“If the bitter cup does not pass, drink it and be strong, trusting in happier days ahead.” IfsDoeStrongDrinkBitterCupsHappier Days Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Coveting, pouting, or tearing others down does not elevate your standing, nor does demeaning someone else improve your self-image.” DoeSelfStandingDemeaningCovetingPouting 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
“God doesn't care nearly as much about where you have been as He does about where you are and, with His help, where you are willing to go.” DoeHas BeensHelpingCareWillingWhere You Are Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Even if you cannot always see that silver lining on your clouds, God can, for He is the very source of the light you seek. He does love you, and He knows your fears. He hears your prayers. He is your Heavenly Father, and surely He matches with His own the tears His children shed.” IfsKnowsChildrenDoeLightFatherPrayerLove YouTearsSourceCloudsHeavenlySilverShedHeavenly Father Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Excellence does not come easily or quickly-- an excellent education does not, a successful mission does not, a strong, loving marriage does not, rewarding personal relationships do not. It is simply a truism that nothing very valuable can come without significant sacrifice, effort, and patience on our part.” DoeStrongEffortSuccessfulSacrificeExcellenceValuableMissionsSignificantExcellentPersonal RelationshipsTruismExcellent Education Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Please know that your Father in Heaven loves you and so does His Only Begotten Son. When they speak to you--and They will--it will not be in the wind, nor in the earthquake, nor in the fire, but it will be with a voice still and small, a voice tender and kind. It will be with the tongue of angels.” KnowsKindDoeStillsFatherSpeakHeavenVoiceFireLove YouSonWindPleaseAngelTongueEarthquakesFather In Heaven Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“What is the best that lies within us? Of how much are we capable? None of us yet knows. An old Arabic legend tells of a rider finding a spindly sparrow lying on its back in the middle of the road. He dismounted and asked the sparrow why his feet were in the air. Replied the sparrow, "I heard the heavens were going to fall today." "And I suppose you think your puny bird legs can hold up the whole universe?" laughed the horseman. "Perhaps not," said the sparrow with conviction, "but one does whatever one can.” ThinkingKnowsDoeSaidWholeTodayLyingFallUniverseHeavenHeardAirFeetMiddleFindingsCapableBirdConvictionLegsLaughedLegendsRidersSparrowsHorsemenMiddle Of The Road Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Believe that your faith has everything to do with your romance, because it does.” InspirationalBelieveDoeSpiritualRomance Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Believe in miracles. I have seen so many of them come when every other indication would say that hope was lost. Hope is never lost. If those miracles do not come soon or fully or seemingly at all, remember the Savior's own anguished example: if the bitter cup does not pass, drink it and be strong, trusting in happier days ahead.” IfsBelieveDoeRememberLostStrongExampleDrinkMiracleBitterCupsSaviorIndicationBelieve In MiraclesLost HopeHappier Days Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“No one would wish a bad marriage on anyone. But where do we think good marriages come from? They don't spring full blown from the head of Zeus any more than does a good education...Why should a marriage require fewer tears and less toil and shabbier commitment than your job or your clothes or your car?” ThinkingShouldDoeJobsWishMarriageCarTearsClothesSpringCommitmentFewerToilZeusGood EducationGood MarriageBad Marriage Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
