Good Things To Come

This post is based on a October General Conference 1999 talk called “An High Priest of Good Things to Come” by Jeffrey R. Holland.

If you can't see the Image, it says "Don't you give up. Don't you quit. You keep walking. You keep trying. There is help and happiness ahead ... It will be alright in the end. Trust God and believe in good things to come. Jeffrey R. Holland."

I will share with you some highlights that I love throughout the talk.

I love how he starts "Some blessings come soon, some come late, and some don’t come until heaven; but for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come.

Every one of us has times when we need to know things will get better. Moroni spoke of it in the Book of Mormon as “hope for a better world.” For emotional health and spiritual stamina, everyone needs to be able to look forward to some respite, to something pleasant and renewing and hopeful, whether that blessing be near at hand or still some distance ahead. It is enough just to know we can get there, that however measured or far away, there is the promise of “good things to come.”

My declaration is that this is precisely what the gospel of Jesus Christ offers us, especially in times of need. There is help. There is happiness. There really is light at the end of the tunnel. It is the Light of the World, the Bright and Morning Star, the “light that is endless, that can never be darkened.” It is the very Son of God Himself. In loving praise far beyond Romeo’s reach, we say, “What light through yonder window breaks?” It is the return of hope, and Jesus is the Sun. To any who may be struggling to see that light and find that hope, I say: Hold on. Keep trying. God loves you. Things will improve. Christ comes to you in His “more excellent ministry” with a future of “better promises.” He is your “high priest of good things to come.”

I think of newly called missionaries leaving family and friends to face, on occasion, some rejection and some discouragement and, at least in the beginning, a moment or two of homesickness and perhaps a little fear."

There's a video to go with some parts throughout the talk. If you can't see the video below, here's the link  www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nczw6xHJ0I

In your own time, you can read the whole talk, Here's the link below, and I hope you will enjoy reading it. www.lds.org/general-conference/1999/10/an-high-priest-of-good-things-to-come

Stay Tuned.