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For Times of Trouble: Spiritual Solace From the Psalms
For Times of Trouble Spiritual Solace From the Psalms Author:Jeffrey R. Holland Times of trouble. We all have them. As elder Jeffrey R. Holland writes, "One of the unfailing facts of mortal life is the recurring presence of trouble...When these difficult days (and nights!) come-and they will-it will help us to remember that "it must needs be," that in the grand councils of heaven before the world was, we agreed to such a ... more »time of challenge and refinement. We were taught then that facing, resolving, and enduring troublesome times was the price we would pay for progress. And we were committed to progress eternally."
A large percentage of the psalms were written for such times of trouble. From petitions for relief to acknowledgments of God's power, these psalms provide comfort, perspective, and spiritual solace when we are going through our own trials.
In this tender book, the author explores dozens of scriptural passages from the psalms, offering personal ideas and insights and sharing his testimony that "no matter what the trouble and trial of the day may be, we start and finish with the eternal truth that God is for us."
Elder Jeffrey R. Holland was called as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve in 1994. He received degrees from BYU and a PhD in American Studies from Yale University. In 1976 he was named Church Commissioner of Education. In 1980 he was appointed president of Brigham Young University, where he served until he was sustained as a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy in 1989.« less