By Lu Ann Brobst Staheli

O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever. (Psalms 136:1)

Among the first words a child learns are the simple phrases Please and Thank you. Somewhere in the teenage years, we tend to forget about those kind words and become more demanding in our requests, occasionally expecting more than we need and rarely giving thanks where thanks is due. As adults, we try to convince ourselves that this simply isn’t true, that we are indeed gracious in balancing our requests and response, but, like it or not, it’s all too easy for us to forget the gratitude and maintain the attitude.

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by Krista Ralston Oakes

Our Heavenly Father designed a great plan to bring to pass our immortality and eternal lives (Moses 1:39). The Book of Mormon describes this plan as the “plan of happiness” (Alma 42:8, 16) and teaches us that “men are that they might have joy” (2 Nephi 2:25).

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