It's already three days into the month, but when I came up with this idea today I knew I had to do it. For those of you who haven't noticed the daily gratitude and blessings list in my sidebar I have been writing down daily blessings for a year now. I started doing this last November in honor of Thanksgiving and noticed an immense change in my attitude. It was so immense that I have enjoyed carrying my gratitude journal on throughout the year. In honor of Thanksgiving this year I am going to elaborate each day on one of the 30 greatest blessings in my life. Today I will post three in order to catch up. I will still try and post other events, but I want to do this for two reasons. First I want to elaborate on each blessing so I remember not only what my blessings are, but why they mean so much to me. Secondly, I wish to instill in anyone willing the desire to keep their own daily blessings journal because I know how much happier it makes us when we focus on what we do have rather than what we do not have. None of us have it all, but we have all been blessed with more than we can imagine.
Nov. 1
The first blessing I would like to talk about is my relationship with a wonderful Heavenly Father. I am so thankful to know that I am a daughter of God and as such I have a Father in Heaven who I know loves me. I know that he desires love and happiness for me and all the richest blessing that are available. I am thankful for this knowledge and I am thankful to be able to pass that knowledge along to others who don't know this. I feel like the love of my Father in Heaven is one of the greatest blessings I have.
Nov. 2
I am very grateful for the knowledge of my savior Jesus Christ and for his overwhelming gift of the atonement. I know that I cannot comprehend this gift in its entirety, but I am so thankful for the beautiful feeling of peace that comes into my mind as I recall times when I have felt forgiven of my sins, when I have called upon Him for comfort, and many other times when I have felt the love of my Savior Jesus Christ. I am so thankful for the blessings in my life that are mine because of Him and His redeeming sacrifice.
Nov. 3
One of the greatest blessings in my life came when I was 8-years-old. Those of you who are LDS have also received this gift. Many others of you may have felt his presence without even realizing it. The gift of which I speak is the gift of the Holy Ghost. I cannot even begin to tell you how this has blessed my life. Those times I have felt Christ's forgiveness, My Heavenly Father's love, comfort, peace, etc. is because of the Holy Ghost. He is the reason I have a testimony of these things. With his witness I know that my Heavenly Father loves me. I know that my Savior has forgiven me and will continue to forgive me. I know that the principle and doctrines taught in the LDS are direct revelations from Jesus Christ and I can ask my Father in Heaven for these confirmations and the Holy Ghost will let me spirit know if these things are true. He let me know these things years ago when I asked and he continues to reaffirm that testimony everyday. I feel it is such a blessing in my life to be continually guided by the Holy Ghost every day.
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