We cannot stop living life. We can be certain that we are in the last days—years and years of them,” I said, and gave him a friendly shake of the hand and sent him on his way. Unlike the Church in the days of Abraham or Moses, Isaiah or Ezekiel, or even in the New Testament days of James and John, we have a responsibility to prepare the Church of the Lamb of God to receive the Lamb of God—in person, in triumphant glory, in His millennial role as Lord of Lords and King of Kings. In his October 2013 general conference talk, Elder Holland shared his own experience with mental illness. I leave an apostolic blessing on each one of you individually within the sound of my voice that you will live with confidence, optimism, faith, and devotion. I assume he has long since finished a successful mission and is now happily at home getting on with his life, perhaps even sitting in this audience somewhere looking for a wife! Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and his wife, Patricia, will be the featured speakers at this year’s Family Discovery Day at RootsTech Connect on February 27, 2021. I thought perhaps an arm around him and some humor could relieve his anxiety a little. Indeed, the only concern I would have us entertain is a very personal one: How can we live more fully, more faithfully, so that all the blessings of this great dispensation can be showered upon each one of us and upon those whose lives we touch? I have heard some of you say that you wonder whether there is any purpose in going on a mission or getting an education or planning for a career if the world we live in is going to be so uncertain. . . I have just two things to say to any of you who are troubled about the future. He sent not only his Son and the Holy Ghost to comfort us, but also angels — both heavenly and earthly. Think of the remarkable age in which we live. I have already told you that I don’t know. . . But here’s my theory. First, we must never, in any age or circumstance, let fear and the father of fear (Satan himself) divert us from our faith and faithful living. 5. But that is all right. As President J. Reuben Clark Jr. once advised, our faith must not be difficult to detect.8. How about two scriptures, both directed at those who live in perilous times? He has said to us in our day: “Gird up your loins and be prepared. . Indeed, we should live life more fully than we have ever lived it before. is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men [and women] build they cannot fall” (see Helaman 5:12). Isaiah was the prophet who saw the loss of the 10 Israelite tribes to the north. We are gathered together . We should watch for the signs and read the meaning of the seasons, we should live as faithfully as we possibly can, and we should share the gospel with everyone so that blessings and protections will be available to all. I say this because in recent times—post 9-11 times, I suppose—I have heard very fearful and even dismal opinions coming from some in your age group regarding the questions that missionary had in mind. I am listing below all Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s talks, not just those that he gave when he was as a General Authority of the Church, but also those given by him before, with the links to the text, video, or audio available. The first is from section 101 of the Doctrine and Covenants. Lessons in Church Manuals Behold, the kingdom is yours, and the enemy shall not overcome” (D&C 38:9). He loves you. God is watching over His world, His Church, His leaders, and He is certainly watching over you. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). But He can’t if you don’t pray, and He can’t if you don’t dream. . Citing just last April conference that very theme struck by President Woodruff, he said to all of us: We of this generation are the end harvest of all that has gone before. . . No earlier people down through the gospel ages—including our own parents, in many cases—have had anywhere near the blessings that you and I have been given. BYU President Jeffrey R. Holland at a BYU devotional, September 1988. We must live as true followers of the Christ, with charity toward all, returning good for evil, teaching by example the ways of the Lord, and accomplishing the vast service He has outlined for us. Against that backdrop, I know that many of you have wondered in your hearts what all of this means regarding the end of the world and your life in it. Official Facebook page for Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. I bless you to feel the joy of the Saints in the latter days—never crippling anxiety or destructive despair. The promised Second Coming of the Savior began with the First Vision of the Prophet Joseph Smith in 1820. Collected Talks of Jeffrey R. Holland If you're aware of any talks available online that aren't listed here, please let me know. We especially felt the fellowship of thousands around the world, like you, who were the same age, shared the same faith, and wanted the same things for a full and happy future. A solemn obligation rests upon us. One way or another, I think virtually all of the prophets and early apostles had their visionary moments of our time—a view that gave them courage in their own less-successful eras. God expects you to have enough faith and determination and enough trust in Him to keep moving, keep living, keep rejoicing. We too felt the Spirit of the Lord and the love of our leaders. In fact, He expects you not simply to face the future (that sounds pretty grim and stoic); He expects you to embrace and shape the future—to love it and rejoice in it and delight in your opportunities. I come tonight very mindful of my young friends in Chile but equally mindful of all our other friends around the world—in England and France, in Korea and Japan, in Australia and Nigeria and the Ukraine, to say nothing of the legions of you gathered throughout North America. After all, this is the dispensation of the fulness of times. Provo, Utah 84602. ), I hasten to say that I do know what this young man was really asking. One irony this quiet, unpublicized scene belied was the fact that no baby had ever been born about whom so much was already known, of whom so much had already been written, and regarding whom so much was already expected. We have approximately 55,000 missionaries—obviously far more than in any other age in the history of the world since time began. Think about it. Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel were all prophets of captivity. . I bless you that you will be serious about life’s challenges but not frightened or discouraged. Collectively speaking—whether it is in our lifetime or our children’s or our grandchildren’s or whenever—we nevertheless have the responsibility as a Church and as individual members of that Church to be worthy to have Christ come to us, to be worthy to have Him greet us, and to have Him accept and receive and embrace us. There is evil and sorrow in the world, but there is no evil or harm in Him. So much for farmyard stories! Perhaps with such an anniversary yesterday, the fears and concerns of our modern times are still in your hearts today. Put an emphasis on the last word there, please. Be of good cheer. . He prefaced by talking about how often people living in the “last days” speak with fear and horror in their voices, when they should be happy and grateful. Everything He does is for our good and our protection. We know of Moses’ problems with an Israelite people who left Egypt but couldn’t quite get Egypt to leave them. ed. Look [to Christ] in every thought; doubt not, fear not.” “Ye have not as yet understood how great blessings the Father hath . See The Charted Course of the Church in Education, rev. You can either be like Chicken Little and run about shouting “The sky is falling; the sky is falling” or you can be like the Little Red Hen and forge ahead with the productive tasks of living, regardless of who does or doesn’t help you or who does or doesn’t believe just the way you believe. I bring you her love, and only such duty as grandmothers have at such times would keep her from being here with us. Jeffrey R.Holland's: talk to seminary teachers "Protecting Our Families in the Last Days" - Ensign "Be Not Afraid, Only Believe" - Jeffrey R. Holland talk to CES Religious Educators, 2015 "Take Especial Care of Your Family" - Neal A. Maxwell - April 1994 "When Shall These Things Be?" So let’s gird up. We consider all these blessings that we have in our dispensation, and we pause to say to our Father in Heaven, “How great Thou art”7 and “How good Thou art.”. He served as the ninth President of Brigham Young University and is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Prophets such as Moses, Nephi, and the brother of Jared saw the latter days in tremendously detailed vision. Think of the economic and educational, scientific and spiritual blessings we have that no other era or people in the history of the world have ever had, and then consider the responsibility we have to live worthily in our moment in time. Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. . All wedding feasts are happy occasions. It is not enough to simply be known as a member of this Church. Over 6,000 years or so ago there was one temple in the old world (it was rebuilt two or three times, but it was always the same temple on the same mountain: Mount Moriah in Jerusalem) and two or three temples in Book of Mormon history, but now we live in a time when temples are multiplying so rapidly we can hardly keep up. Jeremy. SALT LAKE CITY — Elder Jeffrey R. Holland has been in the hospital since last week, according to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I want to excuse Sister Holland tonight. . 4. Let us fill our mission.4. Perhaps I do not need to remind you of the staggering challenges President Woodruff faced. (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1965–75), 3:258; see also Gordon B. Hinckley, in Conference Report, April 2004, 84–85; or “The Dawning of a Brighter Day,” Ensign, May 2004, 83. As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Holland is accepted by the church as a prophet, seer, and revelator. The Savior said that even the angels in heaven would not know (see Matthew 24:36). We are making our appearance on the stage of mortality in the greatest dispensation of the gospel ever given to mankind, and we need to make the most of it. (He’d better be. Jeffrey R.Holland's: talk to seminary teachers "Protecting Our Families in the Last Days" - Ensign "Be Not Afraid, Only Believe" - Jeffrey R. Holland talk to CES Religious Educators, 2015 "Take Especial Care of Your Family" - Neal A. Maxwell - April 1994 "When Shall These Things Be?" Now I know full well how young she looks, brethren, but please, she is already taken. by the power and commandment of God. December 1, 2020 at 8:45 AM Author Reply. Last update: October 8, 2020. Later on names like Haun’s Mill and Liberty Jail would take their place in our vocabulary forever. I have even heard sweethearts say, “We don’t know whether we should get married in such uncertain times.”. If you will keep your hearts pure, you and your children and your grandchildren shall sing songs of everlasting joy as you build up Zion—and you shall not be moved out of your place. . Surely that is why President Hinckley said: “It is not enough [for us, you and me, now, in our time] to simply be known as a member of this Church. Zion shall not be moved out of her place, notwithstanding her children are scattered. That leads directly to the other related point I want to make regarding the day in which you and I live. – Safety for the Soul conference Talk ... the blog page with the ‘LIAR’ label stamp on Holland’s picture and then drawing the conclusion that “Elder Jeffrey R. Holland is (a) habitual liar”. Do I have a future? Let’s just make sure we are the “pure in heart” and that we are faithful. Add all the elements of education, science, technology, communication, transportation, medicine, nutrition, and revelation that surround us, and we begin to realize what the angel Moroni meant when he said repeatedly to the boy prophet Joseph Smith, quoting the Old Testament prophet Joel, that in the last days God would pour out His spirit upon “all flesh” and that the whole world, all humankind, would be blessed by the light coming in all fields of endeavor as part of the Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ (Joel 2:28; emphasis added; see also Joseph Smith—History 1:41). Elder Jeffrey R. Holland greets Utah State University Student Association President Sami Ahmed, joined by regional church leaders and Edward Hegemann, director of the Logan Institute of Religion. Bienvenidos to all of you, whatever language you speak, and please know that I love you. “Fear not, little flock. Jeffrey R. Holland was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when this fireside address was given at Brigham Young University on 12 September 2004. [D&C 101:16–19]. What I do know is that the initial moments of that event began 184 years ago. . In more divine language, that is how worlds are created and it is how your world will be created. Somehow, among all who have walked the earth, we have been brought forth in this unique and remarkable season. When will all of this finish? As far as the actual timing of the final, publicly witnessed Second Coming itself and its earthshaking events, I do not know when that will happen. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland is known and loved throughout The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a master teacher and a powerful speaker. have sung and written and prophesied of this our day.” What were they so joyful about? We must go forward, as it says in K. Newell Dayley’s hymn commemorating our pioneers of the past, “with faith in ev’ry footstep.”1 But like those pioneers, you do have to keep taking them—one step and then another and then the next. I want the Latter-day Saints to do their duty. Speaking to 11,000 students in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum arena on the campus of Utah State University in Logan, Utah, on September 22, Elder Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles charged young adults to “be of good cheer” despite the trials of the last days. Let’s get some gusto into singing those songs of everlasting joy. “Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles was admitted to the hospital last week following several days of illness,” church spokesman Eric Hawkins said. Everything He does is for our good and our protection. Ours, not theirs, was the day that gave them “heavenly and joyful anticipations” and caused them to sing and prophesy of victory. This is the Church and kingdom of God on earth. This is the great dispensation that has been spoken of ever since the world began.”6 Let me repeat President Hinckley’s words: “Through all the perils of the past, [s]omehow, among all who have walked the earth, we have been brought forth in this unique and remarkable season. . Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, during the LDS General Conference on October 4, 2009, delivered a sermon entitled “Safety for the Soul.” In it, Elder Holland spoke of “prophecies regarding the last days” and how individuals could find safety and shelter from strife and calamities foretold. You have it on His word! SALT LAKE CITY — Elder Jeffrey R. Holland is back home after spending about a week in the hospital, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced on Friday. In Conference Report, April 2004, 85; or “The Dawning,” Ensign, May 2004, 84. I believe they took courage and hope not so much from their own circumstances as from yours—a magnificent congregation of young adults like you tonight gathered by the hundreds of thousands around the world in a determined effort to see the gospel prevail and triumph. The last thing a depressed person wants to see is a quote accompanying a picture like that; it tells us that if you do this you can be like this, which is inaccurate. If those of you gathered in Houston turn around slowly and look near the back of the room, you may see a cute little grandmother hiding on the back row pretending to be an institute student. “Lord, I Believe” (2013) “What was once a tiny seed of belief for me has grown into the tree of life, so … We know the challenges Abraham’s posterity faced (and still do). The other verse I refer to is from the Savior, spoken to His disciples as He faced His crucifixion and as they faced fear, disarray, and persecution. ... of his father’s last days. I do know this: When Christ comes, the members of His Church must look and act like members of His Church are supposed to look and act if we are to be acceptable to Him. In a very real way, their chance to consider themselves fully successful depends on our faithfulness and our victory. Elder Matthew S. Holland, a General Authority Seventy and son of Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, speaks during the afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day … Now, sadly, it is daily fare in our newspapers and so common in conversation that even young children, including the schoolchildren in Russia, are conscious that the world in which we live can be brutally, criminally affected by people called “terrorists.” And there are other disasters of other kinds, natural and otherwise, documented in the news that remind us that life can be fragile, that life can present fateful turns of events. The lives we present to Him in that sacred hour must be worthy of Him! They faced terribly difficult times and, for the most part, did not succeed in their dispensations. He treats us to his unique Conference talk style and displays a talent for taking experiences from the past and translating them to our modern lives. Most assuredly you have a beautiful future. No other dispensation ever had that duty. Just be faithful. In His last collective counsel to them in mortality, and knowing full well what lay ahead for Him and for them, He said: “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. These in turn may be linked to widespread economic or political upheavals of one kind or another. Also see other collected talks . There is evil and sorrow in the world, but there is no evil or harm in Him. ... of his father’s last days. Indeed, the aftermath of that act has dramatically and perhaps permanently affected many of the ways in which the world now lives. I have thought often about them and the destructive circumstances that confronted them. In Conference Report, April 2004, 85; or “The Dawning,” Ensign, May 2004, 84. Let’s recall the other promises and prophecies that have been given, all the reassuring ones, and let’s live life more fully, with more boldness and courage than at any other time in our history. © Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. When I talk with my non-member or less active friends and ask them how they feel about the Church I often get the same reply, "I feel judged." I can assure you they weren’t concentrating on terror and tragedy. . The Shepherd knows His sheep, and we must be known in that great day as His followers in deed as well as in word. As of a few minutes ago we had 119 active temples with more, I am sure, to be announced and put under construction. 7. We publish our scriptures in more than 100 languages. (Jeffrey R. Holland, "Like a Broken Vessel"). The eyes of God and all the holy prophets are watching us. Holland began his message joking about his love for Aggie Ice Cream, saying he expects to be buried with a couple gallons. [Mormon 8:34–35]. Moroni said once, speaking to those of us who would receive his record in the last days: Behold, the Lord hath shown unto me great and marvelous things concerning that which must shortly come, at that day when these things shall come forth among you. Be grateful, and above all be faithful.5, It is interesting to me that in those three quotations, over a representative period of time, our prophets have focused not on the terror of the times in which they lived and not on the ominous elements of the latter days, in which we are all living, but they felt to speak of the opportunity and blessing, and above all the responsibility, to seize the privileges afforded us in this, the greatest of all dispensations. You and I are fortunate enough to have been born when all of this knowledge and all of this safety are available to us. Also see other collected talk by Church Leaders. Not many years ago that word was reserved almost entirely for B-grade movie advertisements and Stephen King novels. . So, in a world of tribulation—and there will always be plenty of it—let’s remember our faith. In short, He can’t if you don’t believe. There have always been questions about the future. She would have dearly loved being with us, but she is in Houston, Texas, tonight, helping with a brand-new granddaughter born to our daughter and son-in-law there. May we live worthy of the glorious endowment of light and understanding and eternal truth which has come to us through all the perils of the past. . . He loves you. (above all else) “…there will be times in our lives when even our best spiritual effort and earnest, … Is there a happy future for you and your posterity in these latter days? How fortunate your children and grandchildren will be. While I . He smiled, seemed more reassured to put all this in some context, and went on his way. Behold, I speak unto you as if ye were present, and yet ye are not. Is there any happiness ahead for me?” And I say to all of you what I said three years ago to him: “Yes, certainly—to all those questions.”. In James R. Clark, comp., Messages of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 6 vols. Ours is the day, collectively speaking, toward which the prophets have been looking from the beginning of time, and those earlier brethren are over there still cheering us on! live I want to do my duty. LDS.org: General Conference Talks on "Last Days", LDS.org: Media Library Top Search Results on "Last Days", LDS.org: Media Library Top Search Results on "Second Coming", LDS.org: Media Library Top Search Results on "Signs of the Times", A Royal Generation - Dean L. Larsen - April 1983, "Beware of False Prophets and False Teachers" - M. Russell Ballard, The Coming Test and Trials and Glory - Bruce R. McConkie - April 1980, To Make a People Prepared for the Lord - Delbert L. Stapley - October 1975, Ye Shall Not Fear - Alvin R. Dyer - April 1971, The Time Shall Come - L. Whitney Clayton - October 2011, The Key to Spiritual Protection - Boyd K. Packer - October 2013, Janet S. Scharman (excerpt from a BYU address about the speed of modern technology advancements), War in the Last Days - Section 87 of the Doctrine and Covenants Student Manual, "An Anchor to the Souls of Men", President Howard W. Hunter - Fireside, Jesus' Sermon on the Last Days: Matthew 24 - S. Kent Brown, "Terror, Triumph, and a Wedding Feast" - Jeffrey R. Holland, "We Need Not Fear His Coming" - Gordon B. Hinckley, "When Shall These Things Be?" A School in Zion Jeffrey R. Holland I, the Lord, am well pleased that there should be a school in Zion. Be grateful, and above all be faithful.”. I say it lovingly and from my heart. This is the great dispensation that has been spoken of ever since the world began. On the night of the Savior’s birth, “the setting was as peaceful as nature could provide,” Elder Jeffrey R. Holland said during the First Presidency Christmas Devotional on Sunday, Dec. 6. He treats us to his unique Conference talk style and displays a talent for taking experiences from the past and translating them to our modern lives. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints went through a rollercoaster of emotions last week as beloved apostle Elder Jeffrey R. Holland was admitted to a Utah hospital and released days later. So, setting aside fear of the future or concerns about the dimensions of a backyard bomb shelter, I am filled with awe, with an overwhelming sense of duty to prepare my life (and to the extent that I can, to help prepare the lives of the members of the Church) for that long-prophesied day, for that transfer of authority, for the time when we will make a presentation of the Church to Him whose Church it is. Is there any point in getting an education? There always have been. He must recognize us quickly and easily as truly being His disciples. We have an LDS presence in some 170 countries. RootsTech Connect 2021, a free global online family celebration event, is very happy to announce that Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and Sister Patricia Holland will be the featured speakers at Family Discovery Day on February 27, 2021.. Family Discovery Day is a live, 1-day free virtual event for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mobs had driven them from their homes. Elder Holland spoke at a devotional at the Dee Glen … Among modern apostles in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I know of none whose messages are more universally loved than Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints speaks during the Church of England’s traditional “Nine Lessons and Carols” service in the Pembroke College Chapel in Oxford, England, on Sunday, Nov. 25, 2018. Giving him a hug, I said, “Elder, I may not be the brightest person alive, but even I know the name of the Church.” We then talked about being Latter-day Saints. That is the element in our Church title that should be demanding our attention. . 1. Here is a favorite quote of mine from the Prophet Joseph Smith: The building up of Zion is a cause that has interested the people of God in every age; it is a theme upon which prophets, priests and kings have dwelt with peculiar delight; they have looked forward with joyful anticipation to the day in which we live; and fired with heavenly and joyful anticipations they have sung and written and prophesied of this our day; . . If you recall, this revelation came as the Saints who were gathered in Missouri were suffering great persecution—were at the very height of their persecution. I testify not only that Jesus is the Christ, the Holy and Only Begotten Son of God, but that He lives, that He loves us, that on the strength and merit of His atoning sacrifice, we too will live eternally. God is anxiously waiting for the chance to answer your prayers and fulfill your dreams, just as He always has. Peter, James, John, and Paul, the great figures of the New Testament, all saw apostasy creeping into their world almost before the Savior had departed and certainly while they themselves were still living. My beloved young brothers and sisters, I leave you my love and my testimony that God not only lives, He loves us. Jeffrey R. Holland. As many of you know, Sister Holland and I have just returned from a two-year assignment in Chile, where, like so many of you tonight are doing, we sat with young adults and institute students in stake centers half a world away, receiving these broadcasts far from Church headquarters. Yes, if in that great, final hour we say we are believers, then we had surely better be demonstrating it. 3. (Photo courtesy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and his wife, Patricia, talk to … Us in the drama of history, you can ’ t know we! 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