I really enjoyed this week’s article by
President Monson – “An Attitude of
Gratitude”. I thought it was the perfect article for this time of year when
we are focusing on the Savior and we can’t help but be grateful. President
Monson highlighted different areas in which we can focus our gratitude. Each
one seems so obvious, but I fear we often forget to be grateful as our days
fill up with responsibilities and our time ends up spent on things other than
reflection.
He started his talk by reviewing the
incident with the ten lepers. This story always makes me so sad. Such an
enormous and instantaneous blessing and yet only one expressed appreciation. It
makes me want to evaluate my life and make sure I’m not doing the same thing
with the blessings I’ve received.
He then goes on to highlight the
following areas that we can focus our gratitude on:
1. Mothers
2. Fathers
3. Teachers
4. Friends
5. Our
Country
6. Our
Savior – The Lord Jesus Christ
It’s easy to find things to be thankful
for in each of these areas, but do we remember to be thankful? Do we make a
conscientious effort to recognize and show our appreciation for the blessing in
our lives? I think that what I appreciated most about his article. The reminder
to do just that.
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