MormonTimes.com: The Gospel in words - "Patience"

Published: Thursday, June 26, 2008 12:19 a.m. MDT
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The word "patience" comes from the root to hurt; hence, to suffer. The word "passion" comes from the same root, which originally also meant suffering, as in the Passion of Christ. This is also the same root as a patient who suffers passively and hopes to obtain compassion (suffering with).

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