2 Timothy 3, Ether 12

11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.
12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

No kidding. And a lot of it is self made :) By that I mean the trials we endure, and persecution by Satan.

13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

I've been on fire with learning about the Law of Attraction, and the parts that weren't in The Secret, that's what I choose to see in this verse. Continue in what you have learned. It's nice to have an affirmation that I am on the right track. It's awesome!

15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
16 all scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

I don't know if 16 is a scripture mastery one, but it's one that I had to learn as a child.

17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

Ether 12

26 And when I had said this, the Lord spake unto me, saying: fools mock, but they shall mourn; and my grace is sufficient for the meek, that they shall take no advantage of your weakness;

I'm writing a book about self esteem and how that can hold back the Law of Attraction, and other laws from "working" for you in the way you want. I was thinking tonight about WHEN I get national recognition, there will be many people who want to disprove it and be irritated by it, and I'll have to know my stuff in order to be able to respond to it. This verse is for me too. And I need to be meek. Good to remember.

27 And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them.

Ooh, this fits right in with self esteem. We know our weakness, and we are tempted to feel bad and self-hate. But the point is to be humble.