3/26/2023 0 Comments Sea of solitude physical![]() This pandemic is just such a collapse.”Īs millions across the world face “shelter-in-place” orders, Elder Holland noted that the term has both spiritual and physical implications. We need some reminders from time to time that those beautifully engineered bridges can collapse, so to speak. In our modern age we don’t have to worry about parting the Red Sea because we have engineers that can build a bridge over it. ![]() This present pandemic presents a “precious opportunity to demonstrate faith,” he said. “The opportunity to respond to trouble and turmoil with ever-greater faith is documented over and over again in scripture - where the love of God, the sacrifice of Christ, and their many manifestations of mercy are the great constants when we face adversity of one kind or another,” said Elder Holland. But we owe it to our Father in Heaven to be a little more grateful, a little more thankful, and a little more inclined to remember how many problems are resolved because of God, angels, covenantal promises and prayer.” ‘Shelter in place’ Quoting a favorite British phrase, he reassured the Church News audience that “things are going to ‘come right.’ They are undoubtedly on their way to ‘coming right’ already. The result is a “kind of mandatory Sabbath - a time when we step away from our normal routine, from life as usual, and consider our dependence on God and the blessings from Him we so often take for granted,” said Elder Holland. In response to the pandemic, Church leaders have suspended meetings, closed temples and transported thousands of missionaries to their home countries. “Such times invite us to look into our soul and see if we like what we see there.”Įlder Holland spoke to the Church News on March 28 as millions of Latter-day Saints worldwide respond to government mandates aimed to flatten the spread of the coronavirus that has caused illness and death, stifled economies, closed schools and curtailed daily routines across the globe. ![]() ![]() “This is a rare time of enforced solitude when we don’t have a lot of trivia or superficial busyness distracting us from considering the truly important things in life,” said the member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. The continuing and growing COVID-19 pandemic is an opportunity for soul- searching and self-examination, the kind of personal reflection that refines faith, strengthens character and “increases our humility before the Lord,” said Elder Jeffrey R. Editor’s note: This is part two in a series of counsel from members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles during the COVID-19 outbreak. ![]()
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