What’s on Your Mind?

Sometimes I’m afraid to try new things. What if I fail? —Afraid in Accra

Dear Afraid,

All people who are really good at something started out as beginners! You won’t be an expert when you first try, and that’s OK. It’s all part of the adventure! When you mess up, just try again. Life is about learning and growing.

You can do it!

The Friend

Trace the lines to learn more about how these people kept trying.

President Dallin H. Oaks, Apostle and former Utah Supreme Court Justice
Bessie Coleman, famous pilot
Ludwig van Beethoven, world-famous composer
Jean B. Bingham, Relief Society General President

Struggled in school, especially with long division.
Was rejected by every flight school she applied to in the United States.
Was told by his first violin teacher that he would never be successful.
Was never a top student, popular in school, or the president of anything when she was younger.