Elder Holland remembers Rep. Lantos

Elder Holland remembers Rep. Lantos.

Drawing on four decades of friendship with the family of the late U.S. Congressman Thomas P. Lantos, D-Calif., Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the LDS Church’s Quorum of the Twelve paid tribute to the former chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs for his “legendary commitment to human rights and justice” and his inspiring example as a family patriarch. Elder Holland spoke on Feb. 1 during a celebration of the congressman’s life.

Although Rep. Lantos died Feb. 11, 2008, the memorial service at the Congressional Cemetery near the U.S. Capitol provided an opportunity for family and friends to convene on his birthday and share stories about him as a political leader, human rights advocate, Hungarian gentleman, Jewish Holocaust survivor, economics professor and father. A recurring theme was his passionate belief in the human family.

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