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This week Americans will celebrate the annual holiday of Thanksgiving.
On this day, we will gather with friends and family, eat a lot of good food, and hopefully spend some time counting our many blessings. Continue reading
The ever-clever and fun-loving creators of WordPress.com have come up with a creative way to commemorate the Thanksgiving holiday. All WP Bloggers have been invited to participate in a little Thanksgiving video contest. The challenge is to express our gratitude in 30 seconds or less. Whether I win a prize or not, my best reward has already arrived: the blessing of counting my blessings! So, with no further ado, here is MoSop’s “creative video interpretation on the topic of [giving thanks]” … for life, family, freedom, faith and fun…in 29 seconds!
Another wonderful video from Mormon Messages has arrived just in time for our annual Thanksgiving holiday.
Enjoy watching, and then please share a quick comment about what YOU are thankful for today!
By now the story of Thursday’s US Airways crash landing into the Hudson River is considered “old news”, however I would still like to personally acknowledge the dramatic event.
Once in a while a story comes along that really grabs at the heart, and reminds us that miracles are real. In a world filled with sadness, pain, and tragic news, it is important to remember that good things can happen, too. Of course, it would have been better if a certain flock of geese had chosen a different flight path on Thursday (for their sakes, as well as Flight 1549!). The resulting heart-stopping panic of those aboard, the wreckage of a large airliner, and a very cold rescue effort can’t really be classified under “good news”. However, the loss of human life and critical injury that could have happened, was avoided. And that is very good news.
Everyone aboard was safely brought to shore. Kathryn Skaggs wrote a beautiful post over at her “Well Behaved” blog that I can’t top. So, I encourage you to read her post. Before you go, you may want to watch this nice little summary video, created by Brian60093 at YouTube.
The video rightly gives thanks to pilot “Sully”. One more man to thank would be our Heavenly Father. He has blessed our brothers and sisters aboard Flight 1549 with the chance to continue their earthly journey. What will they do with this gift, I wonder? Only time will tell for them. However, one thing we all can be sure of is that there are many more miracles to come.
Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin, a member of the LDS Quorum of the Twelve Apostles taught:
Joseph B Wirthlin, Apostle
“Gratitude is a mark of a noble soul and a refined character. We like to be around those who are grateful. They tend to brighten all around them. They make others feel better about themselves. They tend to be more humble, more joyful, more likable.”In the Book of Mormon we learn that we should “live in thanksgiving daily” (Alma 34:38). Isn’t that a wonderful thought to live in thanksgiving daily?”
Gratitude is actually a commandment of our Heavenly Father. “Thou shalt thank the Lord thy God in all things” (D&C 59:7).
President Joseph F. Smith , 6th Prophet of the LDS Church, proclaimed: Continue reading
