By Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, Oct 1999
Excerpt
“Don’t give up, boy. Don’t you quit. You keep walking. You keep trying. There is help and happiness ahead. Trust God and believe in good things to come.”
Intro
For the last four days, I have listened repeatedly to Elder Jeffrey R. Holland’s talk An High Priest of Good Things to Come. On December 4, 2025, standing at the Layton Temple beneath the final supermoon of the year, those words settled deeply into my heart.
This was not a message of quick relief or easy answers. It was a message spoken to the weary, the long-suffering, and those who keep walking even when the road feels endless.
Notes from Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
Elder Holland shared a tender, personal account from his life — a moment when he imagined speaking to his younger self during a season of discouragement and uncertainty.
Rather than rewriting the past, he offered reassurance. Not denial of hardship, but perspective gained through time, faith, and endurance.
His message was simple and powerful: God was already at work. Help was already coming. And quitting was never the answer.
Perspective (Direct Quotes)
“In that imaginary instant, I couldn’t help calling out to him: ‘Don’t give up, boy. Don’t you quit. You keep walking. You keep trying.’”
“There is help and happiness ahead — a lot of it — 30 years of it now, and still counting.”
“You keep your chin up. It will be all right in the end.”
“Trust God and believe in good things to come.”
Practice (Today, Not Someday)
Today, the practice is not dramatic change. It is refusal to quit.
It is continuing to walk when answers are delayed. It is continuing to believe when outcomes are unseen. It is choosing faith not because the road is easy, but because God is faithful.
Today, I keep walking.
Final Reflection
Under the rising supermoon at the Layton Temple, I felt something quiet but firm: reassurance does not erase trials, but it strengthens the traveler.
God does not rush us through our struggles. He walks with us through them.
Pocket I’m Keeping
“Don’t give up. Don’t quit. Keep walking. Trust God. Good things are coming.”
Link to the Talk
An High Priest of Good Things to Come – Elder Jeffrey R. Holland https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1999/10/an-high-priest-of-good-things-to-come?lang=eng
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