Opposition and Adversity

Adversity or opposition is necessary to bring about an understanding or appreciation of happiness. Without hardships and difficulties in life how could we understand the great blessing of happiness.

From 2 Nephi 2:11 in the Book of Mormon: "For it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things. If not so, my first-born in the wilderness, righteousness could not be brought to pass, neither wickedness, neither holiness nor misery, neither good nor bad. Wherefore, all things must needs be a compound in one; wherefore, if it should be one body it must needs remain as dead, having no life neither death, nor corruption nor incorruption, happiness nor misery, neither sense nor insensibility."

After reading the scripture from the Book of Mormon, I think I understand just a little bit more of the reason for Adversity in life. No one likes to have Adversity, no one in their right mind. However, a person who understands a need for adversity and that God knows why we need to experience it will feel more secure as he experiences it.