Opposition

Quite often as people hear the Gospel and desire to repent, there are obstacles and stumbling blocks thrown in their path. I hear from the missionaries all the time about how cars break down on the way to church, someone breaking an arm so they can’t keep their appointments, etc. This brief comment from a missionary telling me about their week seemed to express it quite well.

“It's a bit crazy with illness right now. One of our investigator's daughter is in the hospital with pneumonia, another's girlfriend over dosed on some pills. One member broke her leg very badly skiing and now her father has passed away. Another member is in the hospital recovering from open heart surgery following a heart attack, and another one is hospitalized due to a blood clot in her leg and a bleeding ulcer. That sounds terrible but they all should recover. Opposition in all things I guess.”