Friday, December 9, 2011

Gratitude

The youth activity following the First Presidency's message in the Ensign this month suggests making a list of 100 things that you are grateful. It even helps by suggesting 10 categories that you can list 10 things in. Here is my list.

The item are not listed by priority. Absence in the list does not denote ingratitude (there's only room for 100 things).

10 physical abilities you are grateful for
  • Clear mind and intellect
  • Hearing
  • Eating
  • Speaking
  • Seeing
  • Smelling
  • Walking and running
  • Eating
  • Laughing
  • Singing
10 material possessions your are grateful for
  • Apartment (not technically mine though)
  • Clothes
  • Food
  • Computer and printer
  • Books
  • Money
  • Car
  • Journals
  • Wedding ring
  • Tupperware
10 living people you are grateful for
  • Wife
  • Daughter Christine
  • Dad
  • Mom
  • Brother
  • Older sister
  • Younger sister
  • Mother in-law
  • Father in-law
  • Grandma York
10 deceased people you are grateful for
  • Grandpa Clark
  • Grandma Clark
  • Grandpa York
  • George Washington
  • John Adams
  • Joseph Smith
  • Abraham Lincoln
  • Ezra T Clark
  • Edward Moroni Thurman
  • Gordon B Hinckley
10 things about nature you are grateful for
  • Sunshine
  • Snow
  • Mountains
  • Trees that provide shade and clean air
  • Fall foliage
  • Rivers
  • Waterfalls
  • Four seasons
  • Green grass
  • Colorful flowers
10 things about today you are grateful for
  • Snow
  • Fasting
  • Church
  • First Presidency Devotional
  • Family
  • Food
  • Testimonies in church
  • Reading the Ensign
  • Home Teaching
  • Naps
10 places on earth you are grateful for
  • Home in Sterling
  • Provo Temple
  • BYU
  • Chile
  • Wife's home
  • St Louis Temple
  • Apt N201 in Campus Plaza
  • Washington, DC
  • LDS chapel in Sterling
  • Our current apartment
10 modern inventions you are grateful for
  • Plumbing and running water
  • Electricity
  • Cars
  • Cell phones
  • Microwave
  • Dishwasher
  • Washing machine
  • Electric razor
  • Planes
  • Trains
10 foods you are grateful for
  • Water
  • Milk
  • Bread
  • Cheese
  • Macaroni and Cheese
  • Citrus fruit
  • Meat
  • Pineapple
  • Ice cream
  • Lo mein noodles
10 things about the gospel you are grateful for
  • Christ's Atonement
  • Eternal Families
  • Priesthood
  • Blessings of the temple
  • Book of Mormon
  • Character building
  • Leadership
  • Friendship
  • Scriptures
  • Mission

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