Because of Your Faith
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
Of the Quorum of the 12 Apostles
October 2010 General Conference
The Church draws incomparable strength, a truly unique vitality, from the faith and devotion of every member of this Church.
I testify you are individually loved of God, you are central to the meaning of His work, and you are cherished and prayed for by the presiding officers of His Church.
The personal value, the sacred splendor of every one of you, is the very reason there is a plan for salvation and exaltation.
And to the near-perfect elderly sister who almost apologetically whispered recently, “I have never been a leader of anything in the Church. I guess I’ve only been a helper,” I say, “Dear sister, God bless you and all the ‘helpers’ in the kingdom.” Some of us who are leaders hope someday to have the standing before God that you have already attained.
Too often I have failed to express gratitude for the faith and goodness of such people in my life.
My thanks to all you wonderful members of the Church—and legions of good people not of our faith—for proving every day of your life that the pure love of Christ “never faileth.”
No one of you is insignificant, in part because you make the gospel of Jesus Christ what it is—
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