Jeffrey R. Holland was one of the most popular speakers in modern Latter-day Saint history. Before passing away in 2025, President Holland had given nearly 70 talks in general conference, including “An High Priest of Good Things to Come” and “Broken Things to Mend.” Holland was also noteworthy for passionate BYU devotionals such as “Cast Not Away Therefore Your Confidence,” as well as his testimony of Christ shared in numerous books, firesides, and devotionals. Similar to our Dallin H. Oaks Quotes page, this article provides easy access to some of President Holland’s most notable teachings.
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Jeffrey R. Holland Books
President Holland has published more than a dozen books with special relevance to Latter-day Saints. 
| President Holland Books |
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| Broken Things to Mend (Find Book) |
| Christ and the New Covenant: The Messianic Message of the Book of Mormon (Find Book) |
| Created for Greater Things (Find Book) |
| For Times of Trouble: Spiritual Solace from the Psalms (Find Book) |
| However Long and Hard the Road (Find Book) |
| Inspiring Service: Catholic, Anglican, Methodist and Latter-day Saint Traditions in Dialogue (Find Book) |
| Modesty, Makeovers, and the Pursuit of Physical Beauty: What Mothers and Daughters Need to Know (Find Book) |
| Of Souls, Symbols, and Sacraments (Find Book) |
| On Earth As It Is in Heaven (Find Book) |
| Our Day Star Rising: Exploring the New Testament with Jeffrey R. Holland (Find Book) |
| To Mothers: Carrying the Torch of Faith and Family (Find Book) |
| To My Friends: Messages of Counsel and Comfort (Find Book) |
| Trusting Jesus (Find Book) |
| Witness for His Names (Find Book) |
President Holland BYU Devotionals
Jeffrey R. Holland has given many devotionals at Brigham Young University, BYU-Idaho, and BYU-Hawaii. Some of his most popular speeches include “‘Remember Lot’s Wife,'” “Of Souls, Symbols, and Sacraments,” and “The Inconvenient Messiah.”
- “A Faithful Friend Is a Strong Defense” (BYU)
- A Historic and Special Day (BYU–H)
- “Are You True?” (BYU)
- At Their Most Enlightened and Alert (BYU)
- A School in Zion (BYU)
- “A Saint Through the Atonement of Christ the Lord” (BYU)
- A Robe, a Ring, and a Fatted Calf (BYU)
- Banishing All Shadows (BYU)
- Borne upon Eagles’ Wings (BYU)
- BYU–Hawaii Devotional, January 05, 1989 (BYU–H)
- BYU–Hawaii Devotional, January 11, 1985 (BYU–H)
- BYU–Hawaii Devotional, November 07, 1986 (BYU–H)
- Call upon God (BYU)
- “Cast Not Away Therefore Your Confidence” (BYU)
- “Come unto Me” (BYU)
- Christmas Comfort (BYU–I)
- For Times of Trouble (BYU)
- How Do I Love Thee? (BYU)
- However Long and Hard the Road (BYU)
- If Your Testimony is Not Strong Lean on Mine (Ricks)
- “In the Thick of Life’s Urgencies” (BYU)
- Lean Into the Wind (BYU–I)
- Living After the Manner of Happiness (BYU–I)
- “Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall”: A Look at the “Me Decade” (BYU)
- Nailing Our Colors to the Mast (BYU)
- Of Souls, Symbols, and Sacraments (BYU)
- Oh, Lord, Keep My Rudder True (BYU)
- On the Lord’s Errand (BYU)
- Religion: Bound by Loving Ties (BYU)
- “Remember” (BYU-I)
- Remembered and Nourished by the Good Word of God (BYU)
- “Remember Lot’s Wife” (BYU)
- Some Things We Have Learned—Together (BYU)
- Soul-Butter and Hogwash: Mark Twain and Frontier Religion (BYU)
- Terror, Triumph, and a Wedding Feast (BYU)
- “That Our Children May Know” (BYU)
- The Bitter Cup and the Bloody Baptism (BYU)
- The Demands of Discipleship (BYU)
- The Inconvenient Messiah (BYU)
- The Parable of BYU–Hawaii (BYU–H)
- The Second Half of the Second Century of Brigham Young University (BYU)
- “The Third Great Commandment and Other Thoughts” (BYU–I)
- The Will of the Father (BYU)
- To Every Thing There is a Season (BYU–H)
- Unless You’re a Mormon (BYU)
- Virtus et Veritas (BYU)
- “Who We Are and What God Expects Us to Do” (BYU)
- Zion Revisited (BYU–I)
- Zion: Temples of Learning and Temples of Faith (BYU–H)
Jeffrey R. Holland CES Talks
- A Standard Unto My People [PDF]
- Be Not Afraid, Only Believe
- January 2023 Worldwide Devotional for Young Adults
- Lessons from Liberty Jail
- Our Consuming Mission
- Israel, Israel God Is Calling
- The Institute Journey: To Take or Be Taken?
- Therefore, What?
Face to Face: Jeffrey R. Holland Talks
- Face to Face for YSA: with Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, Sister Carole M. Stephens, and Elder Donald L. Hallstrom (Link)
- Face to Face with President Eyring and Elder Holland (Link)
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President Holland’s General Conference Talks
Jeffrey R. Holland has given dozens of talks in the general conference since he first spoke in 1983. Some of his notable talks include “Lord, I Believe,” “None Were With Him,” and “Waiting on the Lord.” After a gap in general conference talks due to health, President Holland edified church members by returning with his April 2024 talk, “Motions of a Hidden Fire,” and gave three additional discourses before passing away on December 27, 2025, at the age of 85.
- “And Now I See” (October 2025)
- As a Little Child” (April 2025)
- “I Am He” (October 2024)
- Motions of a Hidden Fire (April 2024)
- Lifted Up upon the Cross (October 2022)
- Fear Not: Believe Only! (April 2022)
- The Greatest Possession (October 2021)
- Not as the World Giveth (April 2021)
- Waiting on the Lord (October 2020)
- A Perfect Brightness of Hope (April 2020)
- The Message, the Meaning, and the Multitude (October 2019)
- Behold the Lamb of God (April 2019)
- The Ministry of Reconciliation (October 2018)
- “Be With and Strengthen Them” (April 2018)
- Be Ye Therefore Perfect—Eventually (October 2017)
- Songs Sung and Unsung (April 2017)
- Emissaries to the Church (October 2016)
- Tomorrow the Lord Will Do Wonders among You (April 2016)
- Behold Thy Mother (October 2015)
- Where Justice, Love, and Mercy Meet (April 2015)
- Are We Not All Beggars? (October 2014)
- The Cost—and Blessings of Discipleship (April 2014)
- Like a Broken Vessel (October 2013)
- “Lord, I Believe” (April 2013)
- The First Great Commandment (October 2012)
- The Laborers in the Vineyard (April 2012)
- We Are All Enlisted (October 2011)
- An Ensign to the Nations (April 2011)
- Because of Your Faith (October 2010)
- Place No More for the Enemy of My Soul (April 2010)
- Safety for the Soul (October 2009)
- None Were With Him (April 2009)
- The Ministry of Angels (October 2008)
- “My Words . . . Never Cease” (April 2008)
- The Only True God and Jesus Christ Whom He Hath Sent (October 2007)
- The Tongue of Angels (April 2007)
- Prophets in the Land Again (October 2006)
- Broken Things to Mend (April 2006)
- To Young Women (October 2005)
- Our Most Distinguishing Feature (April 2005)
- Prophets, Seers, and Revelators (October 2004)
- “Abide in Me” (April 2004)
- The Grandeur of God (October 2003)
- A Prayer for the Children (April 2003)
- Called to Serve (October 2002)
- The Other Prodigal (April 2002)
- “Like a Watered Garden” (October 2001)
- “Witnesses unto Me” (April 2001)
- “Sanctify Yourselves” (October 2000)
- As Doves to Our Windows (April 2000)
- “An High Priest of Good Things to Come” (October 1999)
- The Hands of the Fathers (April 1999)
- Personal Purity (October 1998)
- “A Teacher Come form God” (April 1998)
- He Hath Filled the Hungry with Good Things” (October 1997)
- “Because She Is a Mother” (April 1997)
- “The Peaceable Things of the Kingdom” (October 1996)
- “A Handful of Meal and a Little Oil” (April 1996)
- “This Do in Remembrance of Me” (October 1995)
- Our Priesthood Legacy (April 1995)
- Miracles of the Restoration (October 1994)
- Look to God and Live (October 1993)
- “He Loved Them unto the End” (October 1989)
- Within the Clasp of Your Arms (April 1983)
Other Jeffrey R. Holland Talks
- President Jeffrey R. Holland on the Gospel of Jesus Christ and Life’s Challenges, with Guest Host Sheri Dew (Church News Podcast)
- Elder Jeffrey R. Holland Speaks at the Harvard Law School (YouTube)
- How I Hear Him (YouTube)
- Keeping Covenants: A Message for Those Who Will Serve a Mission (Missionary Satellite Broadcast)
- Knowing the Godhead (New Mission Presidents Seminar)
- Let Virtue Garnish Thy Thoughts Unceasingly (Youth Fireside)
- Missionary Work and the Atonement (Missionary Training Center)
- President Holland Urges Dominican Republic Saints to ‘Be Believing’ (Church Newsroom)
- President Jeffrey H. Holland Speaks at the Funeral Service of M. Russell Ballard (YouTube)
- Pursuing the Fulness of Christ (Multiregional Young Adult Devotional)
- Standing Together for the Cause of Christ (Address to National Christian Leaders)
- The Savior Understands Me (YouTube)
- What Time Is This? (BYU Women’s Conference) [PDF]
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Further Reading
- How Did President Holland and Rev. Andrew Teal Become Friends?
- How Did Marion D. Hanks Influence Jeffrey R. Holland?
- What Is a Latter-day Saint Study Bible?
- What Are Keys of the Ministering of Angels?
- Who Was Truman G. Madsen?
Remembering Jeffrey R. Holland
- Church of Jesus Christ Announces Funeral Plans for President Jeffrey R. Holland (Deseret News)
- Remembering the Life of President Jeffrey R. Holland (Church Newsroom)
- Utah Governor, Lawmakers, Scholars and Latter-day Saints of All Stripes Pay Tribute to Apostle Jeffrey Holland (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Love Pours in As People Share Stories of President Jeffrey R. Holland (Meridian Magazine)
- Jeffrey R. Holland, Next-in-Line to Lead Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Dies at 85 (NPR)
