You know how you just have those days were you wake up and just feel like it's going to be a good day? Today is definitely one of those days for me!
I didn't realize until just a few days ago that everyone on Facebook has been posting about the things that they are grateful for! So I figured that I would just talk about a few things that I am so grateful for. My list is long, so I'll have to spread this out over the next few days...
I am so grateful for my family.
If you haven't gathered from some of my last posts, my family is the best thing in my life. I love each of them so much. We may not have gotten along all the time, but no matter what menial bickering we've had, I have and will always love them. They come first in my life. We always have so much fun together, from Friday night pizzas, speaking fluent movie quotes, and random nerf gun wars. I know that we were sent to earth to have a family, and that if it is treated with the right love and respect, our families can become our greatest source of joy. It's sure where I have found my joy! In The Family: A Proclamation To the World, we read that,
"The family is ordained of God...Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities."
(http://www.lds.org/topics/family-proclamation)
My challenge for you today would be when you sit down to have dinner, or any time where you are around someone in your family, just tell them one reason why you are grateful for them. If you don't live close to family, give them a phone call! It will still make them feel good! I promise that if you do that, you will find it easier to love one another and your whole family will grow in unity.
I am so grateful for my family.
If you haven't gathered from some of my last posts, my family is the best thing in my life. I love each of them so much. We may not have gotten along all the time, but no matter what menial bickering we've had, I have and will always love them. They come first in my life. We always have so much fun together, from Friday night pizzas, speaking fluent movie quotes, and random nerf gun wars. I know that we were sent to earth to have a family, and that if it is treated with the right love and respect, our families can become our greatest source of joy. It's sure where I have found my joy! In The Family: A Proclamation To the World, we read that,"The family is ordained of God...Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities."
(http://www.lds.org/topics/family-proclamation)
My challenge for you today would be when you sit down to have dinner, or any time where you are around someone in your family, just tell them one reason why you are grateful for them. If you don't live close to family, give them a phone call! It will still make them feel good! I promise that if you do that, you will find it easier to love one another and your whole family will grow in unity.
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