Opposition in all things!

My vehicle was in the shop to get some minor things fixed this weekend. I knew that I could handle walking the kids to school and walking to go pick them up in the afternoon too. No big deal! Well, on the way to school and back, my 3 year old complained to the point that it was getting super irritating. I've been really trying to relate to her because I don't want to give her negative attention (which sometimes, I think she likes). So, I had a talk with her about the pioneers and how in the those days, they didn't have cars and they had to walk for miles and miles! I told her that they suffered many hardships and that they really appreciated the less difficult times. I wasn't sure whether she understood everything, but it seemed to sidetrack her enough that she didn't complain a whole lot more. Well, Monday afternoon was pouring down rain as well as being fairly windy. I bundled her up and put her in a stroller so I didn't have to hear the complaints this time. She had an umbrella too... so she was set. After a little while, I started making a couple comments, like, "wow, it's really windy" and "oh no, my umbrella is going inside out!". Then, Lizzy says, "Mom, are you suffering?" What a cute little gal she is. I love how her mind works like a sponge. She is such a blessing to me from day to day. I wanted to remember this experience because it was a great lesson to me of opposition and the trials of motherhood. This scripture about Adam and Eve comes to mind, "And they would have had no children; wherefore they would have remained in a state of innocence, having no joy, for they knew no misery; doing no good, for they knew no sin" (2 Nephi 2:23).