Tonight I looked up some scriptures on patience. I have several friends who are going through trials, and I have endured a few myself in the past month. Ultimatly, aside from faith it is our patience that is going to get us through those trials. In fact, I wonder if the very reason I have them is to teach me patience. In D&C 67 we read, "Continue in patience until ye are perfected."
I am not sure that I will ever obtain even close to the amount of patience I am supposed to have, but it is something to strive for each day in the work place, with school, in relationships, in understanding. I am grateful for the refinement of this attribute.
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Each day, as I study the scriptures and pray I come to learn more about my own spirituality and purpose. I am deeply grateful for these little morsels of enrichment and the blessing of personal revelation as I continue my adventure here on Earth.
Where do we obtain the guidance we need? We turn to Him who knows us best—our Creator. He allowed us to come to earth with freedom to choose our own course. In His great love, He did not leave us alone. He provided a guide—a spiritual road map—to help us achieve success in our journey. We call that guide the standard works, so named because they—the Holy Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price—constitute the standard by which we should live. They serve as a standard of reference, as are standards of time, weights, and measures that are kept in national bureaus of standards.
To reach our objective of eternal life, we need to follow teachings in the standard works and other revelations received from prophets of God. Our loving Lord foresaw our need for guidance: “For strait is the gate,” He said, “and narrow the way that leadeth unto the exaltation and continuation of the lives, and few there be that find it. -Russell M. Nelson
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