Thomas S. Monson Quotes

Perhaps you went to bed last night thinking about the overdue bills, the lack of finances, the problematic people and situations you have to face. This morning you woke up. Did you give thanks? If you didn't, it is probably because you forgot that when praise goes up, the blessings come down. That should be enough to inspire you to be thankful.

Be thankful for the smallest blessing, and you will be worthy to receive greater.

Try to realize all the blessings you have, and you will find perhaps that they are more than you suppose.

Counting blessings is better than recounting problems

Joy isn't the natural response to blessings - joy is what comes from acknowledging them.

It is vital that people "count their blessings:" to appreciate what they possess without having to undergo its actual loss.

I keep a gratitude log, which helps to remind me of all the blessings I experience daily.

Generally, I find a lot to be grateful for.

Each of us has much for which to be grateful if we will but pause and contemplate our blessings.

Let no day go by without counting your blessing.

When we feel that old spirit of complaining start to bubble up in our hearts, we need to remind ourselves to take time to thank God for His blessings.

Ask yourself, 'How did God bless me today?' If you do that long enough and with faith, you will find yourself remembering blessings.

In everything give thanks

I try to count the blessings rather than the problems.

Always count your blessings. Be thankful you are able to be out on a beautiful course. Most people in the world don't have that opportunity.

Only he who gives thanks for the little things receives the big things.

In trying to count our many blessings the difficulty is not to find things to count, but to find time to enumerate them all.

Reflect upon your present blessings

Stop lookin' at what you ain't got, and start being thankful for what you do got.

Every morning I wake up and thank God.

'Thank you' is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.

My advice: Take a second out of the day today and be thankful for your family.

I pray to start my day and finish it in prayer. I'm just thankful for everything, all the blessings in my life, trying to stay that way. I think that's the best way to start your day and finish your day. It keeps everything in perspective.

The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.

Contemplate the good things in your life and be grateful for them.