In November 2021, the spaceship Endurance made a successful flight to the International Space Station. Its name is certainly fitting, as the word stands for resilience, fortitude, persistence, and stamina—qualities that space travel requires.

The words endure and endurance should be seen in a much more positive light than they sometimes are today. While they can call up images of endless labor and suffering, they should actually inspire us to know that, despite challenges, we can be victorious and complete any necessary task at hand.

The great value of endurance is clear in the Bible. For instance, as Christ Jesus sent his disciples forth to preach and heal, he acknowledged that they would face many trials and obstacles but told them, “He that endureth to the end shall be saved” (Matthew 10:22). He recognized that because the disciples were demonstrating God, Truth, they would be able to go forward and would be saved through God’s healing grace. The Apostle Paul saw endurance as a necessary quality of love. He wrote to early Christians in Corinth that charity, or love, “beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things” (I Corinthians 13:7).