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 Supposedly there is a talk that Jeffrey R. Holland gave regarding the Atonement that states (paraphrasing) "coming unto Christ involves recognizing one’s need for salvation and striving to align one’s life with His teachings."

HELP!!  Sound familiar to anyone?

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Probably not it, but similar thoughts here.

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Sometimes—and this seems the greatest irony of all —these folks invoke the name of Jesus as one who was this kind of “comfortable” God. Really? He who said not only should we not break commandments, but we should not even think about breaking them. And if we do think about breaking them, we have already broken them in our heart. Does that sound like “comfortable” doctrine, easy on the ear and popular down at the village love-in?

Christlike love is the greatest need we have on this planet in part because righteousness was always supposed to accompany it. So if love is to be our watchword, as it must be, then by the word of Him who is love personified, we must forsake transgression and any hint of advocacy for it in others. Jesus clearly understood what many in our modern culture seem to forget: that there is a crucial difference between the commandment to forgive sin (which He had an infinite capacity to do) and the warning against condoning it (which He never ever did even once).

 

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On 3/22/2025 at 3:32 PM, pam said:

 Supposedly there is a talk that Jeffrey R. Holland gave regarding the Atonement that states (paraphrasing) "coming unto Christ involves recognizing one’s need for salvation and striving to align one’s life with His teachings."

HELP!!  Sound familiar to anyone?

LDSBOT.com says: 

I found a General Conference talk by Jeffrey R. Holland titled "Broken Things to Mend" from April 2006, where he touches on themes that sound similar to what you're describing. While it doesn't have the exact wording you mentioned, it discusses how to "come unto Christ" and how important it is to align our lives with His teachings for healing and salvation.

If you want to check it out for yourself, here is the link to the talk: Broken Things to Mend. 😊

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1 hour ago, NeuroTypical said:

LDSBOT.com says: 

I found a General Conference talk by Jeffrey R. Holland titled "Broken Things to Mend" from April 2006, where he touches on themes that sound similar to what you're describing. While it doesn't have the exact wording you mentioned, it discusses how to "come unto Christ" and how important it is to align our lives with His teachings for healing and salvation.

If you want to check it out for yourself, here is the link to the talk: Broken Things to Mend. 😊

That's about as close as I'm going to get. Thanks so much. Nice to have another reference like LDSBOT.com for general questions.

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