“There is again a living prophet on the earth speaking in the name of the Lord. And how we need such guidance! Our times are turbulent and difficult. We see wars internationally and distress domestically. Neighbors all around us face personal heartaches and family sorrows. Legions know fear and troubles of a hundred kinds.” KnowsNeedsKindWarEarthFacesNamesDifficultLordTroubleSorrowHundredNeighborGuidanceHeartacheOur TimeProphetDistressLegion Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Live the gospel as conspicuously as you can. Keep the covenants your children know you have made. Give priesthood blessings. And bear your testimony!” KnowsGivingChildrenMadeBearsBlessingOur ChildrenYour ChildrenTestimonyCovenantPriesthood Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Envy is a mistake that just keeps on giving. Obviously we suffer a little when some misfortune befalls us, but envy requires us to suffer all good fortune that befalls everyone we know! What a bright prospect that is-downing another quart of pickle juice every time anyone around you has a happy moment!” KnowsGivingLittlesMomentsSufferingMistakeFortuneEnvyMisfortunesJuiceGood FortunePicklesHappy MomentsDowning Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“We must never let fear... divert us from our faith and faithful living. Every person in every era has had to walk by faith into what has always been some uncertainty. This is the plan. Just be faithful. God is in charge. He knows your name and He knows your need.” KnowsNeedsPersonsNamesWalksPlansErasUncertaintyFaithfulBeing FaithfulWalk By FaithFaithful God 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
“Our children take their flight into the future with our thrust and with our aim. And even as we anxiously watch that arrow in flight and know all the evils that can deflect its course after is has left our hand, nevertheless we take courage in remembering that the most important factor in determining that arrow's destination will be the stability, strength, and unwavering certainty of the holder of the bow.” KnowsChildrenImportantHandsRememberCoursesEvilLeftWatchesOur ChildrenAimFactorsFlightCertaintyDestinationStabilityBowsNeverthelessArrowsThrustUnwavering Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Your Father in heaven knows your name and knows your circumstance. He hears your prayers. He knows your hopes and dreams, including your fears and frustrations. And He knows what you can become through faith in Him.” KnowsDreamFatherNamesHeavenPrayerCircumstancesIncludingFrustrationHopes And DreamsFather In Heaven 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
“When you are confronted with challenges that are difficult to conquer or you have questions arise, the answers to which you do not know, hold fast to the things you do know. Hang on to your firmest foundation, however limited that may be, and from that position of strength face the unknown.” KnowsMayFacesDifficultChallengesAnswersPositionFoundationAriseConquerHold Fast 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
“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
“I believe that in our own individual ways, God takes us to the grove or the mountain or the temple and there shows us the wonder of what His plan is for us. We may not see it as fully as Moses or Nephi or the brother of Jared did, but we see as much as need to see in order to know the Lord's will for us and to know that He loves us beyond mortal comprehension.” KnowsWayNeedsBelieveMayShowsOrderIndividualI BelieveWonderLordPlansBrotherMountainMortalsTemplesMosesComprehensionGrove 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
“I know we can each do something, however small that act may seem to be. We can pay an honest tithe and give our fast and free-will offerings, according to our circumstances. And we can watch for other ways to help.” KnowsWayGivingMayHelpingSeemsPayWatchesHonestHonestyCircumstancesFree WillOfferingTithe Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“If you are lonely, please know you can find comfort. If you are discouraged, please know you can find hope. If you are poor in spirit, please know you can be strengthened. If you feel you are broken, please know you can be mended.” IfsKnowsFeelsSpiritPoorBrokenComfortPleaseLonelyDiscouragedPoor In Spirit Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“What was once a tiny seed of belief for me has grown into the tree of life, so if your faith is a little tested in this or any season, I invite you to lean on mine. I know this work is God’s very truth, and I know that only at our peril would we allow doubt or devils to sway us from its path. Hope on. Journey on. Honestly acknowledge your questions and your concerns, but first and forever fan the flame of your faith, because all things are possible to them that believe.” IfsKnowsFirstsBelieveLittlesBeliefForeverPathDoubtTreeJourneyFansMinesDevilConcernAll ThingsSeasonsSeedsTinyHonestlyAcknowledgeFlamesInvitesTestedPerilTree Of Life Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“The size of your faith or the degree of your knowledge is not the issue—it is the integrity you demonstrate toward the faith you do have and the truth you already know.” KnowsIssuesIntegrityDegreesSize Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Trust in God. Hold on to His love. Know that one day the dawn will break brightly and all shadows of mortality will flee.” KnowsBreakOne DayShadowDawnMortalityTrust In GodHis Love Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Brothers and sisters, this is a divine work in process, with the manifestations and blessings of it abounding in every direction, so please don’t hyperventilate if from time to time issues arise that need to be examined, understood, and resolved. They do and they will. In this Church, what we know will always trump what we do not know. And remember, in this world, everyone is to walk by faith.” IfsKnowsWorldNeedsRememberProcessChurchWalksIssuesThis WorldDivineBrotherTrumpPleaseBlessingUnderstoodAriseManifestationBrothers And SistersWalk By Faith Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Only when we see that sacred, unadorned child of our devotion-the Babe of Bethlehem-will we know why the giving of gifts is so appropriate” KnowsGivingChildrenSacredDevotionAppropriateBabeBethlehem Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“The work of a mother is hard, too often unheralded work. Please know that it is worth it then, now, and forever.” KnowsHardMotherForeverPleaseWorth ItBeing A Mother Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
