In reply to your letter of ... requesting clarification about the use of the phrases “year of waiting” and “year of patience,” the Universal House of Justice has instructed us to say that while it is preferable to use “year of waiting,” either phrase can be used.
- The Universal House of Justice (From a letter written on behalf of the Universal House of Justice, dated February 9, 1982, to a National Spiritual Assembly; compilation: Guidelines for Local Spiritual Assemblies by United States NSA, revised 2022)
