My mail will not open

I can not open my mail.  When I try it says mail quit unexpectedly.  I have tried shutting everything down and restarting my computer, but this did not help. What can I do?

In Finder, hold down the option/alt key while selecting Go from the Finder menu bar. Select Library. or select Go to Folder and paste in ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.mail. Select Containers/com.apple.mail. Move the folder com.apple.mail to your desktop. You must move the entire folder, not just the contents.
Re-launch Mail and test. If the problem is solved, recreate any required Mail settings and import any emails you want to save from the folder on the desktop. You can then put the folder in the Trash. If the problem remains, return the folder to where you got it replacing the one that is there. 
Information learned from Linc Davis.
You can make your user library permanently visible with the following Terminal Command.
chflags nohidden ~/Library/

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