Good Men Sometimes Make Mistakes | D. Todd Christofferson

Good men sometimes make mistakes. A man of integrity will honestly face and correct his mistakes, and that is an example we can respect. Sometimes men try but fail. Not all worthy objectives are realized despite one’s honest and best efforts. True manhood is not always measured by the fruits of one’s labors but by the labors themselves—by one’s striving.

D. Todd Christofferson, Let Us Be Men, General Conference for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, October 2006

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