Jeffrey R. Holland

Jeffrey R. Holland, ""Charity Never Faileth": A Discussion on Relief Society", Liahona, March 2011, 28–31


Jeffrey R. Holland

"I can't imagine living life without Relief Society," says Patricia T. Holland in an interview with Church magazines staff about the importance of Relief Society. "That is because I can't imagine living life without the gospel, and Relief Society has been one place where I have personally learned so much about the gospel."

Sister Holland and her husband, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, both acknowledge the power of the gospel in their lives. They also appreciate the influence of Relief Society in building a strong home. "Relief Society has always been a strength to the Church," says Elder Holland. "It has always helped provide what was needed in each stage of the Church's development. Today its contribution becomes more poignant because of the difficult times in which we live. It's not a program per se. It is the gospel—the gospel in action in the lives of our remarkable women. In difficult times we realize it offers its members, and by extension the whole Church, just what we need to help us right now."

Here Elder and Sister Holland share their thoughts about Relief Society and the strength that comes to families and to wards and branches when priesthood and Relief Society leaders work together.