Last Sunday, in sacrament meeting, with the Thanksgiving holiday approaching, Elder Callahan delivered a well timed message on the importance of having an attitude of gratitude.
One question posed by Elder Callahan was "how can show our Heavenly Father our gratitude?" He spoke of the story of the ten lepers found in Luke 17. Verses 15-19 read, "And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down and his face at his feet, giving him thanks: and he was a Samaritan. And Jesus answering said, Were there not ten cleansed? but where are the nine? There are not found that returned to give glory to God, save this stranger. And he said unto him, Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole."
In this story, Elder Callahan related, only one of the ten lepers went back the Savior. Let us be the one.
One way that we can show our Heavenly Father that we are thankful is by paying forward what He has blessed us with. When you have an attitude of gratitude you can share that with those around you by doing kind deeds for them. People will wonder why you are different, why you are always happy. That is how you share the gospel with your friends.
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