"There may be times in our lives when rising up and continuing on may seem beyond our own ability... Even when we think we cannot rise up, there is still hope. And sometimes we just need someone to look us in the eyes, take our hand, and say, “You can do it this!”
No one likes to fail. And we
particularly don’t like it when others—especially those we love—see us
fail. We all want to be respected and esteemed. We want to be champions.
But we mortals do not become champions without effort and discipline or
without making mistakes.
Our destiny is not
determined by the number of times we stumble but by the number of times
we rise up, dust ourselves off, and move forward.
Every person, young and old, has had his own personal experience with
falling. Falling is what we mortals do. But as long as we are willing to
rise up again and continue on the path toward the spiritual goals God
has given us, we can learn something from failure and become better and
happier as a result.
We acknowledge that your path will at times be difficult. But I give you this promise in the name of the Lord: rise up and follow in the footsteps of our Redeemer and Savior, and one day you will look back and be filled with eternal gratitude that you chose to trust the Atonement and its power to lift you up and give you strength."
(Talk "You can do this now" By Elder Ucthdorf)
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