What witness does Elder Holland have?The Cost—and Blessings—of Discipleship - Elder J. R. Holland
I testify that the true and living gospel of Jesus Christ is on the earth and you are members of His true and living Church, trying to share it. I bear witness of that gospel and that Church, with a particular witness of restored priesthood keys which unlock the power and efficacy of saving ordinances. I am more certain that those keys have been restored and that those ordinances are once again available through The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints than I am certain I stand before you at this pulpit and you sit before me in this conference.
Has he made a claim of witnessing something that gives him knowledge about these things?
What has he seen?
What is his particular witness of keys?
What keys is he claiming he has a witness of?
Is there a list of keys?
Why is he more certain of those keys than his and the audience existence?
What is to be gained to be more sure of those keys than his current reality?
Which keys are "those keys"?
Why the reference to him standing and them sitting?
Is there a symbol or type in that conjecture?
Do "pulpit" and "conference" indicate some hidden nuance we should discover?
Why was this portion of the talk backed with the most emotionally charged expression Elder Holland delivered during the talk?
What's going on here?