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• 13 Jul 08
  

  Cherice Montgomery

  opposition progress trials church talks resistance

  • Resistance creates both the opposition and the forward movement.
  • Friction, or resistance, is an interesting phenomenon. Without this force, a person or vehicle could not move about, or if already in motion, could not be stopped except by collision. Simple things like nails, screws, and bolts would not stay in place; a cork would not stay in a bottle; a light globe would drop from its socket; a lid would not stay on a jar.
  • he shall consecrate thine afflictions for thy gain” (2 Ne. 2:2).
  • The law of opposition makes freedom of choice possible;
  • By the tribulation well endured by numerous of our progenitors, a desert blossomed as a rose (see Isa. 35:1), a tried and persecuted people provided a heritage of faith, and Zion put on her beautiful garments for all to see (see D&C 82:14).
  • when resistance and opposition are greatest, our faith, commitment, and growth have the greatest opportunity for advancement; when opposition is least, the tendency is to be complacent and lose faith.
  • glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me”
  • “Being human, we would expel from our lives physical pain and mental anguish and assure ourselves of continual ease and comfort, but if we were to close the doors upon sorrow and distress, we might be excluding our greatest friends and benefactors. Suffering can make saints of people as they learn patience, long-suffering, and self-mastery”
  • What makes us imagine that we may be immune from the same experiences that refined the lives of former-day Saints
  • the same forces of resistance which prevent our progress afford us also opportunities to overcome

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