Be the Best You Can

"Please don't nag yourself with thoughts of failure. Do not set goals far beyond your capacity to achieve. Simply do what you can do, in the best way you know, and the Lord will accept your effort."

—Gordon B. Hinckley (Ensign, November 1989, p. 96.)

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Life’s Outdoor Stairs

I ran the BYU Outdoor stairs this afternoon in the cold wind. I did okay for my age and body strength. As I ran the about 108 steps, my mind flashed back to the time a few years ago when I was running the steps and had slightly lost my footing. As I stumbled, I panicked and prayed quickly for help. I knew I was going to get hurt. In a split second a previously unseen BYU st... Read More

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Life’s Fish Barriers

I’m writing this as I can remember it being told to me by a wise Professor at the University I attended. He was my mentor in a project I was involved in doing. I had experienced a series of very discouraging challenges and was about to quit. When he learned of my intent, he took me aside and told me about a classic experiment that Charles Darwin had observed.

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 None of us want to experience a trial.  Life is hard enough without adding some trials to make it more difficult.   As we experience difficulty and endure it well, we will be able to see beyond this moment in mortality and see what God wants us to learn.  Hearts will be softened as the loving effects of Charity flow through it.  Trials will help us understand the needs of our fellowman and we will be able to serve the Master... Read More

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Darkness Before the Dawn

This has been helpful for me to remember especially when I make a mistake. There are times when it is easier to feel like the caterpillar especially after a error is made and self defeat is allowed to set in replacing our real value before God.  The Master will always help us get through hard times

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