Opposition

There is opposition in all things. If there were no sadness then there would be no happiness, if there were no hardships then nothing would be easy. If there were no evil there would never be good.

The Fall of Adam and Eve was a key component to the plan of Happiness. One asks, 'do you think that Adam and Eve were set up to fall?' In answer, 'no, I believe they were set up to succeed.'

The opposition in the beginning was created by God. "The Tree of Life, and the Tree of the Knowlegde of Good and Evil, the one being sweet and the other bitter." God knew that for man to be tested they needed to choose for themselves, so he created opposition in all things so we may be tried.

Sometimes when we feel like we are doing good, we are tempted by Satan and we fall. But God knew we would fall, so he provided a way to return; the Atonement of Jesus Christ.

When we fall, we feel the loss of the Spirit of God. This is the sorrow we must feel so we can feel the wonderous Spirit of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

In Alma 36, Alma repents and he says, 'and how bitter was my pain, was how sweet my joy.' I'm paraphrasing. We can all feel that Joy, but sometimes we will feel the pain before we reach that marvelous Joy. And yes, putting effort in is hard, but it is so worth it.

I know that all the pain we feel in this life, will be a Joy to us in the end if we choose to follow the Savior.