D&C 24: 8

Be patient in afflictions for thou shalt have many; but endure them, for lo, I am with thee, even unto the end of thy days.

I do think patience has been the hardest thing for me to learn. Afflictions come but many of them (looking back with hindsight) have been blessings because they were either

1. Times I learned a lot about life and what it is to be human

2. Times I felt the Lord's hand in my life

3. Times when I learned how important a support system is

Those things were great blessings if I look at them with an eternal perspective.

But I did not endure adverse moments well and with patience while they were taking place. I've been a slow learner, a late bloomer. I'm just now starting to figure some things out.

Life is so much more complicated than I used to be able to see. That's why it's so important to be generous and give others the benefit of the doubt and never assume you understand them. It's hard enough to just figure yourself out.

So indeed "be patient" with yourself, with others, with life's challenges. Trust your Heavenly Parents' plan and put your faith in Jesus Christ who will make all things right eventually and will heal your deepest wounds.