1147. “Ye Have Need of Patience” By Ted Gibbons · June 19, 2019, great article from Meridian Magazine
I believe we all have need of the virtue of PATIENCE! This is a great article! “Ye Have Need of Patience” By Ted Gibbons · June 19, 2019 Sign up for Meridian’s Free Newsletter, please CLICK HERE Author Ted Gibbons passed away recently, after a long battle with cancer. In honor of his memory and the wonderful insights he shared here on Meridian, we will continue to publish his work periodically. A friend wrote a message to me in which she reflected at some length on the Lord’s efforts to teach her patience. Her observations resonated with me. The Lord spends a lot of time teaching his people patience. Some form of the word “patience” appears almost one hundred times in the scriptures. I found the word three times in Old Testament, forty-six times in New Testament, twenty-three times in The Book of Mormon, and twenty-two times in the D&C. I took the time to read every reference. Some of my favorite passages follow. David counseled us to wait