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Regardless of worries that range from personal marital status and finances, to health and children, to “a thousand other things,” President Jeffrey R. Holland, acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, said the words of the Savior have never been more relevant than they are today.
“Three times after His Resurrection, the Savior stands with his Apostles and says, ‘Peace be unto you’ and then added, ‘be not faithless, but believing’” (John 20:19-27), President Holland shared with leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered from six stakes in Orem, Utah, on Saturday morning, April 20.
During the meeting, President Holland joined Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; Elder Hugo E. Martinez, a General Authority Seventy and first counselor in the Utah Area presidency; and Elder Ulysse G. McCann, an Area Seventy and President Holland’s son-in-law.
President Holland taught that Heavenly Father once required sacrifices of animals but now requires the sacrifice of a broken heart instead. He said that while this may seem easier on the surface, it requires more work by each individual.
“We do work harder at a more interior — at a more personal — sacrifice,” President Holland said.
One of the ways to show contrition is to be willing to both give and receive as part of growing as followers of the Savior, President Holland explained.
“Love and be loved; serve and be served.”
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