“Be baptized!” The chorus comes a second time. Photo by R. Scott Lloyd. We believe in angels. When you know that … then you will know why you have to preach it His way.” For that reason, missionaries are counseled to be obedient to mission rules, he explained, adding that by so doing, they can teach with power and great authority because they will be endowed with the Spirit. Facebook. 0. This is the essence of the message delivered by every prophet who has ever lived and every Apostle ever called to the work. Like the rest of you, I have wondered what exactly life… Eric August 19, 2020. MormonHub Quizzes - Jan 5, 2017. “The Miracle of a Mission” – Elder Holland – MTC Talk – October 28, 2000 Brothers and Sisters, we feel it an immense privilege. Watch: These 2 future college basketball players are bringing slam dunks to missionary work. Probably no other meeting we hold in the Church has the high referral and future baptismal harvest that a baptismal service does. How could we believe it would be … “And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. Read how the response to the new missionary age policy remains enthusiastic. In 2011, Holland was named the Nevada professor of the year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. He served as a missionary for the LDS Church in Czechoslovakia and was a bishop in Nevada. And so it goes. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland greets a sister missionary during a meeting in Lima, Peru. Nothing will so touch your heart and stir your soul like the truths of which I have been speaking. You will have occasion to ask those questions. Little wonder, then, that the Apostle Paul, the greatest missionary the world has ever known (or at least one of them), said: “The preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God. The only way to salvation is through Gethsemane and on to Calvary. This generation will help prepare the Church for the Second Coming of Christ, a process which has already begun, he said. “… Whoso believeth in me believeth in the Father also; and unto him [the investigator] will the Father bear record of me, for he will visit him [the investigator] with fire and with the Holy Ghost. Come, Follow Me; Freebies; How to Share; Quizzes; Forum; About; Quiz Medium General Authority or Harry Potter? “I know … that in the body he shall show himself unto those at Jerusalem, … for it behooveth the great Creator that he suffereth himself to become subject unto man in the flesh, and die for all men, that all men might become subject unto him. Other of the blessings, at least the full realization of them, are very conditional, requiring the keeping of commandments, the performance of ordinances, and living the life of a disciple of Christ. “I am ‘fired with heavenly and joyful anticipation,’” Elder Holland said, “and if I could sing, I would sing!”, Elder Holland said he has a feeling regarding earlier apostles, prophets, priests, and kings—earlier missionaries—“that although they knew they would not succeed in their day, they were able to continue to labor because they knew we would succeed. Or, as a last example, this from the great patriarch Lehi: “Wherefore, redemption cometh in and through the Holy Messiah. …. It will also help orient investigators if missionaries will take some time to explain the ordinance of the sacrament that investigators will be witnessing, what it means for the renewing of baptismal covenants, that the emblems represent the Savior’s body and blood, and so forth. That belief is to be followed by true repentance, repentance which shows our desire to be clean and renewed and whole, repentance that allows us to lay claim to the full blessings of the Atonement. “Wherefore, how great the importance to make these things known unto the inhabitants of the earth, that they may know that there is no flesh that can dwell in the presence of God, save it be through the merits, and mercy, and grace of the Holy Messiah, who layeth down his life according to the flesh, and taketh it again by the power of the Spirit, that he may bring to pass the resurrection of the dead, being the first that should rise. We know you’re young, but we don’t apologize for that. Yet “we believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; [then] third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.”6. If you wonder if there isn’t an easier way, you should remember you are not the first one to ask that. Elder Jeffrey R. Holland once said, “I am convinced that missionary work is not easy because salvation is not a cheap experience.” Missionary work is tough, but it is worth it. General Authority or Harry Potter? “Receive all of the discussions!” someone else offers. The Atonement of Jesus Christ is rightfully seen as the central fact, the crucial foundation, and the chief doctrine of the plan of salvation, which we are called to teach. Introducing a major new doctrinal work written by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland who shares his apostolic witness of the central figure of the Book of Mormon — the Lord Jesus Christ. In like manner, do all that you can to make your baptismal services a spiritual, Christ-centered experience. “And he suffereth this that the resurrection might pass upon all men. …, “And he commandeth all men that they must repent, and be baptized in his name, having perfect faith in the Holy One of Israel, or they cannot be saved in the kingdom of God.”13. And the rocks of the earth must rend; and because of the groanings of the earth, many of the kings of the isles of the sea shall be wrought upon by the Spirit of God, to exclaim: The God of nature suffers.”11. Probably there are very few missionaries, if any, who do not know the centrality of this doctrine. 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. With its declared title-page purpose of testifying that Jesus is the Christ, little wonder that the Book of Mormon was the first—and is still the greatest—missionary tract of this dispensation. “Elders,” I plead, “you have already told me about baptism, and I am still asking!”. Learn more about guidelines and necessary forms. A new convert deserves to have this be a sacred, carefully planned, and spiritually uplifting moment. In that sense they could sing and prophesy and take heart, not of their day, but of our day.”, He added: “This is the generation when the work will not fail. “And he shall rise the third day from the dead. …, “… His blood atoneth for the sins of those who have fallen by the transgression of Adam, who have died not knowing the will of God concerning them, or who have ignorantly sinned.”14. Speaking of his own missionary experience, Elder Holland said, “Everything I cherish in this world I have because of this Church, and everything I have because of this Church seems to have begun with the blessing of my mission.”, He said that because of the greatness of his own mission experience, “I cannot bear for you not to have that same experience.”. But I believe that missionaries and investigators, to come to the truth, to come to salvation, to know something of this price that has been paid, will have to pay a token of that same price. Elder Holland has authored many books including, Broken Things to Mend and To Mothers: Carrying the Torch of Faith and Family. I bear witness that He was wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our iniquities, that He was a man of sorrows acquainted with grief because upon Him were laid the transgressions of us all.18. There, in an earlier place, these same people heard this same plan outlined and heard there the role that Jesus Christ would play in their salvation. If He could come forward in the night, kneel down, fall on His face, bleed from every pore, and cry, “Abba, Father (Papa), if this cup can pass, let it pass,”16 then little wonder that salvation is not a whimsical or easy thing for us. The Prophet Joseph Smith once declared that all things “which pertain to our religion are only appendages” to the Atonement of Jesus Christ.1 In like manner and for the same reasons, every truth that a missionary or member teaches is only an appendage to the central message of all time—that Jesus is the Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, the Holy Messiah, the Promised One, the Savior and Redeemer of the world; that He alone burst the bands of death and triumphed over the captivity of hell; that no one of us could ever have those same blessings without His intervention in our behalf; and that there never shall be any “other name given nor any other way nor means whereby salvation can come unto the children of men, [except] in and through the name of Christ, the Lord Omnipotent.”2. So why should we bear frequent and powerful testimony of Christ as Savior, as Redeemer, as Atoning Lamb of God? January 18, 2021. by. And you have to have an abiding conviction of this work in your heart.” —Elder Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve. This talk will give missionaries perspective on what conversion … I love being at the MTC. Behold, I say unto you, Nay; for ye have not come thus far save it were by the word of Christ with unshaken faith in him, relying wholly upon the merits of him who is mighty to save. Throughout the teaching experience, missionaries must bear testimony of the Savior and His gift of salvation to us. That is my missionary promise to you and your missionary message to the world. There’s a lot riding on your shoulders. I believe it is supposed to require some effort, something from the depths of our soul. Tonight we don’t have a lot of time. Why doesn’t it go better? And indeed the investigators deserve to feel essentially the same spirit in sacrament meeting that they feel when being taught by the missionaries. Elder Isaac Johnson and Elder Trey Stewart both wear a black missionary name tag. Our basic message is that with a complete offering of His body, His blood, and the anguish of His spirit, Christ atoned for the initial transgression of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, and also for the personal sins of everyone else who would ever live in this world from Adam to the end of time. As Lehi says to me and to you, “How great the importance to make these things [of the Atonement] known unto the inhabitants of the earth.”. It is the truth. These are things every missionary can do. Missionaries, don’t get so consumed with the desire to record a baptism that you yourselves forget what this baptism represents and what it must mean in the life of this new member. Called in 1994, Elder Jeffery R. Holland currently serves as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. So when they hear others bear that witness of Christ’s saving mission, it has a familiar feeling; it brings an echo of truth they themselves already know. Download links to the MP3’s and PDF files are located at the bottom of the page. To be successful, missionaries should seek to be personally converted, obey rules, have the Spirit of God, and work hard. Oct 15, 2013 - Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube. How could we believe it would be easy for us when it was never, ever easy for Him? Many of the investigators who attend a baptismal service (that is, the service of someone else being baptized) will go on to their own baptisms. The idea behind the current missionary guide, Preach My Gospel, is “to convert you, then help you to convert the [individual] investigators,” he said. This generation will help prepare the Church for the Second Coming of Christ, a process which has already begun, he said. Anyone who does any kind of missionary work will have occasion to ask, Why is this so hard? “And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy [or, in other words, I bring you the gospel personified], which shall be to all people. I offer this as my personal feeling. The Prophet said: “The building up of Zion is a cause that has interested the people of God in every age; it is a theme upon which prophets, priests and kings have dwelt with peculiar delight; they have looked forward with joyful anticipation to the day in which we live; and fired with heavenly and joyful anticipations, they have sung and written and prophesied of this, our day; … we are the favored people that God has made choice of to bring about the latter-day glory” (History of the Church, 4:609–10). Well, she did—the Gardener who cultivated Eden and who endured Gethsemane. And you have to have an abiding conviction of this work in your heart.”, He said: “Missionaries are under obligation to come home having had at least one convert, you! Elder Holland gave the missionaries this formula by which they can know they are measuring up to the Lord’s expectations: “Seek to be personally converted, obey the rules of the mission, strive to have the Spirit of the Lord in your life, and work hard. … For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: But we preach Christ crucified.”4. This talk was given by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland in the Missionary Training Center (MTC) on January 11, 2011. Why can’t our success be more rapid? Elder Jeffrey R. Holland holds up an index card containing a quote from Joseph Smith that he read during his talk to missionaries in the Missionary Training Center in Provo, Utah, on January 15. “Behold, he offereth himself a sacrifice for sin, to answer the ends of the law, unto all those who have a broken heart and a contrite spirit; and unto none else can the ends of the law be answered. From a talk given at the Provo (Utah) Missionary Training Center on 20 June 2000. Quiz; Medium; By. Or this from Nephi at the end of his life: “And now, my beloved brethren, after ye have gotten into this strait and narrow path, I would ask if all is done? On that first Resurrection Sunday, Mary Magdalene first thought she saw a gardener. I’m so grateful that you’ve served. “But I am quick to say that process has already begun,” he said, explaining that it began with the appearance of the Father and the Son to the Prophet Joseph Smith in 1820 and will culminate with the coming of Christ to reign personally upon the earth, of which culmination “no man knoweth” the day or the hour (see D&C 49:7). It seems to me that missionaries and mission leaders have to spend at least a few moments in Gethsemane. COVID-19 has changed full-time missionary work in many ways. Be a Good Example and Always Share the Gospel: It’s one thing to tell others about the gospel, but it’s another to show others the gospel. He responds that he does not know. There are several reasons for bearing testimony. Why isn’t the only risk in missionary work that of pneumonia from being soaking wet all day and all night in the baptismal font? That would be presumptuous and sacrilegious. Apostle Jeffrey R. Holland is in the hospital, undergoing diagnostic tests for an unknown illness, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced Wednesday. Credit: Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Peru has more than 600,000 members of the Church, 13 missions, and three temples, with plans to build another. Why don’t people just flock to the font? “So you’ve got to invest yourself in this for your sake, for the Church’s sake, and for heaven’s sake. It must be commitments from the other discussions, they think. Because of the significance of the latter days, “you have to be the best missionaries we’ve ever had, because no task has ever been put before a missionary like the one we’re putting before you,” Elder Holland said. One is that when you declare the truth, it will bring an echo, a memory, even if it is an unconscious memory to the investigator, that they have heard this truth before—and of course they have. What a privilege to be here. Photo by R. Scott Lloyd. There is no excuse in time or eternity for you not to have that one precious conversion.”. Salvation never was easy. We are the Church of Jesus Christ, this is the truth, and He is our Great Eternal Head. 3 Ne. “Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Either way, the essential message of the gospel, the starting point for all other truths, is this from the Master’s own lips: “I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”3 Thus the Atonement of Christ, which makes that return to the Father possible, is rightfully seen as the central fact, the crucial foundation, and the chief doctrine of the great and eternal plan of salvation—“our Heavenly Father’s plan,” which we are called to teach. A missionary’s testimony invokes a great legacy of testimony dating back to the councils in heaven before this world was. Why aren’t there more people joining the Church? 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