I must say, from what I have read and from what I have seen: my life has been lived in a bubble. I have grown up with a supportive family. I have gotten a good education. I have never had serious medical impediments. I have always had enough food to eat. I have been sheltered.
After going to visit some places in South America and Central America I have come to realize that the world is a very different place from the one I had imagined. Especially in these days. There is so much corruption and evil taking hold of the earth. There are so many wars and battles taking the lives of loved ones and hated ones. There is chaos. How it was that I ended up in such wonderful circumstances is a mystery to me. Statistically speaking my chances were not good.
I am glad to have a LDS perspective. If I didn't I think I would be very worried for my future. Knowing that all the turmoil and ruckus has been prophesied gives me comfort. I know that there is something to be said of all the calamities that surround us everyday. Taking a religion class at BYU really helps me see that. A couple of weeks ago our Book of Mormon class discussed all of the terrible things that are happening today. Our teacher quoted something from a talk given by Bruce R McConkie, it stated that the persecutions in the times of the early church are nothing compared to the persecution that we will have to confront the last day. That is kind of scary considering all the things that the early Saints had to go through. I wonder if we will be able to go through those things without to many spiritual casualties.
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