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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
As I endured another morning of snail-paced highway traffic during another typical frantic commute to the office, I happened to turn my head slightly to the left, and up – just in time to witness the exact moment the sun peeked over the top of the Rocky Mountains. 
It was a stunning sight, and suddenly, my very ordinary morning, with its very ordinary routine was transformed into something very extraordinary. 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!
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
