“I hope I have a few years left in my 'last days,' but whether I do or do not, I want it absolutely clear when I stand before the judgment bar of God that I declared to the world, in the most straightforward language I could summon, that the Book of Mormon is true, that it came forth the way Joseph said it came forth and was given to bring happiness and hope to the faithful in the travail of the latter days.” WorldWayWantYearsSaidBookLastsLeftLanguageGivenClearJudgmentBarsFaithfulLatterStraightforwardLast DayLatter Days Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“In a world of discouragement, sorrow, and overmuch sin, in times when fear and despair seem to prevail, when humanity is feverish with no worldly physicians in sigh, I too say, Trust Jesus. Let Him still the tempest and ride upon the storm. Believe that He can lift mankind from its bed of affliction, in time and in eternity.” WorldBelieveStillsSeemsHumanityJesusSinMankindSorrowBedDespairEternityStormLiftsPhysiciansAfflictionWorldlySighDiscouragementTempest Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“What we are shines more brightly than anything we say or do. If we are to fill the world with light, we must first face any tattered remnant of darkness that remains in our own souls.” IfsWorldFirstsSoulLightFacesDarknessRemainsShiningRemnants Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Christlike love is the greatest need we have on this planet in part because righteousness was always supposed to accompany it. Pure Christlike love flowing from true righteousness can change the world.” WorldNeedsLove IsPlanetsPureChanging The WorldRighteousnessAccompany 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 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
“I want it absolutely clear when I stand before the judgement bar of God that I declared to the world, in the most straightforward language I could summon, that the Book of Mormon is true.” WorldWantBookLanguageClearBarsJudgementStraightforward Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“The FUTURE of this world has long been DECLARED; the final outcome between GOOD and evil is already KNOWN. There is absolutely no question as to who WINS because the VICTORY has already been posted on the SCOREBOARD. The only really strange thing is all of this is that we are still down here on the FIELD trying to decide which TEAM’S JERSEY we want to wear!” WorldWantTryingLongStillsEvilWinningKnownTeamFieldsThis WorldStrangeVictoryFinalsOutcomesGood And EvilJerseyStrange ThingsScoreboard 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
“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
“One would truly need a great and spacious makeup kit to compete with beauty as portrayed in media all around us. Yet at the end of the day there would still be those "in the attitude of mocking and point their fingers" as Lehi saw (1 Nephi 8:27) because however much one tries in the world of glamour and fashion, it will never be glamorous enough.” WorldNeedsTryingStillsEndsEnoughAttitudeSawsMediaFashionFingersThe End Of The DayMakeupGlamourGlamorous Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“Jesus has chosen, even in a resurrected, otherwise perfected body, to retain for the benefit of His disciples the wounds in His hands and in His feet and in His side-signs, if you will, that painful things happen even to the pure and the perfect; signs, if you will, that pain in this world is not evidence that God doesn't love you; signs, if you will, that problems pass and happiness can be ours.” IfsWorldProblemBodyHandsHappensPainJesusSidesPerfectFeetLove YouThis WorldPureBenefitsEvidencePainfulWoundsThings HappenChosenDisciplePainful Things Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
“I suppose no one is as handsome or as beautiful as he or she wishes, or as brilliant in school or as witty in speech or as wealthy as we would like, but in a world of varied talents and fortunes that we can't always command, I think that makes even more attractive the qualities we can command--such qualities as thoughtfulness, patience, a kind word, and true delight in the accomplishment of another. These cost us nothing, and they can mean everything to the one who receives them.” ThinkingWorldKindMeanSchoolBeautifulWishQualityTalentCostSpeechFortuneDelightWittyBrilliantCommandAttractiveAccomplishmentWealthyHandsomeKind WordsThoughtfulness 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
“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
“Pure Christlike love flowing from true righteousness can change the world.” WorldPureChanging The WorldRighteousness Author:Jeffrey R. Holland
