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Thank you, Sister Holland, Taeomo. In general conference, In General Conference of October 2016, I told the story of my friends Troy and Idra Russell of the Dutchman Pass Ward in Henderson, Nevada.

No one will remember the talk, but it dealt with their experience when Troy pulled his pickup

truck out of the garage on his way to donate goods to the local Deseret Industries.

As he did so, he felt his back tire roll over a bump.

Thinking some item and fallen off the truck, he got out only to find his precious nine-year-old

son Austin lying face down on the pavement.

The screams, the priesthood blessing, the paramedic crew, the hospital staff, all

in due course were engaged in trying to save this beautiful boy's life.

But to no avail, Austin was gone.

Over time, Troy and Diedra found peace in their faith in the Lord

Jesus Christ in the comforting presence of the Holy Ghost and in the scores of loving friends and

neighbors who help them, especially their then home teacher John Manning. My purpose today is not to repeat that message, but it is

to tell you in your university years that some of life's lessons will be difficult and you may be asked to face more

than you think you can and certainly more than you want. In Brother and Sister Russell's case, one might think that

losing a child in the nightmarish way that they lost Austin would be enough of a parental test for any

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