after listening to president thomas s monson's talk this morning on gratitude, it made me feel the need to reflect on the things i am grateful for in my life. i think too often we want more and more blessings but don't really appreciate what we have...
things i am grateful for:
•my family
•my friends
•the power of prayer
•that heavenly father loves me and knows me by name
•the atonement
•my testimony
•that heavenly father gives me trials because he knows that i can handle them and that he can help me get through those trials
•temples
•temple marriage
•our prophet
•the priesthood & the worthy men who hold it
•scriptures•my patriarchal blessing
•missionaries
•those serving our country
•my home
•my job
•electricity
•running water
•mexican food
•comfy beds and warm blankets
•tooth paste & tooth brushes
•laughter
•smiles
•hugs
•love
•good music & movies
•traveling
•learning new things
•the stars
•technology
•the beach
•good manners
•children
•positive people•the sunshine•rainy days•ice cream
•cookie dough... (just to name a few.. im grateful for so much more...)
i truly am thankful for all the experiences, blessings, trials, struggles, heartaches, pure joy that i've endured in my life. im so happy to know i was never alone fighting the battles for heavenly father was always there helping me. im thankful for the testimony ive grown to have. i know that heavenly father lives and loves each one of his children. he knows us by name and knows what we are going through. he is always there for us. we just have to call upon him. I am thankful for the atonement in my life. i don't even want to think of the excruciating agony jesus suffered but thanks to him, i can live with heavenly father again. im honored to be a member of the church.
Gratitude is of the very essence of worship-thanksgiving to the God of Heaven, who has given us all that we have that is good. - Gordon B Hinckley
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