18 Quotes From President Holland to Help When You feel Discouraged

As I have studied the apostles I have noticed that each one has a flare and focus of his ministry. For President Oaks it is doctrine and law, for President Benson it was patriotism and the Book of Mormon, for President Nelson it has been the value of life, the gathering of Israel, and the Temple (for 10 quotes on the temple click here), for Elder Uchtdorf it is Happiness (Click here for 15 quotes about happiness), and for President Holland, I have noticed one theme is words of comfort and encouragement for those who feel depressed or discouraged.

After reading and reviewing dozens of talks and quotes, here are 18 quotes that highlight the ministry and teaching of President Holland on the topics of encouragement and comfort:

"Don’t wait to live. This isn’t a rehearsal; this isn’t a dry run; this isn’t a pre-performance routine. This is it. This is real life. Don’t wait. Savor every minute." Jeffrey R. Holland — “Don’t wait to live. This isn’t a rehearsal; this isn’t a dry run; this isn’t a pre-performance routine. This is it. This is real life. Don’t wait. Savor every minute.”
Jeffrey R. Holland

“Don’t give up...Don’t you quit. You keep walking. You keep trying. There is help and happiness ahead...You keep your chin up. It will be all right in the end. Trust God and believe in good things to come.” Jeffrey R. Holland — “Don’t give up…Don’t you quit. You keep walking. You keep trying. There is help and happiness ahead…You keep your chin up. It will be all right in the end. Trust God and believe in good things to come.”
Jeffrey R. Holland

"Every one of us aspires to a more Christlike life than we often succeed in living. If we admit that honestly and are trying to improve, we are not hypocrites; we are human." Jeffrey R. Holland — “Every one of us aspires to a more Christlike life than we often succeed in living. If we admit that honestly and are trying to improve, we are not hypocrites; we are human.”
Jeffrey R. Holland

"The very beauty of the word repentance is the promise of escaping old problems and old habits and old sorrows and old sins. It is among the most hopeful and encouraging—and yes, most peaceful—words in the gospel vocabulary." Jeffrey R. Holland — “The very beauty of the word repentance is the promise of escaping old problems and old habits and old sorrows and old sins. It is among the most hopeful and encouraging—and yes, most peaceful—words in the gospel vocabulary.”
Jeffrey R. Holland

"Don’t demean your worth or denigrate your contribution. Above all, don’t abandon your role in the chorus. Why? Because you are unique; you are irreplaceable. The loss of even one voice diminishes every other singer in this great mortal choir of ours, including the loss of those who feel they are on the margins of society or the margins of the Church." Jeffrey R. Holland — “Don’t demean your worth or denigrate your contribution. Above all, don’t abandon your role in the chorus. Why? Because you are unique; you are irreplaceable. The loss of even one voice diminishes every other singer in this great mortal choir of ours, including the loss of those who feel they are on the margins of society or the margins of the Church.”
Jeffrey R. Holland

“Because Jesus walked such a long, lonely path utterly alone, we do not have to do so.” Jeffrey R. Holland — “*Because Jesus walked such a long, lonely path* utterly alone, we do not have to do so.”
Jeffrey R. Holland

“Fighting through darkness and despair and pleading for the light is what opened this dispensation. It is what keeps it going, and it is what will keep you going.” Jeffrey R. Holland — “Fighting through darkness and despair and pleading for the light is what opened this dispensation. It is what keeps it going, and it is what will keep you going.”
Jeffrey R. Holland

"'Come as you are,' a loving Father says to each of us, but He adds, 'Don't plan to stay as you are.'" Jeffrey R. Holland — “‘Come as you are,’ a loving Father says to each of us, but He adds, ‘Don’t plan to stay as you are.'”
Jeffrey R. Holland

"Face your doubts. Master your fears. 'Cast not away therefore your confidence.' Stay the course and see the beauty of life unfold for you." Jeffrey R. Holland — “Face your doubts. Master your fears. ‘Cast not away therefore your confidence.’ Stay the course and see the beauty of life unfold for you.”
Jeffrey R. Holland

"Fatigue is the common enemy of us all—so slow down, rest up, replenish, and refill." Jeffrey R. Holland — “Fatigue is the common enemy of us all—so slow down, rest up, replenish, and refill.”
Jeffrey R. Holland

"It is not possible for you to sink lower than the infinite light of Christ’s Atonement shines." Jeffrey R. Holland — “It is not possible for you to sink lower than the infinite light of Christ’s Atonement shines.”
Jeffrey R. Holland

"Whether you are not yet of our faith or were with us once and have not remained, there is nothing in either case that you have done that cannot be undone. There is no problem which you cannot overcome. There is no dream that in the unfolding of time and eternity cannot yet be realized." Jeffrey R. Holland — “Whether you are not yet of our faith or were with us once and have not remained, there is nothing in either case that you have done that cannot be undone. There is no problem which you cannot overcome. There is no dream that in the unfolding of time and eternity cannot yet be realized.”
Jeffrey R. Holland

"However late you think you are, however many chances you think you have missed, however many mistakes you feel you have made or talents you think you don’t have, or however far from home and family and God you feel you have traveled, I testify that you have not traveled beyond the reach of divine love. It is not possible for you to sink lower than the infinite light of Christ’s Atonement." Jeffrey R. Holland — “However late you think you are, however many chances you think you have missed, however many mistakes you feel you have made or talents you think you don’t have, or however far from home and family and God you feel you have traveled, I testify that you have *not* traveled beyond the reach of divine love. It is not possible for you to sink lower than the infinite light of Christ’s Atonement.”
Jeffrey R. Holland

“If for a while the harder you try, the harder it gets, take heart. So it has been with the best people who ever lived." Jeffrey R. Holland — “If for a while the harder you try, the harder it gets, take heart. So it has been with the best people who ever lived.”
Jeffrey R. Holland

“No one has failed who keeps trying and keeps praying.” Jeffrey R. Holland — “No one has failed who keeps trying and keeps praying.”
Jeffrey R. Holland

"Heavenly parents are reaching across those same streams and mountains and deserts, anxious to hold [you] close." Jeffrey R. Holland — “Heavenly parents are reaching across those same streams and mountains and deserts, anxious to hold [you] close.”
Jeffrey R. Holland

"God is eagerly waiting for the chance to answer your prayers and fulfill your dreams, just as He always has. But He can’t if you don’t pray, and He can’t if you don’t dream. In short, He can’t if you don’t believe." Jeffrey R. Holland — “God is eagerly waiting for the chance to answer your prayers and fulfill your dreams, just as He always has. But He can’t if you don’t pray, and He can’t if you don’t dream. In short, He can’t if you don’t believe.”
Jeffrey R. Holland

"Life isn't calm or consistent, and we all face times that drain us of strength. Fatigue is a debilitating fact for all of us. We all get tired. This is why we all need sleep, we all need a break from our routines, we all need a vacation, however brief or inexpensive it might be. Certainly this is the reason God ordained a Sabbath." Jeffrey R Holland — “Life isn’t calm or consistent, and we all face times that drain us of strength. Fatigue is a debilitating fact for all of us. We all get tired. This is why we all need sleep, we all need a break from our routines, we all need a vacation, however brief or inexpensive it might be. Certainly this is the reason God ordained a Sabbath.” Jeffrey R Holland

I hope you have enjoyed these quotes from President Holland, here is a bonus quote from Elder Neal A. Maxwell, who is cut from the same cloth as President Holland.

“Therefore, how can you and I really expect to glide naively through life, as if to say, ‘Lord, give me experience, but not grief, not sorrow, not pain, not opposition, not betrayal, and certainly not to be forsaken. Keep from me, Lord, all those experiences which made Thee what Thou art! Then let me come and dwell with Thee and fully share Thy joy!'” Elder Neal A. Maxwell — “Therefore, how can you and I really expect to glide naively through life, as if to say, “Lord, give me experience, but not grief, not sorrow, not pain, not opposition, not betrayal, and certainly not to be forsaken. Keep from me, Lord, all those experiences which made Thee what Thou art! Then let me come and dwell with Thee and fully share Thy joy!”
Neal A. Maxwell.

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Colleen Shepherd Meads

Sunday 24th of March 2024

I love this one quote but I do not remember who said it. It is about the rear view mirror being smaller than the windshield, comparing to remember the good things in the windshield but repenting of the things in the rear view mirror.

Nigel Buie

Saturday 23rd of October 2021

I found this at a time I needed it the most...

George D

Tuesday 1st of December 2020

Could do without the "happy couple" picture accompanying the first quote. The last thing a depressed person wants to see is a quote accompanying a picture like that; it tells us that if you do this you can be like this, which is inaccurate.

Jeremy

That is a picture of me and my wife. I did not get married until I was 27, and in Utah Valley, that is considered very old. I fully believe that my picture and story embody this quote. Follow the Prophet, do what is right and you will find happiness. It might not be on your timetables, but it will come.

Thelma B. Infante

Wednesday 18th of November 2020

Thank you Elder Holland! Your message of hope and love is so powerful...this sank deep into my heart. Your words makes me feel of Heavenly Father and Brother Jesus's love so very real!

Thank you for this compendium of Elder Holland's Quotes.What a treasured personal resource to help uplift a fellow traveler.

Janice Cole

Saturday 12th of September 2020

I love you Elder Holland and your unique way of seeing and wording things! Your wisdom, and sense of humor, are priceless! Your ability to communicate your love for us & your concern for our spiritual well-being touches my heart like very few can. When I read or listen to your talks, especially when I listen and can hear your sensitivity and your deep love and fatherly concern for us, I feel like I've just sat at the feet of the Father & been instructed by Him. He must be a lot like you! Thank you so very much for being there for us, especially during these trying times when spiritual direction is so greatly needed & comforting words are soooo very appreciated! PS: Your talk, "Lot's Wife," changed my life! As a single mother of four wonderful children who all fell away from the Church after I divorced my addicted, unfaithful husband, I struggled day in and day out with the fear that somehow I was responsible for my children's choice. Ours was a temple marriage and all our children were either sealed to us or born under the Covenant. All were baptized. I tried so hard to do everything right. I took very seriously my responsibility to teach my children the ways of the Lord. Where did I go wrong? I agonized continually, and repented over & over...until I listened to your talk about Lot's wife, and not looking back, not living in the past. I felt thoroughly chastised, but lovingly so, for not wholly accepting the gift of our Savior's Atonement. Since that day, I have not looked back, but have looked forward with a "perfect brightness of hope!" Thank you with all my heart! I am able to feel peace! After your talk, I sat there in a puddle of tears, tears of joy knowing the Lord will eventually make everything right! Bless you & yours and thank you again!!!