Pres. Holland: "Hope on"

In memoriam

President Holland has had a major influence on me — and he's the one general authority I know has read my work. He was president of BYU when I was there, and as such he read the Daily Universe when I worked on it. He had to have read some of my stories from when I was a reporter, or some of my editorial cartoons, and possibly my comic strip, 121.

But more than that, he was always a teacher. And he was never one to back down from the truth. He was valiant in his testimony of the Book of Mormon, the Restoration, and of Jesus Christ.

Of so many stories and quotes, here's one that I particularly liked: "...if your faith is a little test in this or any season, I invite you to lean on mine. I know this owrk is God's very truth, and I know that only at our peril would we allo doubt or devils to sway us from its path. Hope on. Journey on. Honestly acknowledge your questions and your concerns, but first and forever fan the flame of your faith, because all things are possible to them that believe."

Here are a few cartoons and notes from and inspired by Pres. Holland:

Before General Conference

Pres. Holland was the Chuck Norris of General Authorities

And the famous ice cream story!

A few conference notes

That story of the brothers in Snow Canyon that no one will ever forget

And, oh those missionary stories!

Weak goals

 

In our Come, Follow Me study recently there have been references to the “weak and simple” declaring the word to all the world. It reminds me of Elder Holland saying that imperfect people are all the Lord has to work with. He deals with it, and so should we. 

Conference inspiration

I’ll bet a lot of bishops would be glad to have this option on the rostrum. 
 

What if? Quotable quotes

I've heard a lot of missionaries give a lot of spiritual, inspirational talks. Why not kick it up a level or two?

On the other hand, this seems like it would be a great prank to play on a missionary if you could get the right people involved. Hmm. Maybe you should forget I said that!
 

Sketchbook: Elder Holland's list

I'm sure there are many of us who well remember Elder Holland's talk during the Priesthood Session of General Conference!

Sketchbook: Post-Conference

October General Conference has come to a close. I've compiled my notes into a handy, downloadable PDF that you can use as a refresher or a quick study guide.

If you still haven't had a chance to view Conference, check it out online at lds.org. You'll be glad you did.

Here are a couple of post-conference thoughts. What were you favorite moments from General Conference?