My name is Alejandro Madrid. Because of same sex attraction I walked away from the church. I am so grateful that God kept sending missionaries to me until it happened, my hear cracked open, the scales were removed from my eyes, my mind and heart and tears came forth that I could not stop. Repentance is such a beautiful gift that God provided us so that we-I could reconcile myself with Christ again. In Jan. of 2025 I get to go back to the Temple (Okc). I am so looking forward to receiving my endowments once again. So for me it is so important to remember that there is no looking back but looking forward to in Christ.
That’s so awesome!!! I can relate about falling for the world’s tricks. Our trials are often tutorials from on high- congrats for passing that test & making it to a deeper level of faith in Him! 🎉🤍 It’s more than worth the pain experienced
You receive no WITNESS until after the TRIAL of your FAITH ! Gain and _build_ your WITNESS as you WALK the Covenant Path hand-in-hand with our Lord and Savior - _BACK TO_ Our Father in Heaven ! I look FORWARD to meeting you _there_ some day !!
This Really Blessed Me SO Much As A Mother Who has Some in Our Family, Who are Really Struggling With Different Personal Struggles. LUVWINS EVERY Time…..I Continue To Pray, Believe, Stand on FAITH and The Beautiful Blessings that Our Luving Heavenly Father has For Each of Us! Blessings to You/Your Family🙏🏻😊
This was me after the oil crashed and my mom passed away shortly afterwards. I returned to my home town and found old friends who were still smoking weed and hanging out doing nothing just like the not so good old days. I was still smoking weed also, but I eventually felt like I was going to tell off my friends for being useless, but instead just left without a word. After one and a half years living in my new town I was still smoking weed and going nowhere, but was alone and didn't have the bad influence of my so called friends. I was feeling the pull back to Jesus and God, but wasn't taking steps to actually do it, but was starting to search. I went to a church which felt good but also felt like I was just going through the motions. Then one day, two Sisters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints showed up on my door and showed me a better way. I no longer smoke weed and have given up several sinful habits. And now I'm ready to be baptized and am blessed to know that I am saved!
Holland’s speeches should be played by missionaries. Honestly he is a big reason why I returned to the church I think. Every time I have needed help, I have received answers in the Bible, while praying, and while listening to him. I always feel the Holy Spirit listening to him. ❤️ I love him dearly.
Sometimes I’m angry and don’t want to listen to anything, but Elder Holland is so loving that I hear anything he has to say, even if the truth hurts, or what he asks is difficult to do. I’m grateful God chooses different people to be his messengers, He knows that different personalities will reach different people.
I listen to this every couple of month to keep me grounded. Made horrendous decisions earlier in life and even though society will never forgive me, it continues to give me hope!
What God thinks of you is all that truly matters! Society only seems to matter bc we're here - for now. But whatever you did or anyone else does, it CAN be forgiven. And the Lord "remembers it no more." Let go. Of your own disappointment in yourself, and of what society dictates. Look forward and keep going. Believe God and follow His example in "not dwelling on days now gone." And believe in your own ability to heal. 💛
Dude I’ve made mistakes to that are going to have long term effects and possibly prison time and I’m only 17 this video helps me and I pray and hope the lord will find away and deliver me away from this trial
@@tybaker5830 I’m sorry to hear that my brother. Have hope and faith in Jesus Christ and know everything will work out the way it’s supposed to. Remember to remember him in all things you do. I pray that I can always remember him daily because that really helps me make correct choices decisions. I pray everything works out for you
Thank Goodness for the Wonderful Gift of the Atonement! And Thank Goodness for All Servants like, Elder Holland, & their tender hearts in sharing wisdom & love as God desires! I need to listen again, & let this saturate my soul. I have put thousands of hours into Study of psychology, to try & understand my family, & hurtful people. The one, main lesson that I have learned, is that “Childhood Trauma, comes out sideways!” There are millions with permanent DAMAGE/ explained as Brain Grooves that Molded the person’s Personality! Many, are molded by the Sins of the Fathers (Includes Mothers), & truly does affect Generations. These Brain Groove Personality People, don’t even realize they are Damages, usually, until a Catastrophic Event. Even then, with a desire to Change, the Old Mold, is something the have to set Boundaries Around for each Decision/Action Forward. So, Literally, only Christ’s Atonement can Heal these type of People, with Permanent Scars that affect HOW They THINK & Motivate in the World! This is a real reason, of WHY, we should Forgive Ourselves… Can a New Born Baby, from day/one be Blamed for a DEPRESSED MOTHER, that only performed the Mechanical Responsibilities & Refused LOVE, because she could not cope? I have seen a Mother, feeding a Child, & the Babe reached up to touch the Mother’s Face, & the Tiny hand was Shoved aside, with a harsh tone… Ti my e, & Again. Now, imagine a Lifetime of this Rejection & No Acceptance, nor Motherly Love! Anyway… HURT PEOPLE, become What they Learn, in many situations! Another Group, can See themselves, & have a Better Chance of Overcoming! All of US, we came to a FALLEN WORLD… We Needed a Savior for a Reason! Please Accept the Atonement & Love your: Holt Father, our Holy Brother, & Your Neighbor, as Yourself! Join me, in saying “World Prayers!” Blessings! 🙏🏻💛🕊🍃
Deric thank you for your comment. When my kids were little I was not a great mom, very angry all the time and it did a lot of damage to my marriage and family. But later in their teen years I came to Christ & changed completely. Things are better in our family but sadly, there are some things that just are not reversible in this mortal life and those are the wounds that sting the most. Sending love your way ❤❤
I know this is partially including in your first lesson but forgiving yourself as well is critically important in addition to forgiving others, both of which are things I’ve struggled with, though more so with forgiving myself.
Dear and beloved Apostle of the Lord, Thank you for this, now 14 years past, is still providing hope and answers and understading so much needed by so many of us. Thank you, thank you, thank our beloved Elder Holland.
One of the 5 best talks of the last 30 years. It's up there with Benson's "pride" talk, and Bro. Wilcox talking about "Grace", as well as a few others.
I was feeling so lonely and discourage since yesterday This morning I pray with tears in my eyes, asking Gid if He was there. Searching for guidance I found this message with my answer in it!! Thank you God for answering my prayers. Thankful for this special apostle of God!!
I do not have words for this man. For so many years I have been wallowed in the past, hating myself for things I have done. For several months I have been trying to move forward and forget but still struggling with it. This was such a powerful message and it lit something up deep inside. I have been away from the church and especially with my own personal relationship with God. This message gave me something I feel will give the strength to press forward.
Never give up.. Never lose faith. God knows are hearts and our trails. Dont wait till its to late to come back to the fold. Iv been threw so many trial s. Iv always had my scriptures to find my answers. No matter were u are in life .Theres today..then tommarow. Take steps Now for the future. You might not have enough time.
You are loved and will be welcomed back. I am the wife of a bishop. All we want of those less active is for them to come home. There is never judgement, just joy.
For the past twelve years I've been living with family in the town I grew up in. A lot has happened since I moved back. I'm now a divorced ex-Mormon who is trying to get back into being active in the church. I was listening to this talk on a drive last night. Elder Holland's talk hard hit me hard. It really hard to not live in the past since I've been living in my parents' old farm house. I'm now trying to get back into activity in the Church and getting re-baptized. I wish I could find a transcript of this talk.
Sometimes, I go to the spot on BYU Campus where he and his wife stopped. Imagining Pat and Jeff Holland just as worried about the future as I am is comforting. I'm reminded that, though things are really tough right now, I'll be alright if I have faith.
To all the inactives including myself, soldier on and do not give up...disappointments, discouragements, trials and tribulations from our past, are a part of our learning process...it may take some of us shorter or longer to make amends, to put right the wrongs from our past, as long as Heavenly Father knows the intent of our hearts in doing so and to return back to "CHURCH" again, with our faith restored....Im living for the present and looking into the future to making changes in my life...it has been my goal to return back to "CHURCH" and I have already begun the process of doing so in 2022.... .
Words cannot express how much this message has touched my heart to keep on going in faith! We are so blessed to have Jeffrey Holland and the other apostles and prophets of the Lord leading and guiding us through troubled times in these latter days. We are never alone.
One of my favorite talks unpacking the other shortest scriptural verse as it relates to how each of us may have behaved like Lot's wife at one point in our lives. For me, I often day/night dream about my future and how bright and fruitful it will be as long as I remain faithful, hopeful and willing to be adaptable in any given situation. This notion of forward thinking and continuous improvement pushes me to do better year after year. & it's true that it is through my faith in our loving Heavenly Father and even in our Savior's infinite love that life is a series of miraculous opportunities for growth. And that our former life was a building block to unlocking greater prizes and blessings.
I sometimes cast a longing glance at the past when things were so much simpler and easier. I know that what Lot's wife had done was wrong but I still sympathize with her.
Elder Holland is still my favorite speaker and always will be. He has always had some timeless message for me and everytime I learn more on how to be a Christian. May God bless him and his family, in Jesus name. Amen
How can anyone listen to this and then say he is not of God... The spirit was so strong listening to this talk, even while at work. I'm just glad I have my door closed so others cant see me right now lol
Great talk. Any freshman students must've been scared to death hearing the parts on the terribly hard times all students will have. As for faith only pertaining to the future, sometimes we need faith to look at and believe what happened in the past, fir example, the scriptures, and our past spiritual experiences.
I so love this man and his counsel. We are studying Genesis and focused this week on Abraham’s sacrifice and the destruction of Sodom & Gomorrah. May I forever remember to trust in the Lord’s counsel to always look forward and not look back.
"If Lot's wife was a drinker she certainly ended up with plenty of salt for her pretzels!" 😂😂😂 We love you Elder Holland. I didn't realize until this talk how much I really do look back longingly for the good old days when "kids were little," or when "parents were alive,"or when I was" young and beautifu"l haha. Thank you for this
2023 ^^ Still inspiring. I thought I got it all then in 2016 but maaaaaan it's still mind blowing now 💞🥰 I love how it answers concerns of our days and even more
Just love every one of your talks Thank you for helping me see more of the stories in the scriptures. I have seen this more than once. It's great 😊❤️📖🙏🌹
As soon as I became a member and I heard this man speak i knew we have something in common I so much fall in love with this man he has the gift of might tongue. Now I know why I feel the way I feel hearing him speaking the truth 1994 was the year he was called was the year I was born.... I bear my testimony that what he has said is true and this I live with you in the name of Jesus Christ Amen
We live this as a child….why can’t we live so now? Not to look back, only to find those embers from the joy that he mentioned. I guess we need to understand what the qualities of a little child are, and how we can regain those. I feel bad for those who cannot identify with children, for they have much to teach us….anyone can get to know them, and what they offer. I will pray for Elder Holland that he will be in the hands of the Lord….I hope we get to keep him a little longer before he goes back to his loving wife, Pat. She is such a special lady, I feel her love ❤️ for those she speaks to, as I do Elder Holland’s.
I have listen to that talk so many times that parts of this talk became part of my daily language. If I speak with people who live their lives in their past- I ask them to listen to that talk. This talk can truly be life changing. Thanks to Elder Holland for his wonderfull inspiring words.
Love Elder Holland's talk..reminds me what my grandpa used to say. One day I wanted to know what happen and if our family ever went on a 'long walk' he said, the past is reserve for learning ..from. You're young yet, if you don't understand something you walk into, it will griped you and hold you there. Much later, he said, about the long walk, unspeakable tragedy occurred but we preserved, we sang our songs, we prayed our prayers and we performed our ceremonies in secret but the Holy People heard our petition and honored our request to returned home. If you must go back, teach your children and grandchildren of the perservenece, determination, resilience, the faith, courage and bravery of your elders who returned home via their prayers, these attributes you past on. However, if the past gets the best of you and fill you with anger and hatred, it will hold you fast and steal your soul. This I liken it to Lot's wife, turning into a pillar of salt.
Even though this post was from 10 years ago, we can see how important this lesson is when discovering lessons learned from Lot's wife. You see, many people want things to go back the way they were before COVID-19, before the housing crash, before 9:11, and the list goes on and on. We are now at a phase where we are going to have to choose if we want to keep the commandments, live the covenants, be Saints, remember our Savior's name, Jesus Christ, take Him upon us, and be willing to sacrifice somethings we enjoy, our favorite little sin, for the greater blessings we will receive when keeping these commandments. It is important for us as a people to not look back and wish things were the way they were, because corruption is never the way of the Lord, or in other words, corruption or wickedness never was happiness. We are moving forward as a people, and the middle path is becoming obsolete, no more fence sitting, no more being lukewarm, we are now on a mission to learn about those commandments, and keep them. This was an excellent speech. May we all strive to remove hardened hearts, passive aggressive and conspiring behaviors, have a desire to learn the will of the Lord, and be grateful for those who point out the sacred commandments, instead of persecuting and hate them. Hard hearts, stiff necks, closed eyes, and hard of hearing, will only lead us down to a path of destruction, to lose everything we seek to gain, which hopefully is eternal salvation.
What a wonderful message! This helps me realise on how much important of not looking back to dwindled on things that happened in the past. But now I need to look forward to make up for the missed opportunity which held me to move on.
when something is over and done with, when it has been repented of as fully as it can be repented of, when life has moved on as it should and a lot of other wonderfully good things have happened since then it is not right to go back to open up some acient wound which the son of God himself died trying to heal
It was my dream to study in BYU, since almost 10 years from 2008 , it was not possible at all, because I wasn't able to afford, but finally I did apply this year, but Covid 19 destroyed it, anyways I thank God for making me understand that I don't deserve that.
Dont keep going back with your little sand pail and beach shovel to dig it up, waive it around and then throw it at someone, saying "hey you remember this?" splat!
Im following LDS church since i only have two childrens, the church now is new, that time decade, i havent baptize in LDS church, and my place house is hard to seen, for i was living up hills fully bigest trees, that moment, i meet elder, (missionaries). At the jungtion road, they asked me, then i invited them come to my house sharing the bible together, i invited my Neighbors, my eldest brother eventhough he is already convert muslim, we meet together at my home, my eldest son is a toodler and the second is a infant, we even used go to the church indeed every sabbath day, but when the church was move to other place, we were lost!!!... And we are been saperated, my Neighbors follow another church and my eldest brother back to his religion muslim,.. When i have three childrens sons, and already grown up as youth, we were move house, live in the bottom of the hills, my childrens seen the two young man wearing white, they asked me, mom!!! Look, there is two guys outside, keep calling us, when i go at the door,! "i seen the two LDS missionary are there, then i invite them come to my house, i was so happy, for my answer prayer was granted, becuse im looking for the church whos willingly taken us one families baptize in one church, for my church and my spouse church are not willingly becuse im a catholic and my spouse is SIB, but this LDS is willingly taken us all, SO, when elder (missionary) shared at me, i was smile and saying, i been learn that book of mormon eversince i was lost, where the LDS church been move "!..😊😊😊. In which place i dont know! ".until theres two elder comes to my home then i was been told so, where is the church location is, THIS IS GREATS AND MARECLES, THATS GOD HAS PLAN FOR US, 🙏🙏🙏, but most of the member of the church are new too, they dont recognize me, as i am not too, ever since, we are not leaving LDS, for we are already had a baptism promises to the LDS church!!!.. Even how much peoples pushing us away , or not knowing the truth happened story, we are dont cared, we will back, and must back if it is open for us,!!! ,we are loyal to our baptism promises,.. And its GOD PLANS FOR US, as today my sons asked me, let me tell the story how am i can suddenly recognize the elders (missionary) LDS, when they come aproach our house, 😊🙏🙏🙏they are looks so famillier to me, THANK YOU, I FOUND LDS CHURCH AND MISSIONARY SINCE YEAR 19 DECADE,
When the lord gives revelation. Many saints, especially the wealthy, will either refuse or will look back at their beautiful homes on the hills of bountiful, Salt Lake, folsom, and many other prominent places. Missouri will be the land of promise for the true saints. I will and do follow the lord and his warnings.
My name is Alejandro Madrid. Because of same sex attraction I walked away from the church. I am so grateful that God kept sending missionaries to me until it happened, my hear cracked open, the scales were removed from my eyes, my mind and heart and tears came forth that I could not stop. Repentance is such a beautiful gift that God provided us so that we-I could reconcile myself with Christ again. In Jan. of 2025 I get to go back to the Temple (Okc). I am so looking forward to receiving my endowments once again. So for me it is so important to remember that there is no looking back but looking forward to in Christ.
That’s so awesome!!! I can relate about falling for the world’s tricks. Our trials are often tutorials from on high- congrats for passing that test & making it to a deeper level of faith in Him! 🎉🤍 It’s more than worth the pain experienced
You receive no WITNESS until after the TRIAL of your FAITH ! Gain and _build_ your WITNESS as you WALK the Covenant Path hand-in-hand with our Lord and Savior - _BACK TO_
Our Father in Heaven !
I look FORWARD to meeting you _there_ some day !!
This Really Blessed Me SO Much As A Mother Who has Some in Our Family, Who are Really Struggling With Different Personal Struggles. LUVWINS EVERY Time…..I Continue To Pray, Believe, Stand on FAITH and The Beautiful Blessings that Our Luving Heavenly Father has For Each of Us! Blessings to You/Your Family🙏🏻😊
Here for you, bro.
This was me after the oil crashed and my mom passed away shortly afterwards. I returned to my home town and found old friends who were still smoking weed and hanging out doing nothing just like the not so good old days. I was still smoking weed also, but I eventually felt like I was going to tell off my friends for being useless, but instead just left without a word. After one and a half years living in my new town I was still smoking weed and going nowhere, but was alone and didn't have the bad influence of my so called friends. I was feeling the pull back to Jesus and God, but wasn't taking steps to actually do it, but was starting to search. I went to a church which felt good but also felt like I was just going through the motions. Then one day, two Sisters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints showed up on my door and showed me a better way. I no longer smoke weed and have given up several sinful habits. And now I'm ready to be baptized and am blessed to know that I am saved!
That is amazing. Congratulations.
All the best brother, you're a son of God & hope you come to know if u don't already, how much He loves you.
Congratulations! May God continue to embrace you in His everlasting love!
How are you doing today? Did you join the Fold? I hope all is well with you.
what did you decide? did you get baptized?
Holland’s speeches should be played by missionaries. Honestly he is a big reason why I returned to the church I think. Every time I have needed help, I have received answers in the Bible, while praying, and while listening to him. I always feel the Holy Spirit listening to him. ❤️ I love him dearly.
Great quote, “ The past is to be learned from; but not lived in. We look back to claim the embers from glowing experiences, but not the ashes.”
You should add the time stamp for this quote!
9:30
9:28 is more like it
9:15-10:07, the perfect clip
Sometimes I’m angry and don’t want to listen to anything, but Elder Holland is so loving that I hear anything he has to say, even if the truth hurts, or what he asks is difficult to do. I’m grateful God chooses different people to be his messengers, He knows that different personalities will reach different people.
Beautifully put. Thank you
Amen. So beautifully spoken.
I listen to this every couple of month to keep me grounded. Made horrendous decisions earlier in life and even though society will never forgive me, it continues to give me hope!
What God thinks of you is all that truly matters! Society only seems to matter bc we're here - for now. But whatever you did or anyone else does, it CAN be forgiven. And the Lord "remembers it no more." Let go. Of your own disappointment in yourself, and of what society dictates. Look forward and keep going. Believe God and follow His example in "not dwelling on days now gone." And believe in your own ability to heal. 💛
Dude I’ve made mistakes to that are going to have long term effects and possibly prison time and I’m only 17 this video helps me and I pray and hope the lord will find away and deliver me away from this trial
@@tybaker5830 I’m sorry to hear that my brother. Have hope and faith in Jesus Christ and know everything will work out the way it’s supposed to. Remember to remember him in all things you do. I pray that I can always remember him daily because that really helps me make correct choices decisions. I pray everything works out for you
Thank Goodness for the Wonderful Gift of the Atonement! And Thank Goodness for All Servants like, Elder Holland, & their tender hearts in sharing wisdom & love as God desires! I need to listen again, & let this saturate my soul.
I have put thousands of hours into Study of psychology, to try & understand my family, & hurtful people. The one, main lesson that I have learned, is that “Childhood Trauma, comes out sideways!” There are millions with permanent DAMAGE/ explained as Brain Grooves that Molded the person’s Personality! Many, are molded by the Sins of the Fathers (Includes Mothers), & truly does affect Generations.
These Brain Groove Personality People, don’t even realize they are Damages, usually, until a Catastrophic Event. Even then, with a desire to Change, the Old Mold, is something the have to set Boundaries Around for each Decision/Action Forward.
So, Literally, only Christ’s Atonement can Heal these type of People, with Permanent Scars that affect HOW They THINK & Motivate in the World! This is a real reason, of WHY, we should Forgive Ourselves… Can a New Born Baby, from day/one be Blamed for a DEPRESSED MOTHER, that only performed the Mechanical Responsibilities & Refused LOVE, because she could not cope? I have seen a Mother, feeding a Child, & the Babe reached up to touch the Mother’s Face, & the Tiny hand was Shoved aside, with a harsh tone… Ti my e, & Again. Now, imagine a Lifetime of this Rejection & No Acceptance, nor Motherly Love!
Anyway… HURT PEOPLE, become What they Learn, in many situations! Another Group, can See themselves, & have a Better Chance of Overcoming!
All of US, we came to a FALLEN WORLD… We Needed a Savior for a Reason! Please Accept the Atonement & Love your: Holt Father, our Holy Brother, & Your Neighbor, as Yourself!
Join me, in saying “World Prayers!” Blessings! 🙏🏻💛🕊🍃
Deric thank you for your comment. When my kids were little I was not a great mom, very angry all the time and it did a lot of damage to my marriage and family. But later in their teen years I came to Christ & changed completely. Things are better in our family but sadly, there are some things that just are not reversible in this mortal life and those are the wounds that sting the most. Sending love your way ❤❤
Two lessons: 1) Don't live in the past. Move on. Your past does not inhibit your future. 2) Forgive others and let them move on, too.
Amazing summation &
Thank you & God Bless 🙏🙏🙏
I know this is partially including in your first lesson but forgiving yourself as well is critically important in addition to forgiving others, both of which are things I’ve struggled with, though more so with forgiving myself.
@@williamstacey5308 - Me too 👍 !
Dear and beloved Apostle of the Lord, Thank you for this, now 14 years past, is still providing hope and answers and understading so much needed by so many of us. Thank you, thank you, thank our beloved Elder Holland.
Well said!
Yes this talk is still right now blessing and encouraging me and my sweet eternal companion@@byuspeeches
Best message, never to forget.
This is so applicable today. It is timeless.
One of the 5 best talks of the last 30 years. It's up there with Benson's "pride" talk, and Bro. Wilcox talking about "Grace", as well as a few others.
I’ll listen to these two talks as well. Thank you ❤
Beautiful talk. Iget so much from this brothers sharing ❤❤❤
This dear man has been a blessing to sooo Many.
"Let people repent" Elder Holland is the bomb.
I wish my stake president had seen this. He was a douchebag.
Does that include leaders?
Funny….but true.
I was feeling so lonely and discourage since yesterday This morning I pray with tears in my eyes, asking Gid if He was there. Searching for guidance I found this message with my answer in it!! Thank you God for answering my prayers. Thankful for this special apostle of God!!
I do not have words for this man. For so many years I have been wallowed in the past, hating myself for things I have done. For several months I have been trying to move forward and forget but still struggling with it. This was such a powerful message and it lit something up deep inside. I have been away from the church and especially with my own personal relationship with God. This message gave me something I feel will give the strength to press forward.
I'm feeling the same right now :(
Ty Larsen all things combine together for our good. Trust in these words. I have to every day I take a breath.
Never give up.. Never lose faith. God knows are hearts and our trails. Dont wait till its to late to come back to the fold. Iv been threw so many trial s. Iv always had my scriptures to find my answers. No matter were u are in life .Theres today..then tommarow. Take steps Now for the future. You might not have enough time.
You are loved and will be welcomed back. I am the wife of a bishop. All we want of those less active is for them to come home. There is never judgement, just joy.
Big hugs.
For the past twelve years I've been living with family in the town I grew up in. A lot has happened since I moved back. I'm now a divorced ex-Mormon who is trying to get back into being active in the church. I was listening to this talk on a drive last night. Elder Holland's talk hard hit me hard. It really hard to not live in the past since I've been living in my parents' old farm house. I'm now trying to get back into activity in the Church and getting re-baptized. I wish I could find a transcript of this talk.
Sometimes, I go to the spot on BYU Campus where he and his wife stopped. Imagining Pat and Jeff Holland just as worried about the future as I am is comforting. I'm reminded that, though things are really tough right now, I'll be alright if I have faith.
Thank you Emily.
Powerful. Profound. I love Elder Holland, his passion, and his delivery of his message as well as the content of his message
This talk reminds me of the scripture, "no man who puts his hand to the plough and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God". Luke 9.
For me to say this guy is unbelievably on point would be a monumental understatement.
Apostle, Prophet, Seer, and Revelator.
One of the most powerful talks I've heard
We all cannot be a Jeff Holland. But we must be who we are and who we promised the Lord we would become.
Thanks Elder Holland. I really needed this.
To all the inactives including myself, soldier on and do not give up...disappointments, discouragements, trials and tribulations from our past, are a part of our learning process...it may take some of us shorter or longer to make amends, to put right the wrongs from our past, as long as Heavenly Father knows the intent of our hearts in doing so and to return back to "CHURCH" again, with our faith restored....Im living for the present and looking into the future to making changes in my life...it has been my goal to return back to "CHURCH" and I have already begun the process of doing so in 2022....
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A friend forwarded this talk to me, guess this is one of the best gift a great friend can offer.
Thanks to Elder Holland for this great message.
I needed this talk this morning. I feel called out and chewed out.... but I needed it, and I probably need a little more. Thank you Elder Holland.
Words cannot express how much this message has touched my heart to keep on going in faith! We are so blessed to have Jeffrey Holland and the other apostles and prophets of the Lord leading and guiding us through troubled times in these latter days. We are never alone.
RISE ABOVE OUR PAST!!!!!
I am so thankful for this message. I love the Lord as his Servants
Inspiring! Thank you Elder Holland. Thank God for living Apostles. :)
i love his talk..his message is applicable for us today..
I’m still living in a relationship that my ex ended 2 months ago. She moved on but I haven’t yet. I need this right now.
Good luck man
It takes time, and it is for good ;)
I've been watching and listening to this speech many times, but up to today, i still have tears falling, so touching and at the same inspiring talk.
I'm crying even as I read these comments.
I can tell I need this because I have to keep rewinding.
I love you Elder Holland. Thank you ♥️
I often come back often to listen to this speech! One of my favorite's of all time.
This talk never gets old.... ❤️❤️❤️ Thanks Elder Holland.
One of my favorite talks unpacking the other shortest scriptural verse as it relates to how each of us may have behaved like Lot's wife at one point in our lives. For me, I often day/night dream about my future and how bright and fruitful it will be as long as I remain faithful, hopeful and willing to be adaptable in any given situation. This notion of forward thinking and continuous improvement pushes me to do better year after year. & it's true that it is through my faith in our loving Heavenly Father and even in our Savior's infinite love that life is a series of miraculous opportunities for growth. And that our former life was a building block to unlocking greater prizes and blessings.
I sometimes cast a longing glance at the past when things were so much simpler and easier. I know that what Lot's wife had done was wrong but I still sympathize with her.
mee too , God was so hard those time s she was inocent . God today is so cool even if the church has 100 💯 gay population.
Elder Holland is still my favorite speaker and always will be. He has always had some timeless message for me and everytime I learn more on how to be a Christian. May God bless him and his family, in Jesus name. Amen
Amazing speech... 19:00-25:00 straight fire
How can anyone listen to this and then say he is not of God... The spirit was so strong listening to this talk, even while at work. I'm just glad I have my door closed so others cant see me right now lol
I can't believe 9 years ago Elder Jeffrey R Holland speech but now I just listening today August 31st 2021. Thank you so much, awesome lesson for me .
I love Elder Holland. His words are eternal.
🙏🏻Thank You, Kindly! 💛🕊🍃
What a powerful message of looking forward, and not giving up due to past mistakes. And, doing the same for others.
Great talk. Any freshman students must've been scared to death hearing the parts on the terribly hard times all students will have. As for faith only pertaining to the future, sometimes we need faith to look at and believe what happened in the past, fir example, the scriptures, and our past spiritual experiences.
What a great talk by Elder Holland, the best new year resolution ever
At times in my life where I feel like it is too hard to breathe, like there is an elephant sitting on my chest, I listen to this talk ❤
Thank you Elder Holland ❤💜
I so love this man and his counsel. We are studying Genesis and focused this week on Abraham’s sacrifice and the destruction of Sodom & Gomorrah. May I forever remember to trust in the Lord’s counsel to always look forward and not look back.
A wonderful example of a servant of the Lord and His son Jesus Christ.
I needed this talk.
Thanks Jesus
Same😢
Thank you elder Jeffrey Holland for that very inspiring testimony..
"If Lot's wife was a drinker she certainly ended up with plenty of salt for her pretzels!" 😂😂😂
We love you Elder Holland.
I didn't realize until this talk how much I really do look back longingly for the good old days when "kids were little," or when "parents were alive,"or when I was" young and beautifu"l haha. Thank you for this
I have so much love for this man 😥♥️
Wonderful talks❤thank you🙏
2023 ^^
Still inspiring. I thought I got it all then in 2016 but maaaaaan it's still mind blowing now 💞🥰
I love how it answers concerns of our days and even more
The intelligence of the heart: Light from the Spirit. Thank you, Elder Holland. 🍃
It is a great reminder to myself because I'm keeping look at my bad past.
Just love every one of your talks
Thank you for helping me see more of the stories in the scriptures.
I have seen this more than once.
It's great 😊❤️📖🙏🌹
Thanks brother your words are helping any one who can hear you love you .
As soon as I became a member and I heard this man speak i knew we have something in common I so much fall in love with this man he has the gift of might tongue. Now I know why I feel the way I feel hearing him speaking the truth 1994 was the year he was called was the year I was born.... I bear my testimony that what he has said is true and this I live with you in the name of Jesus Christ Amen
Nice talk, need it that in my life. Thank you.
We live this as a child….why can’t we live so now? Not to look back, only to find those embers from the joy that he mentioned. I guess we need to understand what the qualities of a little child are, and how we can regain those. I feel bad for those who cannot identify with children, for they have much to teach us….anyone can get to know them, and what they offer. I will pray for Elder Holland that he will be in the hands of the Lord….I hope we get to keep him a little longer before he goes back to his loving wife, Pat. She is such a special lady, I feel her love ❤️ for those she speaks to, as I do Elder Holland’s.
I have listen to that talk so many times that parts of this talk became part of my daily language. If I speak with people who live their lives in their past- I ask them to listen to that talk. This talk can truly be life changing. Thanks to Elder Holland for his wonderfull inspiring words.
Headed to college this summer and this is exactly what I needed. Holland channels the Holy Spirit and the Lords message phenomenally ♥️
I love this apostle with all my heart 🙏❣️
A masterful dissertation. Truly inspired of God.
Love Elder Holland's talk..reminds me what my grandpa used to say. One day I wanted to know what happen and if our family ever went on a 'long walk' he said, the past is reserve for learning ..from. You're young yet, if you don't understand something you walk into, it will griped you and hold you there. Much later, he said, about the long walk, unspeakable tragedy occurred but we preserved, we sang our songs, we prayed our prayers and we performed our ceremonies in secret but the Holy People heard our petition and honored our request to returned home. If you must go back, teach your children and grandchildren of the perservenece, determination, resilience, the faith, courage and bravery of your elders who returned home via their prayers, these attributes you past on. However, if the past gets the best of you and fill you with anger and hatred, it will hold you fast and steal your soul.
This I liken it to Lot's wife, turning into a pillar of salt.
Thank you, this is just what I needed today.
I love this talk! And I love being a BYU student ❤️🌸
Even though this post was from 10 years ago, we can see how important this lesson is when discovering lessons learned from Lot's wife.
You see, many people want things to go back the way they were before COVID-19, before the housing crash, before 9:11, and the list goes on and on.
We are now at a phase where we are going to have to choose if we want to keep the commandments, live the covenants, be Saints, remember our Savior's name, Jesus Christ, take Him upon us, and be willing to sacrifice somethings we enjoy, our favorite little sin, for the greater blessings we will receive when keeping these commandments.
It is important for us as a people to not look back and wish things were the way they were, because corruption is never the way of the Lord, or in other words, corruption or wickedness never was happiness.
We are moving forward as a people, and the middle path is becoming obsolete, no more fence sitting, no more being lukewarm, we are now on a mission to learn about those commandments, and keep them. This was an excellent speech.
May we all strive to remove hardened hearts, passive aggressive and conspiring behaviors, have a desire to learn the will of the Lord, and be grateful for those who point out the sacred commandments, instead of persecuting and hate them.
Hard hearts, stiff necks, closed eyes, and hard of hearing, will only lead us down to a path of destruction, to lose everything we seek to gain, which hopefully is eternal salvation.
AMEN 👍🏻🙏🏼👍🏻🙏🏼
Wow... I love Jeffery R. Holland.
What a wonderful message!
This helps me realise on how much important of not looking back to dwindled on things that happened in the past. But now I need to look forward to make up for the missed opportunity which held me to move on.
when something is over and done with, when it has been repented of as fully as it can be repented of, when life has moved on as it should and a lot of other wonderfully good things have happened since then it is not right to go back to open up some acient wound which the son of God himself died trying to heal
We may remember our sins, but Heavenly Father doesn't.
I love each of his talks
Amazing talk, especially considering history is literally being rewritten now.
Whenever I need words of comfortm I google "Elder Holland's Talks" that's it!
thank you
I needed this.
It was my dream to study in BYU, since almost 10 years from 2008 , it was not possible at all, because I wasn't able to afford, but finally I did apply this year, but Covid 19 destroyed it, anyways I thank God for making me understand that I don't deserve that.
Keep your head up! speeches.byu.edu/talks/cheryl-c-lant/gods-love/
Funny. That woke me up!!! Elder Holland quite knew about the pretzels. Funny!
Dont keep going back with your little sand pail and beach shovel to dig it up, waive it around and then throw it at someone, saying "hey you remember this?" splat!
My old Seminary teacher always says " Shes been a-salt-ed " whenever we talk about Lots's wife.
A great talk
God bless awesome message
Im following LDS church since i only have two childrens, the church now is new, that time decade, i havent baptize in LDS church, and my place house is hard to seen, for i was living up hills fully bigest trees, that moment, i meet elder, (missionaries). At the jungtion road, they asked me, then i invited them come to my house sharing the bible together, i invited my Neighbors, my eldest brother eventhough he is already convert muslim, we meet together at my home, my eldest son is a toodler and the second is a infant, we even used go to the church indeed every sabbath day, but when the church was move to other place, we were lost!!!... And we are been saperated, my Neighbors follow another church and my eldest brother back to his religion muslim,.. When i have three childrens sons, and already grown up as youth, we were move house, live in the bottom of the hills, my childrens seen the two young man wearing white, they asked me, mom!!! Look, there is two guys outside, keep calling us, when i go at the door,! "i seen the two LDS missionary are there, then i invite them come to my house, i was so happy, for my answer prayer was granted, becuse im looking for the church whos willingly taken us one families baptize in one church, for my church and my spouse church are not willingly becuse im a catholic and my spouse is SIB, but this LDS is willingly taken us all, SO, when elder (missionary) shared at me, i was smile and saying, i been learn that book of mormon eversince i was lost, where the LDS church been move "!..😊😊😊. In which place i dont know! ".until theres two elder comes to my home then i was been told so, where is the church location is, THIS IS GREATS AND MARECLES, THATS GOD HAS PLAN FOR US, 🙏🙏🙏, but most of the member of the church are new too, they dont recognize me, as i am not too, ever since, we are not leaving LDS, for we are already had a baptism promises to the LDS church!!!.. Even how much peoples pushing us away , or not knowing the truth happened story, we are dont cared, we will back, and must back if it is open for us,!!! ,we are loyal to our baptism promises,.. And its GOD PLANS FOR US, as today my sons asked me, let me tell the story how am i can suddenly recognize the elders (missionary) LDS, when they come aproach our house, 😊🙏🙏🙏they are looks so famillier to me, THANK YOU, I FOUND LDS CHURCH AND MISSIONARY SINCE YEAR 19 DECADE,
When the lord gives revelation. Many saints, especially the wealthy, will either refuse or will look back at their beautiful homes on the hills of bountiful, Salt Lake, folsom, and many other prominent places. Missouri will be the land of promise for the true saints. I will and do follow the lord and his warnings.
This comment deserved a thumbs up! I hope to see you there. I’ll be the one sprinting to Jackson County after the call comes. 💛
Thank you!
Amazing ❤
I love minute 24, so good!
Hoping to find my someone like Jeffrey R. Holland , always gonna be my ideal man 💖
inspirational.
Thank you for your wise words!
damn
I needed this
I am not appreciating today and the next
Love you guys everyone is amazing please stay blessed 2020 here we c
We should be born again and looked forward
Thank a lot president ❤️
THANK YOU I needed to hear this