2 Nephi 2:11
This verse has always been my guide and inspiration whenever I'm in doubt, despair, or a difficult situation. It has been my favorite passage since I have questioned why there needs to be opposition. Why should there be contradictions? Why can't life just be positive, happy, easy, and good? Why should the bad exist?
This verse helped me understand life and its complexities. It helped me appreciate more the meaning of life. It made me realize the purpose of opposition and that I should be thankful for it. For without it, we would not know the real essence and beauty of life. Without opposition, we would not know how to love, how to be happy, or how to succeed. I've learned to love life and accept it as it is and to trust in the Lord because His wisdom is unquestionable.
Sheena P., Philippines
"My counsel for all of us is to look to the lighthouse of the Lord. There is no fog so dense, no night so dark, no gale so strong, no mariner so lost but what its beacon light can rescue. It beckons through the storms of life. The lighthouse of the Lord sends forth signals readily recognized and never failing."
President Thomas S. Monson, "A Word at Closing," Liahona and Ensign, May 2010, 113.