Terror, Triumph, ... 2007 at BYU Women’s Conference. And as final examinations approached, Sam was prepared. ... We Talk of Christ. I speak of the yearning of many who would like to be married and aren’t or who are married and wish the relationship were a little more celestial. Our efforts to prepare for the proving experiences of mortality should follow the example of the Savior, who incrementally “increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man”7—a blended balance of intellectual, physical, spiritual, and social readiness. Contents ... Jeffrey R. Holland. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s modification of Elder Neal A. Maxwell’s text; see Neal A. Maxwell, “Lest Ye Be Wearied and Faint in Your Minds,” Ensign, May 1991, 88. Interestingly, however, the word test is not found even one time in the scriptural text of the standard works in English. Sunday Afternoon Session. My beloved brothers and sisters, please understand that He who never sleeps nor slumbers2 cares for the happiness and ultimate exaltation of His children above all else that a divine being has to do. October 2020 General Conference. And apparently, some of my Brethren have already taken that course of action. To help you carry the messages from our Church leaders with you, here is one invitation or promise given by each of the speakers during general conference. Let Patience Have Her Perfect Work, and Count It All Joy! He forthrightly declared that he personally did not understand the reasons or timing for such an event. Also see other collected talk by Church Leaders. President Russell M. Nelson. Alma 32:43; emphasis added; see also Alma 32:41–42. Rather, it is trusting and placing our confidence in Jesus Christ as our Savior, on His name, and in His promises. - Elder Gerrit W. Gong "That They May See" - Bonnie H. Cordon "A Good Foundation against the Time to Come" - Gary E. Stevenson The path to holiness and happiness here and hereafter is a long and sometimes rocky one. Learn to choose now.”. Elder D. Todd Christofferson: ‘Sustainable Societies’ President Steven … Russell M. Nelson; ... October 2020. October 2020 General Conference printable lesson helps and handouts for "Waiting on the Lord" by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland - for Latter-day Saint Relief Society sisters Sorry this page is … When will these burdens be lifted? Of these truths I joyfully testify in the sacred name of the Lord Jesus Christ, amen. For more than two decades before my call to full-time Church service, I worked as a university teacher and administrator. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland October 2017 LDS General Conference talk. His approach enabled him to learn the law and not merely memorize details. If you're aware of any talks available online that aren't listed here, please let me know. As we “press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men,”15 we are blessed with an eternal perspective and vision that stretches far beyond our limited mortal capacity. Doctrine and Covenants 88:119; emphasis added. What do we need to improve in our lives spiritually, physically, socially, emotionally, and intellectually? “Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. Shouldn’t He send 21st-century seagulls winging in from somewhere to gobble up all of our pesky 21st-century crickets?”, The answer to such questions is “Yes, God can provide miracles instantaneously, but sooner or later we learn that the times and seasons of our mortal journey are His and His alone to direct.” He administers that calendar to every one of us individually. Consider this pleading by the Psalmist David: “Examine me, O Lord, and prove me; try my reins and my heart. The Message, the Meaning, and the Multitude October 2019. Using his personal experience, he reminded others of the powerful strength and testimony that comes with reading the Book of Mormon. ... Jeffrey R. Holland said of Elijah that he. (above all else) “…there will be times in our lives when even our best spiritual effort and earnest, … So, we are not the first nor will we be the last to ask such questions when sorrows bear down on us or an ache in our heart goes on and on. “Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.”8, “But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, Ye know me not.”9, At least on this exam, the five foolish virgins proved themselves to be hearers only and not doers of the word.10. Such celestial goals seem beyond our reach. 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. Let Patience Have Her Perfect Work, and Count It All Joy! In fact, he found the final exam period to be one of the least stressful parts of his legal training. While asking such questions, we can, if we try, hear another’s cry echoing from a dank, dark prison cell during one of the coldest winters then on record in that locale. “O God, where art thou?” we hear from the depths of Liberty Jail. I once attended a funeral for a young missionary who was killed in an accident. Our Father in Heaven clearly expects us to address these wrenching public issues as well as the personal ones, but there will be times in our lives when even our best spiritual effort and earnest, pleading prayers do not yield the victories for which we have yearned, whether that be regarding the large global matters or the small personal ones. I bear witness of God’s love and of the Restoration of His glorious gospel, which is, in one way or another, the answer to every issue we face in life. Author Ziff Posted on 13 October 2020 17 Comments. #GeneralConference — Zach Bloxham (@zblox) October 4, 2020 “And we will prove them herewith, to see if they will do all things whatsoever the Lord their God shall command them.”1. The middle of the road will be withdrawn. I promise that as we both prepare and press forward with faith in the Savior, we all can receive the same grade on the ultimate examination of mortality: “Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.”18. On an afternoon a few months ago, Susan and I inventoried our food storage and emergency supplies. What about enduring personal trials while we wait and wait, and help seems so slow in coming? A Heretic Reviews Conference, October 2020. ... October 2020, Sunday afternoon session. 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 eloquent, yet down-to-earth style of teachin… Russell M. Nelson. October 2020 General Conference: Elder Jeffrey R. Holland - "Waiting on the Lord" Printable Lesson Helps and Handouts for Latter-day Saints Conferences. We also are promised that “if ye are prepared ye shall not fear. By KSL.com Staff | Updated - Oct. 4, 2020 at 4:02 p.m. | Posted - Oct. 3, 2020 at 9:50 a.m. 70 photos 4PM: Highlights from 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of … Ponder a promise the Lord made. General Conference Talks By Jeffrey R. Holland. Doctrine and Covenants 98:14; emphasis added. A New Normal. Foretelling the widening divergence between the ways of the Lord and of the world, Elder Holland warned that the days of comfortably having one foot in the restored Church and one foot in the world were vanishing quickly. I pray that we as individuals and families are learning the valuable lessons that only challenging experiences can teach us. Posted by Jeffrey R. Holland on Thursday, March 26, 2020 Elder Holland shared in a Feb. 23 Facebook post that, as a young adult, he faced many of the same challenges facing young adults today. Now is the time to prepare and prove ourselves willing and able to do all things whatsoever the Lord our God shall command us. That issue was settled in a very private garden and on a very public hill in Jerusalem long ago. back General Conference Close Panel. Contents. Why the delay when burdens seem more than we can bear? So while we work and wait together for the answers to some of our prayers, I offer you my apostolic promise that they are heard and they are answered, though perhaps not at the time or in the way we wanted. I invite each of us to “consider [our] ways”12 and “examine [ourselves], whether [we] be in the faith; [and] prove [our] own selves.”13 What have we learned during these recent months of lifestyle adjustments and restrictions? And then, when the rough sledding by everyone else is over, please let me come and dwell with Thee, where I can boast about how similar our strengths and our characters are as I float along on my cloud of comfortable Christianity.”12, My beloved brothers and sisters, Christianity is comforting, but it is often not comfortable. And a vital element of my work was creating, grading, and providing feedback about student performance on tests. My primary responsibility as a teacher was to help students learn how to learn for themselves. Saturday afternoon session. I speak of those who have to deal with the unwanted appearance of a serious medical condition—perhaps an incurable one—or who face a lifelong battle with a genetic defect that has no remedy. This truth is taught clearly and persuasively in the 32nd chapter of Alma in the Book of Mormon. How long shall thy hand be stayed?”1 How long, O Lord, how long? For every infirm man healed instantly as he waits to enter the Pool of Bethesda,3 someone else will spend 40 years in the desert waiting to enter the promised land.4 For every Nephi and Lehi divinely protected by an encircling flame of fire for their faith,5 we have an Abinadi burned at a stake of flaming fire for his.6 And we remember that the same Elijah who in an instant called down fire from heaven to bear witness against the priests of Baal7 is the same Elijah who endured a period when there was no rain for years and who, for a time, was fed only by the skimpy sustenance that could be carried in a raven’s claw.8 By my estimation, that can’t have been anything we would call a “happy meal.”, The point? “They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: “But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. …. “We are witnessing an ever greater movement toward polarity. Rather, words such as prove, examine, and try are used to describe various patterns of demonstrating appropriately our spiritual knowledge about, understanding of, and devotion to our Heavenly Father’s eternal plan of happiness and our capacity to seek for the blessings of the Savior’s Atonement. General Conference. Saturday Morning Session. But periodic tests absolutely are essential to learning. He declared that “whosoever will may lay hold upon the word of God, which is quick and powerful, which shall divide asunder all the cunning … and the wiles of the devil, and lead the [disciple] of Christ in a strait and narrow course.” I invite you, my dear sisters, to create a home that is a place of security. To help you remember the spirit you felt, here is one quote from each October 2020 general conference talk. I speak of the continuing struggle with emotional and mental health challenges that weigh heavily on the souls of so many who suffer with them, and on the hearts of those who love and suffer with them. A New Normal. Frankly, we were afraid to open and inspect some of the containers for fear of unleashing another global pandemic! General conference weekend is filled with inspiring stories, profound insights, and spiritual promptings. How long do we wait for relief from hardships that come upon us? During the course of a semester, Sam invested time every day to review, summarize, and learn from his notes for each course in which he was enrolled. In fact, Lord, be careful to keep me from all the experiences that made Thee divine. While I was serving as the president of Brigham Young University–Idaho, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland came to the campus in December 1998 to speak in one of our weekly devotionals. “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father … in heaven is perfect” [Matthew 5:48]. A Perfect Brightness of Hope April 2020. We learn, for example, in the parable of the ten virgins that procrastinating preparation leads to unsuccessful proving. Lest Ye Be Wearied and Faint in Your Minds. Elder Matthew S. Holland is the oldest son of Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Isaiah 40:31; emphasis added; see also Isaiah 40:28–30. Recall how the five foolish virgins failed to prepare appropriately for the examination given to them on the day of the bridegroom’s coming. We are so tired of this contagion, we feel like tearing our hair out. Conferences. Two basic principles can guide and strengthen us as we face proving and trying circumstances in our lives, whatever they may be: (1) the principle of preparation and (2) the principle of pressing forward with a steadfastness in Christ. We discovered, for example, items in a remote closet that had been in our food storage for decades. But repeated admonitions to prepare have been proclaimed by leaders of the Church for decades. Sustaining of General Authorities, Area Seventies, and General Officers, By Union of Feeling We Obtain Power with God, Video: The Light That Shineth in Darkness. October 2020 General Conference General Conference Talks. A new video from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints highlights Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s April 2020 General Conference address, “A Perfect Brightness of Hope.” Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles speaks during the Sunday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 4, 2020. Credit: Intellectual Reserve, Inc. By Church News Staff Jeffrey R. Holland “Waiting on the Lord” (October 2020 General Conference) admin / October 4, 2020 / one Comments Discussion questions, summary, and action steps for the October 2020 General Conference talk by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland (Quorum of the Twelve Apostles)… He concluded his remarks with this declaration: “I want you to know that as far as the gospel of Jesus Christ is concerned, our family is all in. OCTOBER 2020 TALKS "Let God Prevail" - President Russell M. Nelson "Waiting on the Lord" - Elder Jeffrey R. Holland. Collected Talks of Jeffrey R. Holland. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles speaks during the Sunday afternoon session of the 190th Semiannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Oct. 4, 2020. Credit: Intellectual Reserve, Inc. “Well, if this is the case,” you might say, “shouldn’t His love and mercy simply part our personal Red Seas and allow us to walk through our troubles on dry ground? As we now hear our beloved prophet close this conference, may we remember, as Russell Nelson has demonstrated all of his life, that those who “wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength [and] shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; … they shall walk, and not faint.”18 I pray that “by and by”—soon or late—those blessings will come to every one of you who seeks relief from your sorrow and freedom from your grief. I am not now speaking of pandemics or prisons but of you, your family, and your neighbors who face any number of such challenges. Faith means trusting God in good times and bad, even if that includes some suffering until we see His arm revealed in our behalf. “For thy lovingkindness is before mine eyes: and I have walked in thy truth.”2, And the Lord declared in 1833, “Therefore, be not afraid of your enemies, for I have decreed in my heart, saith the Lord, that I will prove you in all things, whether you will abide in my covenant, even unto death, that you may be found worthy.”3, The year 2020 has been marked, in part, by a global pandemic that has proved, examined, and tried us in many ways. Effective and timely preparation precedes successful proving. Susan and I invited a group of students to meet and visit with Elder Holland before he delivered his message. The consistency of prophetic counsel over time creates a powerful concert of clarity and a warning volume far louder than solo performances can ever produce. I witness that God the Eternal Father is our Father. Likewise, tests in the school of mortality are a vital element of our eternal progression. On Wednesday, the text of the October 2020 general conference talks became available on ChurchofJesusChrist.org. We will be enabled to “gather together, and stand in holy places”16 and “be not moved, until the day of the Lord come.”17, While I was serving as the president of Brigham Young University–Idaho, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland came to the campus in December 1998 to speak in one of our weekly devotionals. All Conferences; October 2020 General Conference; October 2020 General Conference; Additional Resources. In some other areas, however, improvement was necessary because we had not recognized and addressed particular needs in timely ways. We are all in.”, Though the loss of a dear loved one was heart-wrenching and difficult, the members of this valiant family spiritually were prepared to prove that they could learn lessons of eternal importance through the things that they suffered.14, Faithfulness is not foolishness or fanaticism. “And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut. Yet surely the Lord would never give us a commandment He knew we could not keep. ... Posted on October 22, 2020 October 22, 2020 Author LatterDaySaint Nana Categories Uncategorized. Jesus Christ is His Only Begotten and living Son, our Savior and Redeemer. ... By Elder Jeffrey R. Holland. ... Elder Jeffrey R. Holland promised members that … Saturday Morning Session Holland next said, Observing the Christian world in that day, we would …