Thursday Thought

"What we love determines what we seek.
What we seek determines what we think and do.
What we think and do determines who we are - and who we will become."
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf “The Love of God” November 2009 Ensign

And a comforting reminder from the same talk:

"God does not look on the outward appearance.  I believe that He doesn’t care one bit if we live in a castle or a cottage, if we are handsome or homely, if we are famous or forgotten. Though we are incomplete, God loves us completely. Though we are imperfect, He loves us perfectly. Though we may feel lost and without compass, God’s love encompasses us completely.

He loves us because He is filled with an infinite measure of holy, pure, and indescribable love. We are important to God not because of our résumé but because we are His children. He loves every one of us, even those who are flawed, rejected, awkward, sorrowful, or broken. God’s love is so great that He loves even the proud, the selfish, the arrogant, and the wicked."

Thursday Thought

Happy 16th Birthday Hannah (yesterday)!

I gave a lesson on Sunday about Gratitude so my thoughts for today are along those lines too.
  "Be grateful. Every day is a new canvas—a new opportunity.  My plea is that we stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight. I am suggesting that as we go through life, we ‘accentuate the positive.’ I am asking that we look a little deeper for the good, that we still our voices of insult and sarcasm, that we more generously compliment and endorse virtue and effort” President Gordon B. Hinckley

 “The man who forgets to be thankful has fallen asleep in life”  Robert Louis Stevenson

I am so grateful for who I am, I love my family and my life.  I try to make choices each day that are directed by the Spirit and I am grateful for that. If you haven't opened up the January Ensign yet, take a few minutes and read "Living the Abundant Life" by President Thomas S. Monson. He issues a challenge to everyone to undertake a personal, diligent, significant quest for a life filled with success, goodness, and blessings! I love where he says: "We can’t direct the wind, but we can adjust the sails. For maximum happiness, peace, and contentment, may we choose a positive attitude."  We always have a choice in what kind of attitude we will have. I'm going to take his challenge, I hope you will too:)  Love to you all!