Endure It Patiently

A few weeks back in my ARP group, I was touched by this quote that was shared. It is all about  affliction. We are all going through some kind of affliction whether it be our addiction, or some other trial in life. This quote helps me to keep an eternal perspective on the many afflictions I have right now. I wanted to share this powerful quote with all of you.

Orson F. Whitney, quoted in Spencer W. Kimball's Faith Proceeds the Miracle, page 98:

"No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted. It ministers to our education, to the development of such qualities as patience, faith, fortitude and humility. All that we suffer and all that we endure, especially when we endure it patiently, builds up our character, purifies our hearts, expands our souls, and makes us more tender and charitable, more worthy to be called the children of God...and it is through sorrow and suffering, toil and tribulation, that we gain the education that we came here to acquire and which will make us more like our Father in Heaven."