President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, Ensign, May 2010

In stories, as in life, adversity teaches us things we cannot learn otherwise.  Adversity helps to develop a depth of character that comes in no other way.  Our loving Heavenly Father has set us in a world filled with challenges and trials so that we, through opposition, can learn wisdom, become stronger, and experience joy.

My dear young sisters, you need to know that you will experience your own adversity.  None is exempt.  You will suffer, be tempted, and make mistakes.  You will learn for yourself what every heroine has learned:  through overcoming challenges come growth and strength.

It is your reaction to adversity, not the adversity itself, that determines how your life's story will develop.