Provo, Utah 84602, http://president.byu.edu/content/jeffrey-r-holland, “Remember Lot’s Wife”: Faith Is for the Future, “Cast Not Away Therefore Your Confidence”, “Who We Are and What God Expects Us to Do”, “Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall”: A Look at the “Me Decade”, Soul-Butter and Hogwash: Mark Twain and Frontier Religion, Remembered and Nourished by the Good Word of God. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and M. Russell Ballard, acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve, converse before the Sunday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 4, 2020. Required fields are marked *. When Jeffrey R. Holland was called to be an apostle for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, his brother Dennis remarked that he was not surprised: “All Jeff ever wanted to do was teach the gospel to students in a classroom,” he said. Topics. Church members gather to receive guidance and encouragement from Church leaders about gospel living based on the teachings of Jesus Christ. 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 … He has soo many great ones. This “schooling” prepared him to serve in two more stake presidencies and as a regional representative before being called as a General Authority. 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. It’s entitled “Feed My Sheep” and was a precursor to the talk that he gave in General Conference. Contents. Member of the Quorum of The Twelve Apostles Talks Given By Elder Jeffrey R. Holland. Through his participation in high school sports, he got to know a cheerleader named Patricia Terry. ), “Now, I did not sail with the brother of Jared in crossing an ocean, settling in a new world. General Conference. It is shared here with his permission. My testimony has been strengthened by it and my spirit touched. A Perfect Brightness of Hope April 2020. Lord, I Believe - Jeffrey R. Holland Talks Lord, I Believe - Jeffrey R. Holland Talks - April 2013 General Conference If you have the internet or a smart phone, subscribe to The Mormon Channel on YouTube for the daily Good News! Keep trusting. Women and Education: “A Future Only God Could See for You” Eva Witesman | June 27, 2017. Jeffrey R. Holland. Heaven is cheering you on today, tomorrow, and forever. Download links to the MP3’s and PDF files are located at the bottom of the page. For years, my daily commute to and from work has consisted of listening to one of Elder Holland’s talks, from a compilation I update regularly when he gives new talks. Should be renamed 10 best talks of all time. The hours that lay immediately ahead would change the meaning of all human history. General conferences are the semiannual worldwide gatherings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They had three children, who recall that faith was always incorporated into everyday life at home. back 2010–2019 Close Panel. Such a great list. They are so very powerful. I do not know whether we will be happier for ourselves that we have witnessed such a miracle or happier for them that they are fully perfect and finally ‘free at last.’” (Listen here. God loves you. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland greets missionaries at the Brazil Missionary Training Center in May 2016. Credit: Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland speaks with Rabbi Alon Goshen-Gottstein, director of the Elijah Interfaith Institute in Jerusalem, as part of the institute’s “Coronaspection” initiative on June 8, 2020. He counts his service in the British Mission as a major spiritual turning point in his life and recalls that his mission president, Marion D. Hanks, had a profound influence on him. Thanks for your list. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and Bishop Gérald Caussé, Presiding Bishop of the Church, talk about Joan of Arc in a new BYUtv docudrama. "Bourne Upon Eagles’ Wings" June 2, 1974 – BYU Fireside I am so grateful for The Book of Mormon, and the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum! The gospel of Jesus Christ is The Good News! I know without a doubt that all they went through would have brought them to deny it had it been false. He married Holly Carroll in 2003, and they are the proud parents of five beautiful children. In a unique devotional at Brigham Young University in 19852, one of the special addresses in which Elder and Sister Holland spoke side-by-side, they tenderly expressed their reliance on one another’s constant support through those daunting early years and well beyond. Keep believing. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland reminds us of the command to care for the poor and needy and encourages us to do what we can to help. One of the most powerful testimonies of the Book of Mormon. Lord, I Believe - Jeffrey R. Holland Talks Lord, I Believe - Jeffrey R. Holland Talks - April 2013 General Conference If you have the internet or a smart phone, subscribe to The Mormon Channel on YouTube for the daily Good News! Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. After several years of teaching in the Church Educational System, he and his family moved to Connecticut, where he earned a master’s degree and doctorate in American studies at Yale University. Thus, he has given dozens and dozens of talks in settings like general conference, CES firesides, and devotionals at Church universities. He just has a way of touching your heart to the very core when he gives his talks. I love him so very much. Keep trying. Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The following post by Nate Sharp originally appeared on aggielandmormons.org. Often enough that distress can be of our own making, but even then, the Father of us all is watching and assisting. Atonement; Jesus Christ; plan of salvation; Sabbath; All topics (316) Jeffrey R. Holland. How I want to be more like them. Since the time Elder Holland began serving as dean of Religious Education at Brigham Young University in 1974, I am aware of approximately 80 talks he has given in public settings including general conferences, BYU devotionals and Church Educational System firesides. Also see other collected talks . Moroni spoke of it in the Book of Mormon as ‘hope for a better world.’ For emotional health and spiritual stamina, everyone needs to be able to look forward to some respite, to something pleasant and renewing and hopeful, whether that blessing be near at hand or still some distance ahead. Keep trying. He earned a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s degree in religious education from Brigham Young University. I did not hear King Benjamin speak his angelically delivered sermon. Elder Holland had discovered on his mission that the Lord wanted him to be a teacher. While at Yale, he also served in a stake presidency, through which he said he was schooled in Church government. This talk was given by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland in the Missionary Training Center (MTC) on January 11, 2011. What a thrilling moment that will be! He inherited seemingly unending selflessness from his mother and his father’s Irish wit. I did not proselyte with Alma and Amulek nor witness the fiery death of innocent believers. Thomas S. Monson. What a privilege to be here. He was athletic, participating in varsity teams at Dixie High School and Dixie College. That would be #3 for me, Your email address will not be published. Things will improve. The Reason for Our Hope. Every one of us, in one way or another, great or small, dramatic or incidental, is going to spend a little time in Liberty Jail—spiritually speaking. I was always sure that the Lord had the same goal in mind for him, but that the size of the classroom and the number of students were on a much grander scale than he was envisioning.1 Elder Hollands uniquely bold, passionate, and el… Thanks so much for sharing. Collected Talks of Jeffrey R. Holland If you're aware of any talks available online that aren't listed here, please let me know. Thank you for the wonderful YouTube video with Elder Holland’s April 2009 conference talk “Safety for the Soul.” It was very powerful and inspiring. ©2020 Bennett Communications | 424 W. 800 North, Suite 201 | Orem, UT 84057 | P: (801) 802-0200 F: (801) 801-0248, “Every one of us has times when we need to know things will get better. We look back to claim the embers from glowing experiences but not the ashes. Jeffrey R. Holland | September 7, 2008. While many of his talks are well-known and frequently quoted, here are five of the best talks you’ve never heard by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland: 1. Elder Holland was giving counsel on how to guard against temptation. As you’ll see below, I believe Elder Holland gave his best talk in October 2009, when he shared his powerful witness of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon. … 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.” (Listen here.). Best Talks from Elder Jeffrey R. Holland - YouTube Talks Given By Elder Jeffrey R. Holland. 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.”, “You must wait — you must wait until you can give everything, and you cannot give everything until you are at least legally and, for Latter-day Saint purposes, eternally pronounced as one. In addition to a brief excerpt from each talk below, I include links to the full text and audio of each talk. He grew up in Holladay, Utah, served a full-time mission for the Church in the Korea Seoul West Mission, and later graduated from Brigham Young University and the University of Texas at Austin. The Church changed my life and inspired me to be baptized at the age of 26. 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. I just cannot understand how anyone with even a portion of the spirit within could not feel the powerful witness and know by the light within themselves that Joseph and Hyrum are the ones The Lord chose because of their strength and faithfulness. His testimony of the Savior Jesus Christ, the Restoration of the gospel, and the power of faith is impressive and unwavering, and his remarks are eagerly anticipated by members and friends of the Church for their insightful potency. Selecting “Elder Holland’s 10 best talks of all time” proved to be even more challenging than I anticipated, but what follows is my personal list of the best talks he has ever given. They inspire me every day. Husband and wife supported one another, as did parents and children, and the result was that the Holland children felt their parents were available whenever they needed them. “My beloved brothers and sisters, I am not certain just what our experience will be on Judgment Day, but I will be very surprised if at some point in that conversation, God does not ask us exactly what Christ asked Peter: ‘Did you love me?’ I think He will want to know if in our very mortal, very inadequate, and sometimes childish grasp of things, did we at least understand one commandment, the first and greatest commandment of them all.” (Listen here. Keep growing. President Holland met the challenge of visiting personally with protestors of the project to assure them that the center would not be used for proselytizing, and thanks to his efforts, the land lease was signed in 1988. His vision for the school was contagious and powerful: “We must never lose sight of the spiritual armor that ought to be fortified and polished in every course on this campus, armor that will let us serve well in the world but not be too enamored by it.”3 Among his many contributions to BYU, the Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies was established and constructed during his tenure. It was no surprise to me that “Talks by Elder Holland” made the top of her list. 6 easy to moderate hikes in and around Bryce Canyon, Happy Valley and the Happiest Place on Earth, Preparing for the 2020 Heber Half Run For Autism, Local Electric, Plumbing, Heating & Air Company Offers Free Services To Families In Need And Teachers. ), “I bear witness of that day when loved ones whom we knew to have disabilities in mortality will stand before us glorified and grand, breathtakingly perfect in body and mind. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland - Keep loving. Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. Trying a new little vlog out where I discuss some of my favorite talks. When Elder Holland returned from his mission, he married Patricia in the St. George Temple. Conferences. Our Identity and Our Destiny. He served on the boards of numerous business and civic corporations, authored nine books, was named a Distinguished Eagle Scout by the Boy Scouts of America, and was awarded the Torch of Liberty by the Anti-Defamation League of B’Nai B’rith for his work in improving understanding between Christians and Jews. His wife says of him, “He believes—he believes in people, he believes in God, he believes that our Father only wants good for us.”4, [1]Don L. Searle, “Elder Jeffrey R. Holland: Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles,” August 1995, [2]Jeffrey R. and Patricia T. Holland, “Some Things We Have Learned—Together,” BYU devotional address, 15 January 1985, [3] Office of the President, “Jeffrey R. Holland,” http://president.byu.edu/content/jeffrey-r-holland, BYU Speeches