If the bitter cup does not pass, drink it and be strong, trusting in happier days ahead. Jeffrey R. Holland More Quotes by Jeffrey R. Holland More Quotes From Jeffrey R. Holland Even if you cannot always see that silver lining on your clouds, God can, for He is the very source of the light you seek. He does love you, and He knows your fears. He hears your prayers. He is your Heavenly Father, and surely He matches with His own the tears His children shed. Jeffrey R. Holland prayerfatherchildren Think the best of each other, especially of those you say you love. Assume the good and doubt the bad. Jeffrey R. Holland assumingdoubtthinking There is not a single loophole or curveball or open trench to fall into for the man or woman who walks the path that Christ walks. When He says, "Come, Follow Me" (Luke 18:22), He means that He knows where the quicksand is and where the thorns are and the best way to handle the slippery slope near the summit of our personal mountains. He knows it all, and He knows the way. He is the way. Jeffrey R. Holland menmeanfall There should be no more shame in acknowledging (mental illness) than in acknowledging a battle with high blood pressure or the sudden appearance of a malignant tumor. Jeffrey R. Holland battlepressureblood True love blooms when we care more about another person than we care about ourselves. That is Christ's great atoning example for us, and it ought to be more evident in the kindness we show, the respect we give, and the selflessness and courtesy we employ in our personal relationships. Jeffrey R. Holland inspirationalloverelationship God expects you not simply to face the future; He expects you to embrace and shape the future--to love it and rejoice in it and delight in your opportunities. Jeffrey R. Holland delightshapesopportunity We are infinitely more than our limitations and afflictions. Jeffrey R. Holland limitationaffliction The work of a mother is hard, too often unheralded work. Please know that it is worth it then, now, and forever. Jeffrey R. Holland pleasemotherforever Believe that your faith has everything to do with your romance, because it does. Jeffrey R. Holland spiritualinspirationalbelieve Trust God and Believe in good things to come! Jeffrey R. Holland trust-in-godgood-thingsbelieve One of the great consolations . . . is that because Jesus walked such a long, lonely path utterly alone, we do not have to do so. Jeffrey R. Holland lonelylongjesus Perhaps some have created their own difficulties but don't the rest of us do exactly the same things? Are we not all beggars? Jeffrey R. Holland beggardifficultyspiritual My beloved brothers and sisters, to those of you who have been blessed by the gospel for many years because you were fortunate enough to find it early, to those of you who have come to the gospel by stages and phases later, and to those of you-members and not yet members-who may still be hanging back, to each of you, one and all, I testify of the renewing power of God’s love and the miracle of His grace. His concern is for the faith at which you finally arrive, not the hour of the day in which you got there. Jeffrey R. Holland brotherblessedyears Above all, never lose faith in your Father in Heaven, who loves you more than you can comprehend. Jeffrey R. Holland love-youheavenfather HAPPINESS comes first by what comes into your head a long time before material BLESSINGS come into your hand. Jeffrey R. Holland blessinglonghands However many chances you think you have missed, however many mistakes you feel you have made, ... you have not traveled beyond the reach of divine love. Jeffrey R. Holland chancemistakethinking Pure Christlike love flowing from true righteousness can change the world. Jeffrey R. Holland righteousnesschanging-the-worldworld 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. Jeffrey R. Holland wave-of-lifeanchorssight 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. Jeffrey R. Holland takenheartnight So we have neighbors to bless, children to protect, the poor to lift up, and the truth to defend. We have wrongs to make right, truths to share, and good to do. In short, we have a life of devoted discipleship to give in demonstrating our love of the Lord. We can’t quit and we can’t go back. Jeffrey R. Holland our-lovegivingchildren
