Don't hyperventilate about something that happened at 9:00 in the morning when the grace of God is trying to reward you at 6:00 in the evening. Jeffrey R. Holland More Quotes by Jeffrey R. Holland More Quotes From Jeffrey R. Holland Don't delay. It's getting late. Jeffrey R. Holland delaylate Sadly enough, my young friends, it is a characteristic of our age that if people want any gods at all, they want them to be gods who do not demand much, comfortable gods, smooth gods who not only don't rock the boat but don't even row it, gods who pat us on the head, make us giggle, then tell us to run along and pick marigolds. Jeffrey R. Holland young-friendsrocksrunning The race we are really in is the race against sin, and surely envy is one of the most universal of those. Jeffrey R. Holland envysinrace 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. Jeffrey R. Holland humilityblessingfather Christlike love is the greatest need we have on this planet Jeffrey R. Holland planetslove-isneeds Whoever you are and wherever you find yourself as you seek your way in life, I offer you "the way, the truth, and the life" (John 14:6). Wherever else you think you may be going, I ask you to "come unto Him" as the imperative first step in getting there, in finding your individual happiness and strength and success. Jeffrey R. Holland way-in-lifeindividual-happinessthinking Perhaps no more beautiful passages have ever been written about the Savior's atonement and crucifixion than those written by Isaiah. Jeffrey R. Holland savioratonementbeautiful It is obvious that the bumper sticker question "What would Jesus do?" will not always bring a popular response. Jeffrey R. Holland bumper-stickerobviousjesus Surely the thing God enjoys most about being God is the thrill of being merciful, especially to those who don't expect it and often feel they don't deserve it. Jeffrey R. Holland thrillbeing-meenjoy To give ourselves totally to another person, as we do in marriage, is the most trusting step we take in any human relationship. Jeffrey R. Holland humansstepsgiving The crowning characteristic of love is always loyalty Jeffrey R. Holland characteristicsloyaltylove-is 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. Jeffrey R. Holland brokenlongjesus 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. Jeffrey R. Holland makeupfashionattitude No one has failed who keeps trying and keeps praying. Jeffrey R. Holland keep-tryingprayingtrying May the joy of our fidelity to the highest and best within us be ours as we keep our love and our marriages, our society and our souls, as pure as they were meant to be. Jeffrey R. Holland our-lovesouljoy 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. Jeffrey R. Holland serenityforgivingorder Everything in the gospel teaches us that we can change if we need to, that we can be helped if we truly want it, that we can be made whole, whatever the problems of the past. Jeffrey R. Holland wantpastneeds Pray earnestly and fast with purpose and devotion. Some difficulties, like devils, do not come out save by fasting and by prayer. Ask in righteousness and you shall receive. Knock with conviction and it shall be opened unto you. Jeffrey R. Holland fastingdevilprayer It is not possible for you to sink lower than the infinite light of Christ's Atonement shines. Jeffrey R. Holland atonementshininglight If we want it, we can enjoy the joy of our fidelity to the highest and best that is within us." --sat. afternoon 4/3/10 lds general conference Jeffrey R. Holland ldsafternoonjoy
