“. . . to express gratitude is gracious and honorable, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live with gratitude ever in our hearts is to touch heaven.”
– Thomas S. Monson
“How much of life do we miss by waiting to see the rainbow before thanking God that there is rain?”
– Dieter F Uchtdorf
“Could I suggest that we see gratitude as a disposition, a way of life that stands independent of our current situation? In other words, I’m suggesting that instead of being thankful for things, we focus on being thankful in our circumstances – whatever they be.”
– Dieter F. Uchtdorf
“Be thankful that sometimes God lets you struggle for a long time before that answer comes. Your character will grow; your faith will increase. There is a relationship between these two: the greater your faith, the stronger your character, and increased character enhances your ability to exercise even greater faith.”
– David O. McKay
“Be grateful for what you have and stop complaining – it bores everyone else, does you no good, and doesn’t solve any problems.”
– Zig Ziglar*
“Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he’s been robbed. The fact is that most putts don’t drop, most beef is tough, most children grow up to just be people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration, most jobs are more often dull than otherwise. Life is like an old time rail journey…delays…sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling burst of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride.”
– Gordon B. Hinckley
“Both abundance and lack [of abundance] exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend … when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that’s present—love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature, and personal pursuits that bring us [happiness]—the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience heaven on earth.”
– Sarah Ban Breathnach*
“Can you see the hand of God in your own life?”
– Neil L. Andersen
“It is not happy people who are thankful, rather it is thankful people who are happy.”
– Unknown
“Start each day with an attitude of gratitude and appreciation and you will see your life head down a new, refreshing, inspired path.”
– Unknown
“Be grateful for what you have. Work hard for what you don’t have. Stop complaining. Stop wishing. Start working.”
– Unknown
