Sep 30, 2020 - Explore Laura Henry's board "Jeffrey R. Holland" on Pinterest. Holland cites R.J. Snell from the Witherspoon Institute (“Quiet Hope: A New Year’s Resolution,” 12/31/19) out of context to critique the Christian churches. A Swaddle and a Heavenly Hug. We imagined ourselves living in the early 1800s, looking at the religious beliefs of that day. … Sister Holland and I took that prophetic invitation seriously. And I do so in the name of the baby who makes all of those dreams come true, even the Lord Jesus Christ, amen. We would have thrilled to see the glory of holy temples established again, with the Spirit, the ordinances, the power, and the authority to teach eternal truths, heal personal wounds, and bind families together forever. At the temple open house events, a video is played to visitors in a stake center’s room before they are allowed to walk through the inside of the temple. When it comes to the Virgin Birth, Mormonism teaches that Jesus is (as Holland put it) “the literal son of God.” This means that God the Father—with body, parts, and passion—physically came out of his realm to physically (“literal”) come together with Mary to produce Jesus. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland speaks during the 2020 First Presidency’s Christmas devotional. Account Settings Dashboard My Temple My Family Tree Notes Patriarchal Blessing Full-time Missionary Portal My Ward. APRIL 2020 TALKS "Hosanna and Hallelujah - The Living Jesus Christ: The Heart of Restoration and Easter." Within five minutes, the church’s Missionary Department informed the Taylors they needed … First John 5:13 says, “These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.” The response God offers is anything but clueless. What Bothered Me. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland Last update: October 8, 2020. Hell is spoken of in the Bible twice as often as heaven; Jesus describes this as a horrible place marked by eternal separation from God. Later, kings came, the Wise Men from the east, symbolizing the loftiest of temporal achievements, the richest of men and their labors. According to Holland’s take on the article, the churches have “deficiencies” and “shortcomings” that leave people hungry and hopeless. Collected Talks. Jeffrey R. Holland. He was not a product of Heavenly Father and Mother in the preexistence. We believe that when he was on earth in his ministry, our Savior, Jesus Christ, established his Church upon eternal principles, fundamental to the salvation of mankind. If you're aware of any talks available online that aren't listed here, please let me know. The setting was as peaceful as nature could provide, the coming of night in early spring. Furthermore, we know something of today’s religious shortcomings that still leave the hunger and hope of some unfulfilled. In the first half of this talk, Elder Holland descibed the … Doctrine and Covenants / Pearl of Great Price, Mormon Objections to Christian Evangelism, Teachings of the Presidents of the Church. At the 2020 First Presidency Christmas devotional, the prophet and three other Church leaders spoke of the love, peace, knowledge and joy that come from following Jesus Christ. He certainly would not have been a cold, arbitrary autocrat who predestined a select few for salvation and then consigned the rest of the human family to damnation. BYU. April 2020 General Conference: Elder Jeffrey R. Holland - "A Perfect Brightness of Hope" Printable L Lesson ideas and printable visual aids! The end of Matthew 1:18 says that Mary “was found with child of the Holy Ghost.” The conception of Jesus did not involve God the Father, although Mormonism teaches that God, who has a body of flesh and bone, came upon Mary in, as Holland and Benson put it, a “literal” way to produce the physical body of Jesus. Collected Talks of Jeffrey R. Holland. The Church of Jesus Christ It was no surprise to me that “Talks by Elder Holland” made the top of her list. A cripple[d] [man] turned his twisted limbs. What Bothered Me. Jeffrey Holland and the Determination of God, Responding to Scott Adams: His Criticism of My Portrayal of Mormonism, Why the LDS Church needs to take a tougher stance on the issue of abortion, 10 Common Mistakes Latter-day Saints Make When Reading the Bible, a minimum of at least a third of all preexistent spirits are headed to Outer Darkness with no chance to escape their punishment throughout eternity based on their committing one sin by rejecting Jesus in the, none of those outside the LDS Church who know about Mormonism (let’s assume more than half the world’s population has had a conversation with an LDS missionary and had the gospel presented to them) are eligible for the celestial kingdom because they had a legitimate chance to receive the Gospel in this life and there are no second chances according to Alma 34:32-35, more than half of all Latter-day Saint members (as stated by Smith above) are not doing what they are supposed to accomplish (including getting married for eternity and failing to keep “the commandments continually” (D&C 25:15) because the requirements are nothing less than impossible. About Us; Alexa Conover; Craig Conover; Debbie; Lacie Conover; Sherri Jorgensen; Todd Bruce; Tyler Story; Select Page. … [Then] the nerves [are] unstrung, and the whole of mortal humanity lies hushed in quiet [slumber, and] … the spiritual organs … converse with Deity, … [with] angels, and [with] the spirits of just men made perfect.”17. We believe that following the death of the ancient apostles, these eternal principles were corrupted and became mixed with pagan philosophy. 1974 – present. Current. One church manual explains the origination of Jesus this way: “The oldest child in our heavenly family was Jesus Christ. . However, Jesus didn’t believe families would be “forever.” And when we look at the topic logically, it’s not even possible for families to be together forever. Jul 16, 2020 - Explore Corrina Tinney's board "JEFFREY R. HOLLAND", followed by 179 people on Pinterest. APRIL 2020 TALKS "Hosanna and Hallelujah - The Living Jesus Christ: The Heart of Restoration and Easter." CES/worldwide devotionals. If the Bible and the Book of Mormon are trustworthy scriptural sources, then Holland’s caricature of hell appears to go against him. In bearing all the sins and sorrows of mortality, He would bring the incomprehensible gift of salvation to the entire human family, from Adam to the end of the world. First John 4:7 says, “Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.” Unless we get our understanding about God from the Bible rather than manufacturing our belief based primarily on personal likes, we can never be sure that our understanding of God is true. Holland paints a picture of a Christianity that offers no hope, yet this is exactly what the Bible offers to believers. President Francis M. Lyman many times has declared, and he had reason to declare, I believe, that if we save one-half of the Latter-day Saints, that is, with an exaltation in the celestial kingdom of God, we will be doing well. 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