe it would be easy for us when it was never, ever easy for Him?
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May I say to mothers collectively, in the name of the Lord, you are magnificent. You are doing terrifically well. The very fact that you have been given such a responsibility is everlasting evidence of the trust your Father in Heaven has in you.
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No one has failed who keeps trying and keeps praying.
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