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For those wondering if they can make it through a trial, for those frustrated with questions about their faith, and for those wondering if they should stay in the Church, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland has the perfect quote from Joseph Smith and inspiring counsel just for you.

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Recently, Brad Wilcox wrote a post on Time Out for Women about what prophets and apostles have said about having a sense of humor. In addition, he shared this hilarious story:

“[The Sabbath] is not a day for all the things you can’t do. That would be a pathetic way to think of the Sabbath,” Elder Holland shares in a video featured on the Church’s website. Then he gives an analogy to the Star of David that can transform how we think of this sacred day.

When Elder Jeffrey R. Holland speaks, one question frequently comes up: How should one care for their own mental health and emotional well-being?

While President of BYU, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland gave a devotional entitled, “Of Souls, Symbols, and Sacraments.” Within this address, he talks about the sanctity of physical intimacy. More specifically, he tells Latter-day Saints three reasons why sexual purity is so crucial to our salvation: it affects our souls, it is a sacred symbol, and it is a sacrament.

In response to questions surrounding when seminary and institute will return to the classroom, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland said in a new video and article released Sunday that while there many not be a perfect answer to these questions, the hope is that in whatever way possible, high school and college students are having a “scriptural experience and a spiritual education every day of the week.”

A quote from this fantastic talk: For Times of Trouble.

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, shared an important message on social media encouraging parents who may be w

After studying many of Elder Jeffrey R. Holland's talks online and sharing a faith-filled discussion with the apostle, Rev. Dr. Andrew Teal said of Elder Holland, "I find him a wholesome, faithful and inspiring man. Indeed, 'great' but lacking all pomposity of grandeur — I love his humor and really respond to the 'gift of tears' which he so often receives and unashamedly shares. I … hope that this is the start of a fruitful friendship."