"It is not the ctitic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."

~Theodore Roosevelt

Sunday, January 23, 2011

Never Had an Ordinary Day

~No man treats a motor car as foolishly as he treats another human being. When the car will not go, he does not attribute its annoying behavior to sin, he does not say, "You are a wicked motorcar, and I shall not give you any more petrol until you go." He attempts to find out what is wrong and set it right.
~Bertrand Russell

Since it's Sunday I thought I'd do more of a church related post. I don't know why but I was reminded of this song when I was in church today. It was brought up in a lesson last year and I loved listening to it on YouTube.

I love hearing stories from the beginning days of the church and Joseph Smith. Before I'd heard this song I guess I hadn't thought too much about Emma.

It's hard to imagine all the things she had to go through. All the trials that Joseph endured. The children she had to bury. All the work she did in behalf of the church. And then when Joseph was murdered.

I think this is a song worth listening to :)


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