great internet age recanting time reduced

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"In his remarks during the 2017 Seminar for New Mission Presidents, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles shared a missionary account, which was published by the Church News under the headline: “Elder Holland shares 'The Missionary Speech of All Time' at Seminar for New Mission Presidents.” The article was widely read and shared. It was also reprinted in the Deseret News.

Here is the excerpt from the published story:

Elder Holland closed by relating a story — being careful to protect the privacy and anonymity of the participants — of a young man from southern Idaho. One night the young man stormed out of the house and set off to join an infamous motorcycle gang. He succeeded in that resolve and for 20 years became immersed in a culture “of temptations yielded to and degradations explored,” never contacting his parents, who feared that he was dead.

Eventually ending up in Southern California, he one day was sitting on the porch of a rented home when he saw two LDS missionaries making their way up the street.

“With a rush of memory and guilt, regret and rage, he despised the very sight of them,” Elder Holland recounted. “But he was safe, because he kept all visitors at bay by employing two Doberman Pinschers who viciously charged the gate every moment that anyone came near.”....

Elder Holland revised the story stated that the facts were:
•The older brother did indeed leave his home and his family and for many years pursued the lifestyle I described in my talk.
•During these years his parents lovingly tried to maintain contact, prayed faithfully for him and even sent local leaders to seek after him.
•However, at the time his younger brother was called to serve as a missionary, the older brother had already returned to Idaho.
•With the help of missionaries there, he started the difficult and courageous process of changing his life.
•In time, he would return to full activity and be sealed in the temple, and he would also have a son who would serve a mission....
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http://barerecord.blogspot.jp/ august 1 2017

about a month compared to some years in paul dunns.

2017 seminar mission presidents holland
https://search.yahoo.co.jp/search?ei=UT ... %20holland
paul h dunn lynn
https://search.yahoo.co.jp/search?ei=UT ... unn%20lynn

nevertheless prodigal sons return is great :-B