Tears filled the eyes of President Dallin H. Oaks on Sunday as he described the tender solace his grandfather offered him after he learned of his father’s death as a little boy.

The strikingly personal moment was part of a talk in which President Oaks declared, “We are a family church,” at the close of the 195th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

It was a touching conclusion to the two-day conference that noted the heartache many are suffering alongside the joy and comfort available through devotion to Jesus Christ.

Many do not have traditional families, President Oaks said, but Latter-day Saints can serve and love each other and be devoted to the gospel Jesus taught.

“It is vital that Latter-day Saints do not lose their understanding of

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