When some people have a difficult job to do, they give up everything else until that job is finished. Others just give up.

Some people are weak in their faith and testimonies but are not even aware of how precarious their situation is. Many of them likely would be offended at the suggestion.

A testimony of the truth of the gospel does not come the same way to all people. Some receive it in a unique, life-changing experience. Others gain a testimony slowly, almost imperceptibly until, one day, they simply know.

Some of the happiest people I know have none of the things the world insists are necessary for satisfaction and joy.

Some feel as though the world is their oyster; others feel as though they were the oyster itself, plucked from the ocean, cracked open, and robbed of all that is precious to them.

Some carry the burden of bitterness and resentfulness for many years.