Don't ever give up

When I was serving my mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints I heard a talk by one of the leaders of the church, David A. Bednar. His talk focused mainly on missionary work of course but there was a part of it that stuck out to me and has been with me ever since. "You can do this" are the words that continue to echo through my mind. Elder Bednar made this statement in conjunction with expressing his desires to talk with and spend a little bit of time with each and every missionary. He stated that if he had the ability to so do that he would pull every single one of them close and tell them "You can do this." I think that we can all do this. We weren't sent here, from wherever you believe that we originate from whether it be bacteria or aliens, to fail. We've proven it time and time again that there is something greater within each and every one of us. For me, I believe this "greater" identity or ability or whatever it is that you want to call it, a divine heritage. For me, this something greater that gives us the ability to achieve success even when it seems the very jaws of hell gape open after us is the power of the Almighty as He supports His children in their righteous endeavors. "You can do this", I can do this, we can all do this.