Day 11 of an Attitude of Gratitude

Day 11 of an Attitude of Gratitude - I'm grateful to those who serve our country. I'm grateful for the sacrafices they have made in our behalf & their families for their sacraifices. I'm grateful for the freedom, that clearly is not free becuase so many have given their lives so that we may enjoy the freedoms that we h...ave. Thank You Vetrans of the Armed Forces & those currently serving - TODAY IS YOUR DAY and WE HONOR YOU!

{Day 10 of an Attitude of Gratitiude}

Day 10 of an Attitude of Gratitude - I am grateful for an amazing father. He was my rock. Even though my dad has left his mortal existence I can still feel his presence and know that he is watching over me and my my family. I am so grateful for the promise that families are forever and I look forward to the day when I am with him again !!!

{Just Thinkin ABout My Dad}

 

{Day 9 of an Attitude of Gratitiude}

Day 9 of an Attitude of Gratitude - I am grateful for my mom and her example to me. She is always there for me and always my biggest cheerleader !!! Thanks mom - I love you !!!

{Day 8 of an Attitude of Gratiude}

{Day 8 of an Attitude of Gratiude} I am grateful that when I make mistakes I can notice and try to make amends. Everyday I am learning and growing. There are lessons in the life to be learned everyday. I guess the important thing is we just keep trying to do the best we can.

{Day 7 of an Attitude of Gratitude}

{Day 7 of an Attitude of Gratitude} I am thankful for the Sabbath. I am thankful for the opportunity to partake of the sacrament. I am thankful for my ward family and the friendships we share. I LOVE having one day where we are free from outside influences of the world and that we have chosen to keep Sunday as a family day.I LOVE SUNDAY !!!

My Testimony . . .

As I think of my son sharing his testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ with the wonderful people of Peru I want to take this opportunity to share with you that I have an unwavering testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Through experiences in my life I have come to know without a shadow of a doubt that we do have a Heavenly Father that loves us and that he is watching over us. I have found that true happiness and peace come as I live the principles that I have learned by following the teachings of the gospel and the example of our Savior Jesus Christ. I find such peace and happiness in my life when I maintain a close relationship with my Heavenly Father.

I find that I am happiest when I try to pattern my life after the Savior and consistently do the things that will bring me closer to him - Daily prayer, attending church, scripture study, serving others and living the principles of the gospel.

I am grateful to my grandparents that for generation after generation continued to hold strong to the principles of the gospel so that I could have this blessing in my life. Even though I was baptized when I was 8 years old I can remember that in my teenage years I wanted my own conversion experience. I wanted to be able to say that I knew that the things that I believed where true. At the age of 17 I attended Especially For Youth at BYU in Provo Utah, and I can remember just like it was yesterday sitting in a testimony meeting and hearing that still small voice whisper to me "the things that you are hearing are true". I can remember wanting to shout from the roof tops "it's true" "the gospel of Jesus Christ is true". From that day forward I never wavered in my faith.

Once again the truthfulness of the gospel was reconfirmed to me as I sat with my father as he crossed from his mortal existence into his Heavenly estate 6 years ago. At that time I gained a testimony that everything I have learned and had been taught in my 36 years was true. I can testify with every fiber of my being that my Heavenly Father reassured me that if I lived my life in harmony with the gospel principles that I had been taught that I would be with my father again and that there is so much more than just this earthly mortal experience. I felt the warmth and comfort of peace that was so much greater than this world could ever offer me. At that moment I promised myself that I would strive to be the best I could be so that one day I could experience the same joy that I knew my father was having as he crossed through to his Heavenly home.

Let me assure you also that I know that the adversary is working overtime. And his main focus is to stop the work of the Lord and to slowly but surely disrupt families. It is a constant reminder to me to continually nourish the testimony that I have and create a home that can be a haven for my family. Not to allow myself to get B.U.S.Y (being under satans yoke) so that I don't recognize the weeds that begin to grow and infest my home.

I am grateful for the gospel and I desperately need what the Church of Jesus Christ has to offer me -- direction and purpose in my everyday life, consolation and comfort in my times of trial and sorrow, and hope for something amazingly wonderful after this life. The knowledge that families truly are FOREVER. The doctrines of the Church help me to understand that God didn't place me here on this earth by accident. He placed me here on this earth so that I might have joy! He created me because He wanted me to be able to have all the blessings He could possibly bestow on me. I am His daughter. And being his mortal daughter means that I will make mistakes, but I know He loves me in spite of my failures.

Being a loving Father, he created a plan and provided us with a Savior so that we may return to live with him again. Think about it, as parents would we ever bring a child into this world and expect them to figure it all out on their own ? We would not, and neither would our Heavenly Father. He has given us a plan and it is up to us if we choose to follow his plan. He has provided a way and I know that when I follow the path I have been given I have ALWAYS found peace and comfort. I have been given the assurance that even through any trails, pain and suffering that he is always there. And that no matter how many mistakes I make, he will always be there to love me and help me so that I may enjoy the blessings in which he has in store for me.

As a Latter-day Saint I hope that I can live my life in a way that people will want to come to know Christ because of the example that I have set. My love for my Heavenly Father is real and I hope that my actions and deeds reflect this. I strive to live Christianity every moment of my life. Not just by going to Church once a week, but making the gospel a way of life, a wonderful, fulfilling, satisfying way of life.

When I think about people who have blessed my life, I think of people who are unselfish. They are giving and caring and truly think of others before themselves. I want to be like that. The Savior lived his life this way and I desire to pattern my life after him. I know I have a long way to go, but I try each day to move in the right direction!

I am continually lifted up rather than brought down by the messages and teachings of the gospel and I can feel of my Saviors love and the love that my Heavenly Father has for me.

I know that Jesus the Christ is our Lord and Savior. And I know that Our Father in Heaven loves us and has given us living prophets on the earth today just like in the days of the Old Testament with Abraham or Moses. I know that this is His Church upon the earth today. How grateful I am to have a living Prophet, Thomas S. Monson and his apostles to lead and guide us. I am so grateful for the blessings of the gospel that I have felt in my life. I know that when I live the principles of the gospel and I place all my trust in my Heavenly Father all of my fears and doubts are replaced with faith and hope. I know that our Heavenly Father knows and loves each and everyone of us. His is a perfect love. And all He requires from us is for us each to do our best. We are each given the agency to have these blessings in our lives, all we need to do is ask in faith. The Atonement is real and is there for all of us. I testify that if we will endure to the end and are faithful, we will receive all of the blessings he has in store for us.

 

 

{Day 6 of an "Attitude of Gratitude"}

{Day 6 of an "Attitude of Gratitude"} I am so grateful to be a mom. It is the greatest blessing in my life. I have learned and will continue to learn everything that is important through my experiences as a mother. I know that it is the most important thing I will ever do. I am so grateful that it is an eternal calling a...nd that my family is with me FOREVER !!!! I love my kids more than any words can ever express !!!!

{Day 5 of an "Attitude of Gratitude"}

{Day 5 of an "Attitude of Gratitude"} I am so grateful it is FRIDAY !!!! Lot's to get done and I am happy to get it done !!!

{Day 4 of an "Attitude of Gratitiude"}

{Day 4 of an "Attitude of Gratitiude"} I am grateful that my kids have really good friends. I was reminded of this earlier this morning as I was dropping Coleton off at his friend George's house to ride bikes to school. Coleton has made the transistion to being a teen and he is such a "good" kid and always happy and fun to be around.

{Day 3 of an "Attitude of Gratitiude"}

{Day 3 of an "Attitude of Gratitiude"} I am thankful that Karleigh is feeling better - thanks to some heavy duty anitbiotics to wipe away that aweful strep infection and that ALL my kiddos are in school today !!!!

{Day 2 of an Attitude of Gratitiude}

{Day 2 of an Attitude of Gratitiude} I am thankful that I was blessed to be born into a free country. Where I am free to choose my actions. I am free to vote how I choose. I am free to worship as I wish. We truly are so blessed !!!

Thirty Days of Gratitude . . . Day 1

{Day 1 of an Attitude of Gratitude} I am thankful for Mondays and for the opportunity to get emails from our missionary. I'm grateful for modern technology and the fact that Dylan can be in Manchay Peru and I in Phoenix, Arizona and we can chat over email instantaneously.