Washington, D.C
President Holland emphasizes God’s love, mercy and watch care during leadership training meeting in Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C. â As a father who would do anything for his children, President Jeffrey R. Holland said he has glimpsed the great love God has for all His children.
âI would do anything in righteousness for my children. There is no river I would not swim. There is no mountain I would not climb. I will fight a school bus, if you tell me to,â said President Holland, acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints during leadership meetings near the nationâs capital on Feb. 24.
If earthly fathers feel this way, what must it mean âfor an Eternal Being filled with glory and mercy? What must it mean for Him to love you â to love us â to try to make this work, to try to withstand evil and try to increase and cultivate and expand life and love?â he asked.
Speaking to Area Seventies, mission presidents, temple presidents and stake presidents in the Churchâs North America Northeast Area gathered in a chapel just outside of Washington, D.C., President Holland emphasized Godâs love, mercy and watch care.
Quoting Elder J. Reuben Clark, who served in the First Presidency before his death in 1961, President Holland said that he believes God, in His judicial role, will exercise the minimum amount of justice necessary to adequately cover whatever justice is required. And âHe would expend and share and cast on us the maximum amount of mercy and forgiveness and peace â essentially without bounds.â
It will be âas little on the one hand and as much on the other hand as the eternal balance scales would require.â
President Holland was joined in the instruction meeting by Elder Dale G. Renlund of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Elder José A. Teixeira of the Presidency of the Seventy, Elder Allen D. Haynie and Elder Robert M. Daines, both General Authority Seventies who serve in the North America Northeast Area presidency. After the meeting, Elder Holland spoke to missionaries serving in the Washington, D.C., area.
The trip to Washington, D.C., marked President Hollandâs first assignment outside of the western United States since an extended illness.
President Holland, who missed October 2023 general conference, has resumed a full schedule at Church headquarters â leading the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles; speaking at the funeral services for President M. Russell Ballard on Nov. 17, 2023; rededicating the St. George Utah Temple on Dec. 10, 2023; and participating in leadership training and other assignments this year.
President Holland said his desire to do the work of the Lord is great. âI would go anywhere in the world to be with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,â he said.
Looking out upon a congregation of people who give hours and hours of their time each week to the Church, President Holland said the response to a call to serve in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of its basic miracles â starting with Joseph Smith and continuing to this day.
Speaking about the prophetic priorities of the Church, President Holland emphasized that members in stakes will come unto Christ as they are mission oriented and temple going.
Elder Renlund said Latter-day Saints âjoyfully bind themselves to God,â through their covenants.
âThis is the Lordâs work,â he said. âPresident [Russell M.] Nelson has said any time anyone does anything that helps anyone make covenants and keeps them on that covenant path, then they are gathering Israel.â
Elder Renlund spoke of the importance of the covenant path â especially for new members.
Referencing his medical training, Elder Renlund said there is both a âgolden hourâ to treating new patients in medicine and new members strengthening their conversion. Just as a patient who comes into the emergency room after a trauma has better outcomes when medical intervention sets them on the right path, there is a small but effective period to get a new member of the Church headed in the right direction and making additional covenants. âAnd then they just need to be guided along the path,â he said.
President Holland noted that when Elder Edward Dube, a General Authority Seventy, first joined the Church at age 22 in Zimbabwe, he attended Sunday meetings for two weeks and then prepared to stay home the third Sunday. Soon, however, a member couple stopped by and insisted he attend with them. In the more than three decades since, Elder Dube never missed Sunday Church meetings again.
Elder Teixeira also addressed helping new and returning members have a joyful experience â so they âsense they belong, so they are a part.â
Everyone that comes to Church should feel that they are ânot only welcome but that they are wanted,â he said.
Elder Daines spoke of helping Latter-day Saints feel the âjoy of the Sabbath dayâ and of âbeing connected to the Savior.â They can then pass that joy on by âwelcoming and inviting and helping other people feel the same thing.â
Elder Haynie asked the leaders to help members, especially children, âhave a relationship with Jesus Christ.
Emphasizing scripture study, he said, âChrist said this: âSearch the scriptures. … They are they which testify of me.ââ
While addressing missionaries, President Holland spoke of the blessing his own mission had been in his life. As a 19-year-old young man, he had a college scholarship, was on the basketball team and held a student body office. Still, his future wife encouraged him to serve a mission.
He came home 24 months later to discover that everything in his life was touched by that decision.
âEvery single thing that I cherish in this Church and gospel, I can trace back to the decision to go on a mission and do the best I could … and then to come home to a life of blessings that no young man from St. George could have dreamed possible.â
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4 things to know about the weather:
- So Many Clouds
- Not Too Much Rain
- Milder For The Weekend
- Warmer Days Next Week
The dividing line between the 50s and the 70s is a cold front that has been wedged right down into our area by high pressure anchored over New England. East winds will bring our air off the ocean and Bay and both of those bodies of water are COLD this time of year.
Afternoon highs will stay in the 40s near the Bay, should reach the low/mid 50s near DC and could be near 60° west of Fredericksburg.
Very little sunshine today but not too much of a rain chance. Clouds, fog and 40s for all tonight.
Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to check the weather radar on the go.
A developing storm over the Ohio Valley will finally begin to push that high pressure away tomorrow. Our afternoon highs will be dependent on how soon our wind can turn around to the Southwest.
Plan for a cloudy and chilly Saturday morning with a big jump in temperatures by mid-afternoon. Northern and Northeastern Maryland will remain cooler, but the rest of the area should pop above 70° for the first time this year.
The aforementioned storm will send a front through our area Saturday night. That front will bring a round of showers along with it. Showers will be likely Saturday evening and night.
The majority of that rain chance will be ending before noon on Sunday and the return of a little sun on Sunday afternoon should warm most areas to near 70° once again.
The first few days of next week will feel more like May than March. Highs on Monday should be near 75° and both Tuesday and Wednesday could top 80°. That warm pattern won’t last long, but it sure will feel good.
QuickCast
TODAY:
Mostly Cloudy
Coolest Along, East Of I-95
Isolated Showers
Wind: East 5-15 mph
Chance of Rain: 20%
HIGHS: 48° to 62°
TONIGHT:
Cloudy And Damp
Isolated Showers
Areas Of Fog
Wind: East 5-10 mph
Chance Of Rain: 20%
LOWS: 40° to 45°
SATURDAY:
Partly To Mostly Cloudy
Breezy And Warmer
Isolated Showers
Wind: Southwest 10-20 mph
Chance of Rain: 20%
HIGHS: 65° to 75°
SUNDAY:
Partly Sunny
AM: Showers Likely
PM: Dry For Most
Wind: Northwest 5-15 mph
Chance of Rain: 40%
HIGHS: 64° to 72°
MONDAY:
Sun And Clouds
Nice And Mild
Light Breeze
Wind: Variable 5 mph
Chance of Rain: 0%
HIGHS: 66° to 72°
Sunrise: 6:33 Sunset: 6:06
Average High: 53° Average Low: 36°
Stay with Storm Team4 for the latest forecast. Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to get severe weather alerts on your phone.
4 things to know about the weather:
- Grab the umbrella
- Big temperature ranges
- Thunder possible Thursday night
- Warmer days on the way
Heads up commuters! For Thursday morning, there will be some thick fog in spots with some rain possible, especially around the Mason-Dixon line. The fog should clear out by 10 a.m.
Throughout the day, some sunshine should develop with highs warming into the low 60s. Those in Northern Maryland could see some showers throughout the day but those near the D.C. area will stay relatively dry except for a stray shower or two.
Some rain and evening storms by 8 p.m. will impact the area Thursday night. Although it’s a bit unusual for this time of year, don’t be surprised if you hear thunder Thursday evening.
Warmer temperatures coming this weekend
These next few days will come with some major forecast challenges.
Much, much warmer air is just to our south and cold, high pressure is moving into New England. The front separating the 40s from the 70s will be laying right across our region for the next two to three days.
So keep in mind, when you’re looking at the forecast highs in the text below, that it will be warmest in Fredericksburg, VA and coolest in northern Maryland.
Friday’s weather will be similar as a front system remains just over the area, separating chilly air to the north and warmer air to the south. There might be a stray shower or two, too.
For the weekend, Saturday looks to be the warmer of the two days with highs in the low to mid 70s. Some rain overnight Saturday will lead to cooler temperatures on Sunday.
Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to check the weather radar on the go.
QuickCast
THURSDAY:
Mostly Cloudy
Stray Shower Possible
Big Temperature Range
Wind: Southeast 5 mph
Chance of Rain: 40%
HIGHS: 62° to 72°
THURSDAY NIGHT:
Cloudy And Chilly
Rain Likely
Some Thunder Possible
Wind: Northeast 5 mph
Chance Of Rain: 70%
LOWS: 44° to 54°
FRIDAY:
Mostly Cloudy
Cooler For Most
Isolated Shower Or Two
Wind: East 5-15 mph
Chance of Rain: 20%
HIGHS: 52° to 68°
SATURDAY:
Partly Sunny
Breezy And Warmer
Isolated Shower
Wind: Southwest 10-20 mph
Chance of Rain: 20%
HIGHS: 66° to 78°
SUNDAY:
Mostly Cloudy
Cooler
Few Showers Possible
Wind: Northwest 5-15 mph
Chance of Rain: 20%
HIGHS: 64° to 72°
Sunrise: 6:35 Sunset: 6:05
Average High: 53° Average Low: 36°
Stay with Storm Team4 for the latest forecast. Download the NBC Washington app on iOS and Android to get severe weather alerts on your phone.
WASHINGTON (7News) — D.C. taxpayers may be confused by back-and-forth between the D.C. City Council and Congress over taxprovision. The city’s financial officer sent a letter to Mayor Muriel Bowser and D.C. Council Chair Phil Mendelson, that said the District’s tax laws will not change, despite recent actions by Congress.
7News spoke to director of Tax Policy at the Center for American Progress Corey Husak to explain the complicated tax policy.
“The short answer is, nothing changes. Filing Season can continue as it has been, continue as planned, and according to the laws as we understood them in January,” said Husak.
“If you’ve already filed your taxes, you don’t have to change anything. And if you want to file your taxes, the rules are still the same as they were on the books before,” said Husak.
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Chief Financial Officer Glen Lee’s revenue estimate issued Friday does not include an estimated $180 million expected this fiscal year from the city’s decoupling law, “due to the uncertainty of the associated revenue as a result of Joint Resolution 142,” according to a released letter.
“The CFO was in a tough spot here. If he agreed with Congress, then businesses and overtime workers will get bigger refunds. But if he agreed with the Mayor and the Attorney General, then families with children and lower income workers would get bigger tax cuts,” said Husak.
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“We as District residents can’t control, you know what happens in the courts, what happens in, you know, what Congress does in the future,” said Husak. “But for now, the CFO has said, you know this is, this is a law as it stands, and the law that I’m going to enforce so, you know, file your legally obligated taxes, and maybe in the future, there’ll be a surprise.”
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