“May I say to mothers collectively, in the name of the Lord, you are magnificent. You are doing terrifically well. The very fact that you have been given such a responsibility is everlasting evidence of the trust your Father in Heaven has in you.” WellsMayHas BeensFactsMotherFatherNamesGivenHeavenResponsibilityLordEvidenceMagnificentEverlastingFather In Heaven Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“My beloved brothers and sisters, to those of you who have been blessed by the gospel for many years because you were fortunate enough to find it early, to those of you who have come to the gospel by stages and phases later, and to those of you-members and not yet members-who may still be hanging back, to each of you, one and all, I testify of the renewing power of God’s love and the miracle of His grace. His concern is for the faith at which you finally arrive, not the hour of the day in which you got there.” YearsMayHas BeensStillsEnoughHoursGraceStageBrotherMembersConcernMiracleBlessedFortunateBelovedPhasesBrothers And SistersGod's LovePower Of GodBeloved Brother Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“May the joy of our fidelity to the highest and best within us be ours as we keep our love and our marriages, our society and our souls, as pure as they were meant to be.” MaySoulJoyPureHighestOur SocietyMeant To BeOur LoveFidelityWere Meant To Be Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Though we may feel we are "like a broken vessel," as the Psalmist says (Psalms 31:12), we must remember, that vessel is in the hands of the divine potter. Broken minds can be healed just the way broken bones and broken hearts are healed. While God is at work making those repairs, the rest of us can help by being merciful, nonjudgmental, and kind.” WayFeelsMindHeartKindMayHelpingHandsRememberDivineBrokenBonesVesselPottersHealedMercifulBeing MePsalmsBroken Bone 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
“In this long eternal quest to be more like our Savior, may we try to be “perfect” men and women in at least this one way now—by offending not in word, or more positively put, by speaking with a new tongue, the tongue of angels. Our words, like our deeds, should be filled with faith and hope and charity, the three great Christian imperatives so desperately needed in the world today.” MenWorldWayShouldTryingMayLongTodayChristianThreePerfectNeededEternalMen And WomenAngelFilledCharityDeedsTongueOne WaySaviorQuestsPositivelyImperativesWorld TodayOur WordsHope And FaithPerfect ManOffendingGreat Christian Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Whoever you are and wherever you find yourself as you seek your way in life, I offer you "the way, the truth, and the life" (John 14:6). Wherever else you think you may be going, I ask you to "come unto Him" as the imperative first step in getting there, in finding your individual happiness and strength and success.” ThinkingWayFirstsMayAsksIndividualStepsOffersFindingsFinding YourselfFirst StepsImperativesWay In LifeIndividual Happiness Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“On that very night, the night of the greatest suffering that has ever taken place in the world or that ever will take place, the Savior said, "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you... Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid." (John 14:27) I submit to you, that may be one of the Savior's commandments that is, even in the hearts of otherwise faithful Latter-day Saints, almost universally disobeyed; and yet I wonder whether our resistance to this invitation could be any more grievous to the Lord's merciful heart.” WorldGivingHeartMaySaidNightSufferingWonderLordTakenSaintResistanceFaithfulLatterSaviorSubmitCommandmentsInvitationsMercifulPlaces In The WorldLatter DaysLatter Day Saints 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
“On occasions, global or personal, we may feel we are distanced from God, shut out from heaven, lost, alone in dark and dreary places. Often enough that distress can be of our own making, but even then the Father of us all is watching and assisting. And always there are those angels who come and go all around us, seen and unseen, known and unknown, mortal and immortal.” FeelsMayEnoughFatherLostHeavenDarkKnownAngelMortalsOccasionsImmortalDistressUnseenComes And GoesDrearyAssistingSeen And Unseen Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“We should honor the Savior's declaration to "be of good cheer." (Matthew 14:27) Indeed, it seems to me we may be more guilty of breaking that commandment than almost any other!” ShouldMaySeemsHonorGuiltyCheerSaviorCommandmentsDeclarationMatthewGood Cheer Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“In such times as we are in, whether the threats be global or local or in individual lives, I too pray for the children. Some days it seems that a sea of temptation and transgression inundates them, simply washes over them before they can successfully withstand it, before they should have to face it. And often at least some of the forces at work seem beyond our personal control. Well, some of them may be beyond our control, but I testify with faith in the living God that they are not beyond His.” ShouldWellsMayChildrenSeemsFacesIndividualForceSeaPrayingShould HaveThreatLocalsTemptationTransgressionIndividual Life 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
“Try not to compare your children, even if you think you are skillful at it. You may say most positively that "Susan is pretty and Sandra is bright," but all Susan will remember is that she isn't bright and Sandra that she isn't pretty. Praise each child individually for what that child is and help him or her escape our culture's obsession with comparing, competing, and never feeling we are "enough.” IfsThinkingTryingMayChildrenEnoughHelpingFeelingsRememberCulturePraiseObsessionCompareYour ChildrenCompetingPositivelySkillful Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“In a dating and courtship relationship, I would not have you spend five minutes with someone who belittles you, one who is constantly critical of you, one who is cruel at your expense and may even call it humor. Life is tough enough without the person who is supposed to love you leading the assault on your self-esteem, your sense of dignity, your confidence, and your joy. In this person's care, you deserve to feel physically safe and emotionally secure.” FeelsMayPersonsSelfEnoughCareLife IsJoyFiveMinutesLove YouSelf EsteemSafeDeserveToughDignityDatingCriticalEsteemSecureExpensesAssaultFive MinutesCourtshipBelittleLife Is ToughLife Humor Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“The world around us is an increasingly hostile and sinful place. Occasionally that splashes onto us, and perhaps, in the case of a few of you, it may be nearly drowning you. To anyone struggling under the burden of sin, I say again with the Prophet Joseph that God has ‘a forgiving disposition’ (Lectures on Faith, 42). You can change. You can be helped. You can be made whole—whatever the problem.” WorldMayMadeWholeProblemSinCasesStruggleForgivingBurdenProphetDispositionHostileLecturesDrowning Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Our words, like our deeds, should be filled with faith and hope and charity, the three great Christian imperatives so desperately needed in the world today. With such words, spoken under the influence of the Spirit, tears can be dried, hearts can be healed, lives can be elevated, hope can return, confidence can prevail. ... May we all rejoice in the thought that when we say edifying, encouraging things unto the least of these, our brethren and sisters and little ones, we say it unto God.” WorldShouldHeartMayLittlesInspirationTodayChristianSpiritThreeSocialInfluenceTearsReturnNeededFilledCharityDeedsRejoiceImperativesHealedWorld TodayBrethrenOur WordsHope And FaithGreat Christian 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
“Although I may not be my brother's keeper, I am my brother's brother, and 'because I have been given much, I too must give.'” GivingMayHas BeensSpiritualGivenBrotherMy BrotherKeepersI May Not Be 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
