Attribute #5: Patience

You've probably already figured out that I'm going from youngest to oldest. That makes Clark next. With two older brothers, I'm positive Clark is going to become an expert in patience. I need to become an expert in this quality as well. Don't we all?

Patience: the ability to bear provocation, annoyance, misfortune, delay, hardship, pain, etc., with fortitude and calm and without complaint, anger, or the like; quiet, steady perseverance; even-tempered care; diligence

Hebrews 10:36
For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin explained why the Savior is the perfect example of patience:

"The Lord, Jesus Christ, is our perfect example of patience. Though absolutely unyielding in adherence to the truth, he exemplified patience repeatedly during his mortal ministry. He was patient with his disciples, including the Twelve, despite their lack of faith and their slowness to recognize and understand his divine mission. He was patient with the multitudes as they pressed about him, with the woman taken in sin, with those who sought his healing power, and with little children. Finally, he remained patient through the sufferings of his mock trials and his crucifixion."

It's often difficult to feel calm and even-tempered and submissive when we're dealing with challenges. It's even harder to do so without complaining about the situation. However, that's all part of developing patience. Even at his young age, I'm thankful for Clark's example of this attribute.