2 Nephi 2:1And now, Jacob, I speak unto you: Thou art my afirstborn in the days of my tribulation in the wilderness. And behold, in thy childhood thou hast suffered afflictions and much sorrow, because of the rudeness of thy brethren.
2 Nephi 2:11 For it must needs be, that there is an aopposition in all things. If not so, my firstborn in the wilderness, righteousness could not be brought to pass, neither wickedness, neither holiness nor misery, neither good nor bad. Wherefore, all things must needs be a compound in one; wherefore, if it should be one body it must needs remain as dead, having no life neither death, nor corruption nor incorruption, happiness nor misery, neither sense nor insensibility.
Citation
“2 Nephi 2.” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/2.1?lang=eng&clang=eng#p1.
This was a tender experience. I shared these scriptures with my husband, Morgan. He has been struggling with his testimony lately. Blaming God for things we have been struggling with. It has been hard for me because I feel I am closer to God then I ever have been and I know it will all workout the way God has planned and for our benefit. But seeing him struggle and suffer in his anger and resentment is difficult. When I shared my thoughts about these scriptures I spoke about how I had never thought about how Christ suffered and died for all of our pains, not just our sins. That He has felt our sadness, anger, depression, anxiety, fear, etc. which brings me peace. I got emotional and started to cry (I have struggled with anxiety and depression most of my life) and I testified to my husband that I knew Christ felt how I felt and that I wasn’t alone and because of Him I don’t have to hold on to the pain. I can give it to Him. He responded by acknowledging that he hasn’t ever thought about Christ suffering for all our pains and sadness. He didn’t say much, but I hope he felt a small amount of peace. To help remind him that God is here and I am here and that he is not alone in his struggles. I wasn’t expecting to get emotional but I felt the spirit in the same room I was in with my husband for the first time in a while. For a moment there was a little peace. It was a sacred experience I will hopefully always remember.
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