“I testify that one cannot come to full faith in this latter-day work—and thereby find the fullest measure of peace and comfort in these, our times—until he or she embraces the divinity of the Book of Mormon and the Lord Jesus Christ, of whom it testifies.” BookJesusChristLordComfortJesus ChristEmbraceOur TimeDivinityLatterLord Jesus ChristLatter Days Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Just believing, just having a molecule of faith--that simple step, when focused on the Lord Jesus Christ, has ever been and always will be not only the first principle of His Eternal Gospel but also the first step out of despair.” FirstsBelieveJesusChristSimpleLordStepsPrinciplesDespairEternalJesus ChristFocusedFirst StepsMoleculesLord Jesus Christ Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“The Atonement of Jesus Christ is rightfully seen as the central fact, the crucial foundation, and the chief doctrine of the plan of salvation, which we are called to teach.” FactsJesusChristTeachPlansJesus ChristFoundationSalvationDoctrineChiefsCrucialAtonementPlan Of Salvation Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“If something is buried in the past, leave it buried. . . . Such dwelling on past lives, including past mistakes, is just not right! It is not the gospel of Jesus Christ. . . . In cases of marriage and family, . . . we can end up destroying so many others.” IfsEndsPastJesusChristMistakeCasesJesus ChristIncludingBuriedDestroyingDwellingPast LifePast MistakesMarriage And Family Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“If you have made covenants, keep them. If you haven’t made them, make them. If you have made them and broken them, repent and repair them. It is never too late so long as the Master of the vineyard says there is time. Please listen to the prompting of the Holy Spirit telling you right now, this very moment, that you should accept the atoning gift of the Lord Jesus Christ and enjoy the fellowship of His labor. Don’t delay. It’s getting late.” IfsShouldLongMadeMomentsSpiritJesusEnjoyChristAcceptingLordHavensMastersBrokenHolyPleaseRight NowLateJesus ChristLaborHoly SpiritToo LateDelayRepentFellowshipCovenantLord Jesus ChristNever Too LateVineyards Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“It is not possible for you to sink lower than the infinite light of Christ's Atonement shines.” LightChristInfiniteShiningAtonementLight Of Christ Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Life has its share of fears and failures. Sometimes things fall short. Sometimes people fail us, or economies or businesses or governments fail us. But one thing in time or eternity does not fail us-the pure love of Christ.” PeopleDoeSometimesGovernmentFallChristEconomyFailingOne ThingSharePureEternityPure Love Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Whatever else the Book of Mormon makes clear, it makes clear that every soul in every dispensation is precious to God, and therefore no age or era was-or is-left without its witness of Christ.” BookSoulAgeLeftChristClearWitnessEras Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“The Book of Mormon is the keystone of our religion primarily because it is the most extended and definitive witness we have of the Lord Jesus Christ-of our Alpha and Omega, the True Vine, the Bishop and Shepherd of our Soul, he who is the Key Stone, the Chief Cornerstone of the eternal gospel.” BookSoulJesusChristLordKeysEternalJesus ChristStonesChiefsWitnessBishopsShepherdsVinesLord Jesus ChristCornerstonesAlphasKeystonesAlpha And Omega Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Your love for Jesus Christ and your discipleship in His cause must be the consuming preoccupation and passion of your mortality.” PassionJesusCausesChristJesus ChristMortalityDiscipleshipConsumingPreoccupation Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“The Church is not a fast food outlet. We can't always have it our way. Some day every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is the Christ, and that salvation can only come His way.” WayJesusChristChurchSalvationTongueKneesBowsOutletsFast Food Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Just because God is God, just because Christ is Christ, they cannot do other than care for us and bless us and help us if we will but come unto them, approaching their throne of grace in meekness and lowliness of heart. They can't help but bless us. They have to. It is their nature.” IfsHeartHelpingCareChristGraceBlessThronesMeeknessLowliness Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“You are doing God's work. You are doing it wonderfully well. He is blessing you, and He will bless you, --even--no, -especially--when your days and your nights may be most challenging. Like the woman who anonymously, meekly, perhaps even with hesitation and some embarrassment, fought her way through the crowd just to touch the hem of the Master's garment, so Christ will say to the women who worry and wonder and weep over their responsibility as mothers, `Daughter, be of good comfort; thy faith hath made thee whole.' And it will make your children whole as well.” WayWellsMayChildrenMadeWholeMotherNightChristChallengesResponsibilityWonderWorryMastersComfortBlessingDaughterCrowdsTheeYour ChildrenBlessEmbarrassmentGarmentsHesitationMother DaughterHemBlessing You Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Some blessings come soon, some come late, and some don't come until heaven; but for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come.” JesusHeavenChristBlessingLateJesus ChristEmbrace Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“To you who think you are lost or without hope, or who think you have done too much that was too wrong for too long, to every one of you who worry that you are stranded somewhere on the wintry plains of life and have wrecked your handcart in the process, we call out "Jehovah's unrelenting refrain, "My hand is stretched out still" (Isaiah 5:25: 9:17,21). "...His mercy endureth forever, and His hand is stretched out still. His is the pure love of Christ, the charity that never faileth, that compassion which endures even when all other strength disappears".” ThinkingLongStillsDoneHandsLostProcessChristCompassionWorryForeverToo MuchPureMercyCharityEndureDisappearRefrainJehovahPure LoveWithout HopeStrandedUnrelenting Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“In a world of unrest and fear, political turmoil and moral drift, I testify that Jesus is the Christ—that He is the living Bread and living Water—still, yet, and always the great Shield of safety in our lives.” WorldStillsPoliticalJesusChristWaterMoralOur LivesSafetyBreadShieldsTurmoilUnrestPolitical Turmoil Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“(Phillipians 3:14) No Lots wife here. No looking back at Sodom and Gomorrah here. Paul knows it is out there in the future, up ahead wherever heaven is taking us, that we will win "the prize" of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” KnowsJesusWinningHeavenChristWifeCallingPrizeLooking BackWe Will Win Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“In that most burdensome moment of all human history, with blood appearing at every pore and an anguished cry upon His lips, Christ sought Him whom He had always sought—His Father. “Abba,” He cried, “Papa,” or from the lips of a younger child, “Daddy.” This is such a personal moment it almost seems a sacrilege to cite it. A Son in unrelieved pain, a Father His only true source of strength, both of them staying the course, making it through the night—together.” HumansChildrenMomentsSeemsPainTogetherNightCoursesFatherChristBloodCrySonSourceLipsStayingCriedDaddyHuman HistoryAppearingPapaCitingLdsAbbaSource Of StrengthSacrilege Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Love. Healing. Help. Hope. The power of Christ to counter all troubles in all times—including the end of times. That is the safe harbor God wants for us in personal or public days of despair. That is the message with which the Book of Mormon begins, and that is the message with which it ends, calling all to 'come unto Christ, and be perfected in him' (Moroni 10:32).” WantBookEndsHelpingChristHealingTroubleCallingSafeDespairMessagesIncludingAll TimeEnd TimesHarborsSafe HarborHealing Love Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Don't you quit. You keep walking, you keep trying, there is help and happiness ahead. Some blessings come soon. Some come late. Some don't come until heaven. But for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come. It will be alright in the end. Trust God and believe in Good Things to Come.” TryingBelieveEndsHelpingJesusHeavenChristWalkingBlessingLateJesus ChristEmbraceGood ThingsQuittingTrust In GodKeep TryingAlright Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Be a woman of Christ. Cherish your esteemed place in the sight of God. He needs you. This church needs you. The world needs you. A woman's abiding trust in God and unfailing devotion to things of the Spirit have always been an anchor when the wind and the waves of life were fiercest.” WorldNeedsSpiritChristChurchWindSightWaveDevotionCherishTrust In GodNeed YouAbidingAnchorsWave Of Life Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“I am convinced that missionary work is not easy because salvation is not a cheap experience. Salvation never was easy. We are the Church of Jesus Christ, this is the truth, and He is our Great Eternal Head. How could we believe it would be easy for us when it was never, ever easy for Him?” BelieveWould BeJesusEasyChristChurchEternalJesus ChristSalvationConvincedMissionaryMissionary Work Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“There is not a single loophole or curveball or open trench to fall into for the man or woman who walks the path that Christ walks. When He says, "Come, Follow Me" (Luke 18:22), He means that He knows where the quicksand is and where the thorns are and the best way to handle the slippery slope near the summit of our personal mountains. He knows it all, and He knows the way. He is the way.” KnowsMenWayMeanFallChristWalksPathMountainHandleBest WaySummitThornsFollow MeLukeSlipperySlopesTrenchesKnow It AllLoopholesQuicksandSlippery SlopeCurveballs Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“He has, He reminds us, "graven thee upon the palms of my hands" (1 Nephi 21:16). Considering the incomprehensible cost of the Crucifixion, Christ is not going to turn His back on us now.” HandsTurnsChristCostTheeConsideringPalmsCrucifixion Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“True love blooms when we care more about another person than we care about ourselves. That is Christ's great atoning example for us, and it ought to be more evident in the kindness we show, the respect we give, and the selflessness and courtesy we employ in our personal relationships.” LoveInspirationalGivingPersonsShowsCareChristianJesusChristReligiousChristianityKindnessRelationshipExampleOughtRespectTrue LoveCaringInspirational LoveSelflessEvidentSelflessnessCourtesyAtonementCaring For OthersPersonal RelationshipsJesus LoveTender Loving Care Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“You and I won't ever find ourselves on that cross, but we repeatedly find ourselves at the foot of it. And how we act there will speak volumes about what we think of Christ's character and His call for us to be His disciples.” ThinkingCharacterSpeakChristFeetCrossesVolumeDisciple Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“A foundation in Christ was and is always to be a protection in days "when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you." In such days as we are now in--and will more or less always be in--the storms of life "shall have no power over you... because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall." (Helaman 5:12)” IfsMenFallChristRocksWindBeatsDevilBuiltFoundationStormProtectionOver YouHailWhirlwindStorms Of LifeMighty Wind Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Faith is for the future. Faith builds on the past but never longs to stay there. Faith trusts that God has great things in store for each of us and that Christ truly is the “high priest of good things to come” (Hebrews 9:11).” PastChristGood ThingsStoresGreat ThingsPriestsHebrewFaith Trust Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“When we come to worship the God and Father of us all and to partake of the sacrament symbolizing the Atonement of Jesus Christ, we should be as comely and respectful, as dignified and appropriate as we can be. We should be recognizable in appearance as well as in behavior that we truly are disciples of Christ.” ShouldWellsFatherJesusChristBehaviorWorshipJesus ChristAppearanceAppropriateDiscipleSacramentsRespectfulAtonement Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Christ walked the path every mortal is called to walk so that he would know how to succor and strengthen us in our most difficult times. He knows the deepest and most personal burdens we carry. He knows the most public and poignant pains we bear. He descended below al such grief in order that he might lift us above it. There is no anguish or sorrow or sadness in life that he has not suffered in our behalf and borne away upon his own valiant and compassionate shoulders.” KnowsMightPainOrderDifficultChristWalksGriefKnow HowPathSadnessBearsSorrowBurdenShouldersMortalsLiftsAlsCompassionateAnguishBehalfDifficult TimesPoignantValiantLds Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“However late you think you are, however many chances you think you have missed, however many mistakes you feel you have made or talents you think you don’t have, or however far from home and family and God you feel you have traveled, I testify that you have not traveled beyond the reach of divine love. It is not possible for you to sink lower than the infinite light of Christ’s Atonement shines.” ThinkingFeelsMadeHomeLightChristChanceMistakeTalentDivineLateInfiniteShiningTraveledDivine LoveAtonementHome And FamilyLight Of Christ Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Brothers and sisters, one of the great consolations of this Easter season is that because Jesus walked such a long, lonely path utterly alone, we do not have to do so. His solitary journey brought great company for our little version of that path…This Easter week and always, may we stand by Jesus Christ ‘at all times and in all things, and in all places that (we) may be in, even until death,’ for surely that is how He stood by us when it was unto death and when He had to stand entirely and utterly alone.” MayLittlesLongJesusChristCompanyPathJourneyWeekBrotherJesus ChristAll ThingsLonelySeasonsVersionsAll TimeSolitaryEasterBrothers And SistersConsolationGreat CompanyEaster SeasonLonely Path Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“In the gospel of Jesus Christ you have help from both sides of the veil, and you must never forget that. When disappointment and discouragement strike--and they will--you remember and never forget that if our eyes could be opened we would see horses and chariots of fire as far as the eye can see riding at reckless speed to come to our protection. They will always be there, these armies of heaven, in defense of Abraham's seed.” IfsHelpingEyeRememberJesusHeavenSidesChristForgetFireJesus ChristHorseArmyDisappointmentProtectionSpeedSeedsDefenseStrikesNever ForgetRidingBoth SidesVeilsRecklessAbrahamDiscouragementChariotsChariots Of Fire Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Missionary work isn't the only thing we need to do in this big, wide, wonderful Church. But almost everything else we need to do depends on people first hearing the gospel of Jesus Christ and coming into the faith. ... With all that there is to do along the path to eternal life, we need a lot more missionaries opening that gate and helping people through it.” PeopleNeedsFirstsHelpingBigsJesusChristChurchPathWonderfulDependsEternalJesus ChristHearingWideOpeningGatesMissionaryHelping PeopleEternal LifeMissionary Work Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“The Crucifixion, Atonement, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ mark the beginning of a Christian Life, not the end of it.” EndsChristianJesusChristJesus ChristMarkChristian LifeResurrectionAtonementCrucifixionJesus ResurrectionResurrection Of Jesus Christ Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
