Elder Joseph B. Wirthlan of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (deceased) wrote in his book “Finding Peace in Our Lives:”
Patience and long-suffering are some of the crowning attributes in dealing with our fellowmen. Whether it be in athletics, in business or in the Church, if we acquire these two attributes we can work with people and have good influence in their lives.
Elder Richard L. Evans wrote:
“There are battles within ourselves, and battles outside ourselves. The good strives with us . . . and finds itself in competition with the spirit that would tempt us to compromise, to be critical, indifferent, rebellious, to relax our standards, and do what sometime we shall surely regret.
And since everyone has his struggles, his better days and worse ones, his good impulses and less worthy ones, his arguments inside himself; since all of us need understanding, forgiveness, encouragement, all of us would well give compassionate consideration to others. One quality of character most needed in this world is compassion for other people. One of the urgent lessons of life is to learn how to live with imperfect people—including ourselves. And if we are not altogether pleased with us, it should be easy to understand why we are not altogether pleased with others. 5
Henry Ward Beecher said that “every man should have a good sized cemetery in which to bury the faults of his friends.”
Reference: 5. Richard L. Evans, Thoughts for One Hundred Days, VOL 4 (Salt Lake City, Publishers Press, 1970), pp.206-7
Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, Finding Peace in Our Lives (Salt Lake City,Deseret Book, 1995) p.62
