Gratitude...

Today was an interesting day... I almost DIED slipping on ice (I told you it would happen in that last post!) taking the trash out, and my roommate and I had to peer through a tiny opening in her ice-covered windshield to drive to church today.  Good thing it was just across the street!

A speaker in sacrament meeting gave some great counsel on gratitude.  He quoted Robert D. Hales, who said that "gratitude is... the foundation upon which repentance is built.  The Atonement brought mercy through repentance to balance justice. How thankful I am for the doctrine of repentance. Repentance is essential to salvation. We are mortal—we are not perfect—we will make mistakes."  

I loved that quote!  Gratitude really is the foundation of repentance.  When we are grateful for all the blessings Heavenly Father has given us, we want to be better people and fix our wrongdoings.