“We can ...start making our way back to the Father. We should do so with as much haste and humility as we can summon. Along the way we can count our many blessings and we can applaud the accomplishments of others. Best of all we can serve others.” WayShouldFatherHumilityBlessingAccomplishmentHasteMany Blessings 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
“There should be no more shame in acknowledging (mental illness) than in acknowledging a battle with high blood pressure or the sudden appearance of a malignant tumor.” ShouldBloodBattlePressureShameIllnessAppearanceMental IllnessTumorsBlood PressureHigh Blood Pressure Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Satan is certainly not subtle in his teachings; why should we be? Whether we are instructing our children at home or standing before an audience in church, let us never make our faith difficult to detect.” ShouldChildrenHomeDifficultChurchAudienceTeachingStandingOur ChildrenSatanSubtle 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
“In seeking true peace some of us need to improve what has to be improved, confess what needs to be confessed, forgive what needs to be forgiven, and forget what should be be forgotten in order that serenity can come to us.” NeedsShouldOrderForgetForgivingForgottenSeekingSerenityForgivenTrue Peace 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
“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
“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
“Imperfect people are all god has ever had to work with. That must be terribly frustrating to him, but he deals with it. So should we.” PeopleShouldSpiritualDealsImperfectFrustrating Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Maybe the purchasing and the making and the wrapping and the decorating - those delightfully generous and important expressions of our love at Christmas - should be separated, if only slightly, from the more quiet, personal moments when we consider the meaning of the Baby (and his birth) who prompts the giving of such gifts.” IfsGivingShouldImportantMomentsExpressionBabyBirthQuietChristmasGenerousOur LovePromptsPurchasingWrappingDecorating 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
