One of the most popular and attractive philosophies of men is to live life your own way, do your own thing, be yourself, don’t let others tell you what to do. But the Lord said, “I am the way.”¹⁶ He said, “Follow me.”¹⁷ He said, “What manner of men ought ye to be? Verily I say unto you, even as I am.”¹⁸

Don’t think you can’t. We might think we can’t really follow Him because the standard of His life is so astonishingly high as to seem unreachable. We might think it is too hard, too high, too much, beyond our capacity, at least for now. Don’t ever believe that. While the standard of the Lord is the highest, don’t ever think it is only reachable by a select few who are most able. – Lawrence E. Corbridge, “The Way,” Ensign (CR) November 2008