This week I have been pondering deeply on the topic of repentance and the Atonement.  I thought about what we talked about in class found in Romans 3:12 how everyone falls short in life. No one is perfect! In fact, this verse clarifies that there are non that do good because in one aspect or another, we have all been corrupted. It reads, "They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one"(Romans 3:12). We all have things to work on, so we ought to be patient with ourselves and others.
Following this topic, I read a talk by Elder Dale G. Renlund entitled, "Latter-day Saints Keep on Trying". It talks about how God doesn't expect us to be perfect - he actually knows that we are so far from perfect. That is why he provided us a Savior to save us from our sins and to help us improve. My favorite quote from this talk is actually based from something Nelson Mandela once said. "Saints are sinners that keep on trying."
We all ought to have the attitude that we can become better. There is no use in giving up and quitting. We must keep trying. As long as we are trying, the Lord will have our back and we will make it.