Gratitude

Gratitude: THANKS

D&C 59:7

Command:

Everything give thanks                                            1 Thes. 5:18

In all things                                                              Mosiah 26: 39

Ungratefulness offends God                                   D&C 59:21

Reasons to Thank the Lord:

Thanks when merry                                                D&C 136:28

Thanks to God for all creations                               Psalms 147:7-8

Thanks that He created us                                     Psalms 100:3-4

Thanks for all His works of righteousness              Alma 26:8

Thanks for Atonement                                            Alma 24:10

Thanks for day to day life                                        Mosiah 2:19-21

Promise that all will work for good                          D&C 98: 1-3

Examples

Jesus Thanks God for Miracle of Lazarus              John 11:41

10 Lepers                                                                Luke 17:12-19

Brother of Jaren Sings praises on boat                  Ether 6:9

Anit-Neph-Lehi’s thanks for missionaries                Alma 24:7-8

Paul giving thanks for members                             1 Thes 2:13

Daniel’s Thanks for Dream Interpretation               Daniel 2:23

Temple is a place of Thanksgiving                          D&C 97:13

Blessed beyond compare                                       D&C 78:19

Prayer + Thanks = Lifted up at last day                  Alma 37:37

We have so much for which to give thanks. First and foremost, we are thankful for our Savior Jesus Christ. Under the plan of the Father, He created the world. Through His prophets, He revealed the plan of salvation with its accompanying commandments and ordinances. He came into mortality to teach and show us the way. He suffered and paid the price for our sins if we would repent. He gave up His life, and He conquered death and rose from the grave that we all will live again.                      

When we give thanks in all things, we see hardships and adversities in the context of the purpose of life. We are sent here to be tested. There must be opposition in all things. We are meant to learn and grow through that opposition, through meeting our challenges, and through teaching others to do the same. 

Dallin H. Oaks; 2003 General Conference

The Lord wants you to have a spirit of gratitude in all you do and say. Live with a spirit of thanksgiving and you will have greater happiness and satisfaction in life. Even in your most difficult times, you can find much to be grateful for. Doing so will strengthen and bless you.

                                For the Strength of Youth Booklet

Our Father in Heaven commands us to be thankful in all things, and He requires that we give thanks for the blessings we receive. We know that all of His commandments are intended to make us happy. So to be happy, we must have a grateful heart . . . We must ask in prayer that God, by the power of the Holy Ghost, will help us see our blessings clearly. He can help us be grateful for blessings we take for granted. Giving thanks in prayer can allow us to see the magnitude of these blessings and all of our other blessings and so receive the gift of a more grateful heart. 

       Henry B. Eyring “The Choice to Be Grateful,” Ensign, Dec. 2011