I am grateful for Novemeber and the focus on Thanksgiving and Gratitude. It's a great time set aside to reflect on our blessings. As we cultivate a grateful attitude, we are more likely to be happy and spiritually strong. Gratitude is an uplifting, exalting attitude. People are generally happier when they have gratitude in their hearts. I remember when Bro. Art Norton bore his testimony of trials and how grateful he was for the learning in his gospel life that took place during difficult times. His attitude was one of gratefulness regardless of the challenges in his life. It's impossible to harbor feelings of bitterness, resentment, or become mean spirited when we are grateful.
In the True to the Faith handbook we wead, "We should thank our Heavenly Father for His goodness to us by acknowledging His hand in all things, thanking Him for all that He gives us, keeping His commandments, and serving others. We should especially thank Him for His Beloved Son, Jesus Christ, for the Savior's great example, for His teachings, for His outreaching hand to lift and help, for His infinite Atonement."
Please share your gratitude for the gospel and your testimony as you make your Visiting Teaching visits this month.
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Thanks!
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