"Peace be unto thy soul; thine adversity and thine afflictions shall be but a small moment. If thou endure it well, God shall exalt thee on high" (D&C 121:7-8).

We live in a world where much suffering exists and many experience trials and tribulations. The scriptures tell us that there is opposition in all things, and no one is exempt from experiencing some difficulty, stress, and frustration in this earth life. "Like the mortal life of which they are a part, adversities are temporary. What is permanent is what we become by the way we react to them. Our adversities can be the means of obtaining blessings unobtainable without them" (Elder Dallin H. Oaks, Ensign, July 1998, 7, 9).