- 2 Nephi 2: 15…Opposition is necessary in the Plan of Salvation
- “…If you have problems in your life, don’t assume there is something wrong with you. Struggling with those problems is at the very core of life’s purpose.” Bruce C. Hafen, Ensign, May 2004, 97
- “It’s not so much what happens to us but how we deal with what happens to us.” James E. Faust, Ensign, Nov. 2004, 20
- “Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.” Albert Einstein
- “We were taught in the premortal world that our purpose in coming here is to be tested, tried, and stretched. 3 We knew we would face the evils of the adversary. Sometimes we may feel more aware of the negative things of mortality than we are of the positive. The prophet Lehi taught, “For it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things.” Despite all of the negative challenges we have in life, we must take time to actively exercise our faith. Such exercise invites the positive, faith-filled power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ into our lives.” Richard G. Scott, October 2014 General Conference