Wise Words

I was listening to a BYU Devotional by Dallin H. Oaks today.  He was talking about the difference between sins and mistakes. He made the point that sometimes we overreact to mistakes in others or ourselves, which sometimes causes more serious problems. It was an interesting talk and he made some great points regarding parenting and life in general.  The following quote also really stuck with me today:

"We must make every effort to avoid sin and to repent when we fall short. We should seek to avoid mistakes since some mistakes have very painful consequences. But, we do not seek to avoid mistakes at all costs.  Mistakes are inevitable in the process of growth in mortality. To avoid all possibility of error is to avoid all possibility of growth."