Remember Lot's Wife

This talk was given by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland in a BYU Devotional: January 13, 2009. Amazing - as are all of his talks.

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Quote:

"If something is buried in the past, leave it buried. Don't keep going back with your little sand pail and beach shovel to dig it up, wave it around, and then throw it at someone saying, "Hey! Do you remember this?" Splat! Well, guess what? That is probably going to result in some ugly morsel being dug up out of your landfill with the reply, "Yeah, I remember it. Do you remember this?" Splat. And everyone comes out of that exchange dirty and muddy and unhappy and hurt, when what our Father in Heaven pleads for is cleanliness and kindness and happiness and healing."

-Whit

Cast Not Away Therefore Your Confidence

This address by Elder Holland was first brought to my attention by my Mom. It has helped me SO much. Just yesterday it came up again as I was substitute teaching RS. So, thanks Mom!

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"If it was right when you prayed about it and trusted it and lived for it, it is right now. Don't give up when the pressure mounts. You can find an apartment. You can win over your mother-in-law. You can sell your harmonica and therein fund one more meal. It's been done before. Don't give in. Certainly don't give in to that being who is bent on the destruction of your happiness. He wants everyone to be miserable like unto himself. Face your doubts. Master your fears. "Cast not away therefore your confidence." Stay the course and see the beauty of life unfold for you."

-Whit

The Bitter Cup and the Bloody Baptism

So, my Mom had thyroid surgery today. They found cancer. We are fortunate to have had early detection and so everything should go well for her.

Bad things often happen to good people. It is part of our growth process. Part of becoming better disciples of Christ. Part of becoming more Christlike.

Here is one of my favorite talks on discipleship, by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland. It is called "The Bitter Cup and the Bloody Baptism." This one won't make you laugh, but it will probably make you cry. The audio file also contains a beautiful talk by Sister Patricia Holland entitled "The Soul's Center."

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"You and I won't ever find ourselves on that cross, but we repeatedly find ourselves at the foot of it. And how we act there will speak volumes about what we think of Christ's character and his call for us to be his disciples." - Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

-Whit