April - THANK YOU!

In April we discussed Mosiah 2:20-21 “…if ye should render all the thanks . . . which your whole soul has power to possess . . . yet ye would be unprofitable servants.” The application of this theme, was that we were asked to sincerely say “Thank You” to the people in our lives. So far the past month I have focused on being really sincere in my thanks to people.


A great example to me of someone who is sincere is Jeff. He always tells me thank you for taking care of the kids, cleaning the house, and for making dinner. . . even when all I did was heat up a can our soup. But he says it in a way that makes me think that that can of soup is the best can of soup he’s ever eaten in his entire life!

I have noticed that as I try to say thank you more, I actually notice more things to be thankful for. And I think that it has rubbed off onto my kids, too. A few times, I didn’t need to remind my kids to say think you to someone for something, and they’ve even thank me for helping them with their homework, or getting them a treat at Maverik. I have also notice that being aware and looking for things to be thankful for has blessed my life with more gratitude in my heart for the simple things that bless my heart.

Loralee Miner

Thank You!

I am THANKFUL for primary children! I am thankful that they are willing to come share their beautiful voices with us every month.

I am grateful for Sis. Skolmoski's willingness to accompany musical numbers all over the ward - making our temple theme come alive.

THANK YOU!!

They're at it again!

Aren't we going to be sad when our "commercial interruptions" come to an end?

This month, our priesthood reminded us how much "My Heavenly Father Loves Me."

Whenever I hear the song of a bird
Or look at the blue, blue sky,
Whenever I feel the rain on my face
Or the wind as it rushes by,
Whenever I touch a velvet rose,
Or walk by our lilac tree,
I'm THANKFUL I live in this beautiful world
Heavenly Father created for me.

Hooray for Spring!

This weekend we had the chance to finally get outside and get our hands dirty. As we worked in our yard as a family I was surrounded by the wonders of springtime.

I think of tulip bulbs - little sleeping balls waiting to explode into stalks of red, purple, peach and white. Daffodils - creamy shades of whites and yellows greeting each spring morning. How wondrous that these markers of spring can brave the last snowfalls to greet us and remind us that the delights of warmer weather are fast approaching.

Every time I see a tulip or a daffodil I am thankful for this reminder. I love tulips and daffodils all the more because their season is fleeting and must be savored for only a few weeks. I thank our Heavenly Father for creating such glorious reminders of his love for us.

What are you thankful for this month?

Sweet Serenade

What a treat to have the Young Women sing to us about the temple last Sunday. We want to tell them how much we LOVE them and a giant THANK YOU for sharing their testimonies of the temple through song.

Thank You!

TEMPLE PLAN MONTHLY THEME - APRIL 2010

THEME: “. . . if ye should render all the thanks . . . which your whole
soul has power to possess . . . yet ye would be unprofitable
servants. (Mosiah 2:20-21)

APPLICATION: THANK YOU

Believe it or not, we are now at Month number EIGHT of our NINE month preparation to dedicate a full day of our lives, to worship the Lord in the Temple. Have you had fun. Have you altered anything in your life that helps to prepare your heart to be taught by the Spirit?

Each year as we pass through the holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas, our hearts are more inclined to adopt what President Monson has taught us, namely an Attitude of Gratitude. Then with the coming of the new year, our lives become embroiled in the challenges of life and our grateful attitudes sometimes are diminished. We even now live in a time in which our younger generation are referred to as the ME GENERATION, in which their approach seems to be “What’s in it for Me?”

Elder Robert D. Hales taught us in the May 1992 Ensign:

Gratitude is a state of appreciation, an act of thanksgiving
which causes us to be humble, because we recognize acts
of kindness, service or caring from someone else, which
lifts us and strengthens us.

President Joseph F. Smith taught us that one of the greatest sins of which the inhabitants of the world are guilty today, is the sin of INGRATITUDE. Studies show that children today, hear many more negative than positive expressions from their parents, resulting in low self-esteem, and poor performance.

President Monson counseled us that: We can lift ourselves and others as well [if we will] cultivate an Attitude of Gratitude.

As we live in this spiritually downward spiraling world, it seems that many of the thoughtful common courtesies are fast disappearing. The word THANK YOU is often omitted from our daily relationships.

During this Month of Preparation may we truly cultivate and activate the expression of gratitude (namely THANK YOU) among us.
May we daily find little acts of kindness, service or caring, done for us by our spouse, our family, our friends and neighbors, and sincerely say: THANK YOU

This process will not only lift and strengthen others and ourselves, it will improve and purify our hearts.