As it's getting closer and closer to Thanksgiving, (two days!) the things that I find myself grateful for are coming more and more to the front of my mind-
#1: Jesus Christ, my Savior and Redeemer.
#2: the knowledge that I have of the Plan of Salvation, God's plan for us to be happy in this life and return to live with Him again.
#3: The scriptures. Both the Bible and the Book of Mormon have brought me closer to Christ and have given me a better understanding of my purpose here. In The Book of Mormon, Alma chapter 34 verse 32, it says, "For behold, this life is the time for men to prepare to meet God; yea, behold the day of this life is the day for men to perform their labors."
#4: An understanding of what those 'labors' referred to in Alma, are. They are the things that God has commanded us to do-have faith in Christ, repent, be baptized, receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, and endure to the end by keeping the commandments and by being faithful to the end.
#5: family who have taught me and prepared me and helped me to recognize the hand of the Lord in my life.
#6: friends who have always reminded me that "This Gospel is a Gospel of optimism!" (Elder Jeffrey R. Holland)
I know that God lives, that He sent His Son, Jesus Christ to pay the price so that we could return to live with Him again. I know, without a shadow of a doubt, that I will see those family members and friends who have already passed on, again. One of my favorite scriptures says, "Be strong and of a good courage; Be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest." (Joshua 1:9)
We have much to be grateful for. The Lord is with us as we do His work and as we live as He has commanded us to!
I know that this Church is Christ's church again established on the earth. What a blessing! Joseph Smith was a prophet of God and Thomas S. Monson is the Lord's prophet on the earth today.
These are some of my 'gratitudes'. What are some of yours?
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