"Perseverance is demonstrated by those who keep going when the going gets tough, who don't give up even when others say it can't be done."--James E. Faust, "Perseverance," Ensign, May 2005, 51
The thought expressed in the quotation above is dedicated to my remarkable husband, whose strength of spirit seems nearly unmatched among those whom I've had the pleasure of meeting in this world. No matter how difficult the circumstances might be, he remains willing at all times to work through problems and to persevere.
The nit-picky details of the quotation above are left to Alice Haddow, ever the editor, who couldn't help but notice the typist of the original quotation had inserted unnecessary commas and, adding insult to injury, placed the sentence period outside the quotation marks when everyone knows that's against the rules.
The appearance of the word "persevere" also strikes Alice Haddow as extremely odd and causes her to wish to pronounce the word incorrectly. Decades ago, Alice Haddow's college friends referred to her as their "computer speller," but age has now deprived her of that once appropriate moniker.
No doubt our computer savvy friends are saying, "Just look it up online, already!" However, no one has ever, for good reason, referred to Alice Haddow as computer savvy. Obviously, she will have to break down, get out her dictionary, and report her findings, for which she is certain you simply cannot wait.
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