Russell M. Nelson, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

BYU Devotional, February 1993

“A promise is binding either until fulfilled or until one is released from it. Now please don’t be discouraged or depressed by your shortcomings. No one is without weakness. That’s part of the divine plan—to determine if you will master that weakness or let that weakness master you. Proper diagnosis is essential to proper treatment. The Lord gave us this remarkable assurance: ‘Because thou hast seen thy weakness, thou shalt be made strong.’ But wishing for strength won’t make it so. It takes faith and work to shore up a weakened cord of integrity.”