Hold the Line

Fourteen steps, one for each song on Hold the Line, about the war that started before you got here, the Savior who has already won it, and how to stand with Him when it would be easier to run.

The war between good and evil is not a metaphor. It is a real conflict with a real beginning, and you were there for it. Before this world was made, we heard our Heavenly Father's plan, and we chose to follow Jesus Christ. Hold the Line is an album about what that choice looks like now, down here, in the dust and the noise, when the world is at the door and it would be easier to put the shield down. The songs are full of swords, storms, chains and watchmen, but every one of them points to the same Person. Jesus Christ has already won the battle that matters most, and He stands beside anyone who will stand with Him.

There are fourteen steps here, one for each song, in the order of the album. Take one step an evening, on your own, with your family, or with a class or quorum. Listen to the song first. Then read the story behind it and the scriptures and talks it was built on, sit with the question, and do the one small thing for tonight. Each step also has a few questions for families and groups who want to talk it through together. Go at your own pace. The goal isn't to finish. The goal is to come closer to Him.

These songs are written for everyone, because we all go through struggles and we all need the Lord. The doctrine underneath them is the restored gospel of Jesus Christ as taught in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and every scripture and talk is listed with a link so you can read it for yourself. Everything here is free. Nothing needs an account, a sign-up or a payment, and it will always be that way.

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Hold the Line

The 14 steps