Patience

"And now my beloved brethren, I would exhort you to have patience, and that ye bear with all manner of afflictions; that ye do not revile against those who do cast you out because of your exceeding poverty, lest ye become sinner likes unto them...But that ye have patience, and bear with those afflictions, with a firm hope that ye shall one day rest from all your afflictions." Alma 34:40-41

I love this scripture, because it tells me to have something that I don't have and I very much wish I did. Patience. I read this scripture at the perfect moment in my life. It was on a day I was struggling with a trial I was facing and I just wanted it to end. It was one of those trials that seems to keep repeating in my life, so I was having a hard time not asking the question "why does this keep happening to me?". I finally decided that I needed an answer to solving my problem. I sat down with my scriptures and flipped open to a random page and I read this scripture and patience...not my favorite answer, but it was one of the most comforting answers I've received. So, I tried it. I had patience and my patience paid off. Every time I say a personal prayer I ask to be blessed with patience and I've noticed a difference in my life. Patience is a key that unlocks one of the many doors to happiness. It's easier to go through life if we learn to unlock that door first, though.