Holland book of mormon talk

Mormon apostle misled members with his book of mormon prop. The quilted armor described in the book of mormon is consistent with that used in ancient mesoamerica. As peter and john said once to an ancient audience, i say. This talk will be quoted for a long time to come, and elder holland has quickly become a favorite for many lds apologists. What i come back to time and again is the existence of the book of mormon. I agreeelder hollands list of reasons is a good one, and it helped me refocus on the core purposes of tithing. Symposium on the book of mormon, 9 august 1994, byu. The book of mormon referenced in elder hollands talk. This is only a portion of from the point that he really starts addressing the book of mormon. Available in stores and online at deseret book, seagull book, and the byu store. In light of that, it has always been significant to me that the book of mormon, one of the.

The article is a nice summary of elder hollands talk, but it overlooked a. My letter to elder holland re book of mormon heres your reply, assuming youre still a member. It was given by elder holland to the new mission presidents in 1997. Of course, the book of mormon is not the churchs only missionary. Holland speaks out on the book of mormon and the failed attempts of critics to explain it away if you missed the general conference talk by elder jeffrey r. The twoday conference included presentations by latterday saints and scholars of other faiths discussing chiasmus in the bible and other texts, including the book of mormon chiasmus, which comes from the greek for crossing or diagonal arrangement, is a rhetorical or literary figure in which words, grammatical constructions or concepts are repeated in reverse order. According to elder holland, preeminent in the lords arsenal to combat the evils of the world is the book of mormon, as the book is infused with the power of christ to counter all troubles in all timesincluding the end of times. There is no good explanation for its existence, except the explanation that joseph smith put forward. Titles include for times of trouble, broken things to mend, christ and the new covenant and more found at. The short 10 minute video is a talk by lds apostle jeffrey r.

Some notes on elder hollands conference talk by common. There were a lot of tweets and facebook posts about elder hollands talk on the poor. Elder hollands talk on the poor lds general conference. To ensure the books preservation, it is stored in prescribed conditions and removed very rarely. The book of mormon the bible family is forever purpose of life coming closer to god jesus christs church forgiveness life after death baptism temples healthy living belong worship services people and programs missionaries.

Im not sure why the book of mormon doesnt talk about tithing more. Elder holland spoke as the concluding, and culminating speaker at the chiasmus jubilee. Talk about the foundational myths of other religions and why you feel the leap of faith in every. And knowing and liking him as i do, i wanted to hear it. In thus pronouncing the canon of revelation closed, our friends in some other faiths shut the door on divine expression that we in the church of jesus christ of latterday saints hold dear. Elder holland speaks at book of mormon chiasmus conference. I really hope people who are unsure what the balance is of human and divine content in the book of mormon wont feel his talk as rejection, or as a reason to distance themselves from the church.

This is written, an ancient prophet said, speaking of the book of mormon, for the intent that ye may believe that, speaking of the bible. I have uploaded one of the best talks i have ever heard on the book of mormon to our youtube channel. Thus it is required of us as it was of nephi to continue to talk of christ. But the two references are sufficient to demonstrate that the people knew about it. But the talk was so powerful, i wanted to show more. Moroni spoke of it in the book of mormon as hope for a better world. You can watch elder holland s talk in the video embedded below. The discussion was closed on 28 september 2019 with a consensus to merge. I was moved by elder hollands speech, and took it as eloquent testimony of his belief in the divine origins of the book of mormon. I would love to find bro jeffrey hollands talk on the other prodigal, regarding the son who stayed home and was upset at the attention paid his brother who took his inheritance and squandered it.

I hope the talk will be published someday somewhere. For the contribution history and old versions of the redirected article, please see its history. Interlude elder hollands powerful talk to a room full. Given not long after a visit elder holland made to the utah state prison, this talk is about gods justice and mercy and the different forms of spiritual bondage we sometimes bring upon ourselves. Read and study the words and teachings of lds general authority jeffrey r. And i think elder holland put together in a 16minute talk the most cogent defense of the book of mormon that i. That is the message with which the book of mormon begins, and that is the message with which it ends, calling all to come unto christ, and be perfected in him. The entire talk is available now at mormonnewsroom here. The book of mormon keystone of our religion by ezra taft benson oct 1986. Brother phillips, the stake presidency is considering formal disciplinary action in your behalf, including the possibility of disfellowship or excommunication, because you are reported to have participated in conduct unbecoming a members of the church and evil speaking of the lords anointed. Members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints have a new authoritative statement from church leaders on book of mormon geography.

My letter to elder holland re book of mormon very long. Elder and sister holland identify the most important figure in the. For brevity sake, ill refer to the deseret news report here, titled elder holland on book of mormon. To make our exit from the church we must crawl over, under, or around the book of mormon. Elder holland testifies boldly of the truth of the book of. The book of mormon teaches, do not suppose that ye shall be restored from sin to happiness. Elder hollands talk on the poor lds general conference, saturday pm. Since jerusalem is only a city, and not a land, in the bible, some have even criticized this detail in the book.

But evidence from ancient records and archaeology now confirm that the region surrounding the holy city could be called the land of. This conference, held on august 16, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of chiasmus in the book of. Finding joy and happiness in the journey mormon beliefs. Holland transferred to byu where he graduated with a bachelors degree in english. For most of a decade, elder holland has read the book of mormon repeatedly and thoroughly, focusing on all references to the savior and his teachings. Following those words came one of the most powerful apostolic witnesses of the book of mormon. Elder holland gave a riveting sermon about the book of mormon in general conference yesterday sunday, oct 4, 2009. Holland in 1963, and in 1984 she was called as a counselor in the general young women presidency, serving with ardeth kapp. Numerous church leaders, including elder jeffrey r. Holland attended lds business college, dixie college, and the juilliard school. Elder hollands mission president seminar on the book of. You are what you speakthe power of the language we choose. They are an indicator of our selftalkwhat we say to ourselves. Elder hollands insights on how the book of mormon can.

Parsing elder hollands safety for the soul talk dave. Elder holland explained that our testimonies are fundamentally based on spiritual confirmation. Muhammad and book of mormon where it says quran and you have the. He wrote a thesis on selected changes to the text of the book of mormon to complete his. Holland, i am a nonmormon and i would love to be included in this meeting and discuss with you what your idea of shunning is and how this applies to excluding nonmormon parents and other loved ones from their childrens weddings, or more specifically, the one year penalty of having an inclusive civil wedding for all loved ones to share in the joy of such a wonderful day and event in. Happiness in life is only found in obedience to the commandments of god. Holland was a member of the quorum of the twelve apostles of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints when this devotional address was delivered at brigham young university on 15 february 2000. You can watch elder hollands talk in the video embedded below. There was a recent mormon message very similar to this, showing excerpts from elder hollands powerful conference talk, safety for the soul. I pulled up our recording made while we were on the band trip to logan and i watched it skipping back a few times to make sure. Elder hollands 10 best talks of all time utahvalley360. Hollands oct 2009 general conference address entitled safety for my soul. This conference, held on august 16, celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the discovery of chiasmus in the book of mormon.

Holland, one of the twelve apostles and the former president of brigham young university, you really should see it. Church historians also believe that the copy of the book of mormon elder holland held is the book hyrum had at carthage. There is one kind of latter day destruction that has sounded more personal spiritual destruction held in his hand the very book of mormon that hyrum had read. To read the full, and updated, transcript of elder hollands talk, see the article on the. Covid19 stimulus checks put universal basic income back in the conversation. A subtle difference between the bible and the book of mormon is the use of the phrase land of jerusalem by nephi and his descendants. Jeffrey r holland book of mormon lds conference talk oct 2009 179 hd 22 i decided to post this portion of jeffrey r.

Holland gave a stirring address about the power of physical evidence in defending the gospel at the chiasmus conference sponsored by book of mormon central and byu studies. I did not hear king benjamin speak his angelically delivered sermon. Jeffrey r holland book of mormon lds conference talk oct 2009. Much can be discerned about us by the language we send out into the world.

For emotional health and spiritual stamina, everyone needs to be able to look forward to some respite, to something pleasant and renewing and hopeful, whether that blessing be near at hand or still some distance ahead. His implication that hyrum read to joseph, and his assertion that joseph quoted, or pondered, or even mentioned in passing the book of mormon is deliberately deceptive. Elder holland bore solemn and soulstirring witness of the book of mormon that was tangibly powerful in the declaration of its veracity. The article is a nice summary of elder hollands talk, but it overlooked a key point he made which i. Official statement on book of mormon geography and its. Furthermore, you have more faith than you think you do because of what the book of mormon calls the greatness of the evidences. Holland, during the lds general conference on october 4, 2009. Elder hollands mission president seminar on the book of mormon. One cannot come into full faith continue reading the 179th semiannual general conference. After some small talk he said, i have a meeting of the first presidency at 8. Elder holland, were ready exmormons willing to talk. According to elder holland, one of the remarkable contributions of the book of mormon is that, unlike the bible, there is a seamless transition from the period before jesuss mortal ministry with the law of moses to the period after. Elder jeffrey r holland safety for the soul general conference talk from the church of jesus christ of latterday saints 179th semiannual.

Jeffrey r holland book of mormon lds conference talk oct. The result is an intelligent observation and thorough study of the book of mormons contribution to our understanding of christ. Ive only seen one report so far, in the deseret news here, titled elder holland on book of mormon. As has been reported elsewhere here and here, the new entry in the gospel topics section book of mormon geography states, the church takes no position on the specific geographic location of.