An Attitude of Gratitude

An Attitude of Gratitude

 I love the talk by our modern-day Prophet, Thomas S. Monson, “An Attitude of Gratitude” given in General Conference in April 1992. Recently, my wife and I used it as a subject for fireside talks we shared with our ward’s single adult group. I firmly believe that a positive attitude and gratitude go hand in hand. I love President Monson’s summary of this relationship, “We can lift ourselves, and others as well, when we refuse to remain in the realm of negative thought and cultivate within our hearts an attitude of gratitude. If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues.” (https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1992/04/an-attitude-of-gratitude?lang=eng&query=attitude+gratitude+ (name%3a%22Thomas+S.+Monson%22)

 

 

Just a couple of weeks ago we celebrated Thanksgiving and I was able to reflect on the great bounty of blessing we enjoy in our lives. I am so grateful for this land we live in, the freedoms we enjoy, and the level of comfort we pass each day in. I have been blessed with a wonderful eternal companion, a great family, and choice children. I go to work each day in the comfort of a reliable car and work at something I enjoy. I am blessed to work with great individuals. I have been blessed to be born into a home where the gospel was taught and lived. I have been blessed with spiritual experiences and a testimony of eternal truths through the Holy Ghost. We are able to have personal communication with deity, our Father in Heaven. He loves us so much that he sent his Only Begotten Son to suffer and die for us. With all these blessings, how can we not be the happiest people on earth?