. These frightened Saints lost land, livestock, clothing, furniture, crops, and a host of personal possessions. In Conference Report, April 2004, 85; or “The Dawning,” Ensign, May 2004, 84. In fact, I have a theory about those earlier dispensations and the leaders, families, and people who lived then, of those whom the Prophet Joseph, President Woodruff, and President Hinckley spoke. I say it lovingly and from my heart. SALT LAKE CITY — Elder Jeffrey R. Holland has been released from the hospital, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Friday. © Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. . ed. Indeed, the aftermath of that act has dramatically and perhaps permanently affected many of the ways in which the world now lives. I love the idea of going into the battle of the last days representing Alma and Abinadi and what they pled for and representing Peter and Paul and the sacrifices they made. . 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. . Indeed, sometime not long after 9-11, I had a missionary ask me in all honesty and full of faith, “Elder Holland, are these the last days?” I saw the earnestness in his face and some of the fear in his eyes, and I wanted to be reassuring. No other dispensation ever had that duty. I love the line from the Prophet Joseph Smith saying that earlier prophets, priests, and kings “have looked forward with joyful anticipation to the day in which we live; and . God is anxiously waiting for the chance to answer your prayers and fulfill your dreams, just as He always has. Lately, it has been easy to lose hope among the the bleak conditions we have run into. Because ours is the last and greatest of all dispensations, because all things will eventually culminate and be fulfilled in our era, there is, therefore, one particular, very specific responsibility that falls to those of us in the Church now that did not rest quite the same way on the shoulders of Church members in any earlier time. May I tell you that, in a way, those kinds of attitudes worry me more than Al-Qaeda worries me. 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. 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. Prophets such as Moses, Nephi, and the brother of Jared saw the latter days in tremendously detailed vision. 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. That “rock upon which ye are built . . is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men [and women] build they cannot fall” (see Helaman 5:12). The promised Second Coming of the Savior began with the First Vision of the Prophet Joseph Smith in 1820. The first is from section 101 of the Doctrine and Covenants. Of course there will. In a very real way, their chance to consider themselves fully successful depends on our faithfulness and our victory. I appreciate her support there just as much as if she were here at my side tonight. Is there any point in getting an education? I suppose, at its worst, this was the most difficult and dangerous time—may I say “terror-filled”—that the Church had ever known. God not only lives, He loves us. Those early brethren knew an amazing amount about us. Can I hope for a marriage? When will all of this finish? 3. We shall have all the revelations that we will need, if we will do our duty and obey the commandments of God. None were with Him 179th General Conference talk given by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, it was a very emotional and wonderful talk given. Holland began his message joking about his love for Aggie Ice Cream, saying he expects to be buried with a couple gallons. But that is all right. 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. 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. I said, “Yes, Elder, we are in the last days, but there is really nothing new about that. 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. Safety For The Soul is a great talk given by Apostle of the Lord, Jeffrey R Holland and is one of my favorites. 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. Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel were all prophets of captivity. 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. “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. The kingdom is yours and the blessings thereof are yours, and the riches of eternity are yours” (D&C 6:34, 36; 78:17–18). . Isaiah was the prophet who saw the loss of the 10 Israelite tribes to the north. What I do know is that the initial moments of that event began 184 years ago. 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 … 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. But He can’t if you don’t pray, and He can’t if you don’t dream. . As a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, Holland is accepted by the church as a prophet, seer, and revelator. . Bienvenidos to all of you, whatever language you speak, and please know that I love you. Think about it. We publish our scriptures in more than 100 languages. Now I know full well how young she looks, brethren, but please, she is already taken. Many have asked, “Is this the hour of the Second Coming of the Savior and all that is prophesied surrounding that event?” Indeed, sometime not long after 9-11, I had a missionary ask me in all honesty and full of faith, “Elder Holland, are these the last days?” I saw the earnestness in his face and some of the fear in his eyes, and I wanted to be reassuring. 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. They faced terribly difficult times and, for the most part, did not succeed in their dispensations. You have it on His word! Let us fill our mission.4. In times of anxiety we tend to focus pretty much (like my young missionary friend did) on the “Latter-day” part of that title. 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 is known and loved throughout The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a master teacher and a powerful speaker. Official Facebook page for Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. and enl. (He’d better be. (above all else) “…there will be times in our lives when even our best spiritual effort and earnest, … In the language of the scriptures, we are the ones designated in all of history who must prepare the bride for the advent of the Bridegroom and be worthy of an invitation to the wedding feast (see Matthew 25:1–12; 22:2–14; D&C 88:92, 96). 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. So, my young friends, let your hearts be comforted concerning Zion. I have just two things to say to any of you who are troubled about the future. Add the miracle of the computer, which helps us document our family histories and systematically perform saving ordinances for the redemption of our dead. live I want to do my duty. ... of his father’s last days. He has said to us in our day: “Gird up your loins and be prepared. . Every young person or every young couple in every era has had to walk by faith into what has always been some uncertainty—starting with Adam and Eve in those first tremulous steps out of the Garden of Eden. (D&C 97:3) Late last winter I was feeling pretty blue about something or other that didn't seem quite right Christ has overcome the world and made straight a path for us in the wilderness. Be grateful, and above all be faithful.”. 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. . Add modern transportation, which allows the First Presidency, the Twelve, and other General Authorities to circle the globe and personally bear witness of the Lord to all of the Saints in all of the lands. 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. That is the element in our Church title that should be demanding our attention. If you can’t get excited about that kind of assignment in the drama of history, you can’t get excited! I bless you that you will be serious about life’s challenges but not frightened or discouraged. 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. (Jeffrey R. Holland, "Like a Broken Vessel"). Everything He does is for our good and our protection. 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. You and I are fortunate enough to have been born when all of this knowledge and all of this safety are available to us. Holland explained that now is the time to fight, not flee. In his October 2013 general conference talk, Elder Holland shared his own experience with mental illness. . 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; . . . I want to excuse Sister Holland tonight. I have already told you that I don’t know. Everything He does is for our good and our protection. . “Faith in Every Footstep,” Ensign, January 1997, 15. . I thought perhaps an arm around him and some humor could relieve his anxiety a little. I can assure you they weren’t concentrating on terror and tragedy. . 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. The lives we present to Him in that sacred hour must be worthy of Him! A solemn obligation rests upon us. Despite the challenges and trials that come with mental illness, Elder Holland shares the help he received from God and loved ones that helped him overcome debilitating symptoms. Drawing upon my vast background of children’s bedtime stories, I say you can pick your poultry. 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." But here’s my theory. We are doing the work of God. Just be faithful. These in turn may be linked to widespread economic or political upheavals of one kind or another. He conquered death and hell for us, and He conquered fear in the same way. He must recognize us quickly and easily as truly being His disciples. 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. 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. 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. . by the power and commandment of God. (Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1994), 7. . In short, apostasy and destruction of one kind or another was the ultimate fate of every general dispensation we have ever had down through time. - M. Russell Ballard - Ensign, "Joel" -- Old Testament Study Guide for Home-Study Seminary Students, The Last Days and the Millennium - Old Testament Student Manual, "Preparing for the Coming of Our Lord" - Chapter 26 - Teachings of Joseph Fielding Smith, "The Second Coming and the Millennium" - Chapter 21 - Teachings of Joseph Smith, In the Last Days: A Brief Guide to Christ's Second Coming for Latter-day Saints - Michael James Fitzgerald, LDS Bookstore - Books about the Last Days, "Living in the Last Days" - Robert L. Millet, "Signs of the Last Days" (5 CDs) Randall C. Bird, Richard D. Draper, Matthew B. Ours, not theirs, was the day that gave them “heavenly and joyful anticipations” and caused them to sing and prophesy of victory. 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. He loves you. I do know that as a result of that First Vision and what has followed it, we live in a time of unprecedented blessings—blessings given to us for the purpose of living faithfully and purely so when the Bridegroom finally and triumphantly arrives, He can personally, justifiably bid us to the wedding feast. Lately, it has been easy to lose hope among the the bleak conditions we have run into. 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. [D&C 101:16–19]. Nevertheless, President Woodruff said in the midst of such troubles: The Almighty is with this people. He smiled, seemed more reassured to put all this in some context, and went on his way. We have approximately 55,000 missionaries—obviously far more than in any other age in the history of the world since time began. Perhaps I do not need to remind you of the staggering challenges President Woodruff faced. 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. Elder Holland does a beautiful job of summarizing the cares of the world, with his memorable micro story-telling. 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. Christ.”9. Think of the help we have been given to take the light of the gospel to a darkened world. have sung and written and prophesied of this our day.” What were they so joyful about? See The Charted Course of the Church in Education, rev. Provo, Utah 84602. Will there be difficult times when those ominous latter-day warnings and prophecies are fulfilled? Lessons in Church Manuals 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. Truth has been restored. I bless you to feel the joy of the Saints in the latter days—never crippling anxiety or destructive despair. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). 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. 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? The Savior said that even the angels in heaven would not know (see Matthew 24:36). But we need even more. 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?" Furthermore, President Gordon B. Hinckley has said that he doesn’t know when it will happen, and that is because no one knows when it will happen. 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. Zion shall not be moved out of her place, notwithstanding her children are scattered. (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. . - M. Russell Ballard - Ensign. So let’s gird up. I want the Latter-day Saints to do their duty. ... of his father’s last days. . Let me add another element to this view of the dispensation that I think follows automatically. 7. Their responsibility is great and mighty. God is in charge. . Jeremy. Brother Woodruff’s words were: “The eyes of God and all the holy prophets are watching us. 4. This is the great dispensation that has been spoken of ever since the world began. Not many years ago that word was reserved almost entirely for B-grade movie advertisements and Stephen King novels. This is the plan. That is how tasks are accomplished, that is how goals are achieved, and that is how frontiers are conquered. I pray for the Spirit and blessings of the Lord to be upon all of us and earnestly desire that what I say will be of some value to each of you. We know the challenges Abraham’s posterity faced (and still do). December 1, 2020 at 8:45 AM Author Reply. With the onset of night in early spring and stars appearing by the tens, hundreds and then thousands, the only unusual — but beautiful — element of the pastoral scene was in … 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.”. Courtesy Mark A. Philbrick/BYU. 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 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 … Look [to Christ] in every thought; doubt not, fear not.” “Ye have not as yet understood how great blessings the Father hath . Yet in that frightening time the Lord said to His people: Let your hearts be comforted concerning Zion; for all flesh is in mine hands; be still and know that I am God. 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. Those years here in the West were, I suppose, every bit as fearful in their own way as were the ones I described in Missouri: prophets in seclusion, apostles in prison, fear (in President Woodruff’s words) “that the whole nation” was turning against our people, preparing to “make war upon” the Church.3. 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?" . “The Ministry of Angels” by Jeffrey R. Holland September 20, 2016 Talk of the Day angels , comfort , Jeffrey R. Holland Joseph Life can be filled with stresses and strains, heartaches and heartbreaks, trials and tragedies. 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. Hath shown you unto me, and the love of our leaders member the. President J. Reuben Clark Jr. once advised, our faith t believe He always has heart... 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