Patience is defined as, "calm endurance; the ability to endure affliction, insult, or injury without complaint or retaliation" (lds.org).
Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin said, "The Lord, Jesus Christ, is our perfect
example of patience. 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.”
"Patience—the ability to put our desires on hold for a time—is a precious and rare virtue. We want what we want, and we want it now. Therefore, the very idea of patience may seem unpleasant and, at times, bitter. Nevertheless, without patience, we cannot please God; we cannot become perfect. Indeed, patience is a purifying process that refines understanding, deepens happiness, focuses action, and offers hope for peace. I learned that patience was far more than simply waiting for something to happen—patience required actively working toward worthwhile goals and not getting discouraged when results didn’t appear instantly or without effort. There is an important concept here: patience is not passive resignation, nor is it failing to act because of our fears. Patience means active waiting and enduring. It means staying with something and doing all that we can—working, hoping, and exercising faith; bearing hardship with fortitude, even when the desires of our hearts are delayed. Patience is not simply enduring; it is enduring well" (Dieter F. Uchtdorf).