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Friends and family are vitally important for an individual who is struggling to return to the gospel path. Those around such a person must refrain from judging. They must do all they can to show love.

M. Russell Ballard

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M. Russell Ballard
Age: 96
Born: 1928
Born: October 8
Businessperson
Salt Lake City
Utah
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