There is so much to be grateful for, yet I still find room to complain.
I am grateful for this time of year where I am humbly reminded of all that I have been given…
My list goes on and on of all there is to be grateful for…
But today I just want to mention a few that are on my mind…
Today I am grateful for our little baby secret that is growing inside me…
Today I am grateful for my husband who has been working 60 + hours a week,
so that we can support this little baby that is coming into the world sooner than we know…
Today I am grateful to have 2 jobs. Especially when the economy is not exactly at its peak…
Today I am grateful for pumpkin Pie…
Today I am grateful to spend Thanksgiving with The Herzog Family…
Today I am grateful for a husband that is concerned about my feelings & anything that worries me in life…
Toady I am grateful to spend time with my cute little nieces and nephews
Today I am grateful for the Savior and His Atoning sacrifice…
Today I am grateful for a loving Heavenly Father who has given me
countless blessings, of which most are undeserved…
“One of the greatest sins, both in magnitude and extent … is the sin of ingratitude. When we violate a commandment, no matter how small and insignificant we may think it to be, we show our ingratitude to our Redeemer. It is impossible for us to comprehend the extent of his suffering when he carried the burden of the sins of the whole world, a punishment so severe that we are informed that blood came from the pores of his body, and this was before he was taken to the cross. The punishment of physical pain coming from the nails driven in his hands and feet, was not the greatest of his suffering, excruciating as that surely was. The greater suffering was the spiritual and mental anguish coming from the load of our transgressions, which he carried. If we understood the extent of that suffering and his suffering on the cross, surely none of us would willfully be guilty of sin. We would not give way to the temptations, the gratification of unholy appetites and desires and Satan could find no place in our hearts. As it is, whenever we sin, we show our ingratitude and disregard of the suffering of the Son of God by and through which we shall rise from the dead and live forever. If we really understood and could feel even to a small degree, the love and gracious willingness on the part of Jesus Christ to suffer for our sins we would be willing to repent of all our transgressions and serve him.”
President Joseph Fielding Smith (1876–1972)
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