"If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues." (President Thomas S. Monson, October 2008 General Conference, "Finding Joy in the Journey")
Be wise. Develop the skill of learning by what you see and particularly by what the Holy Ghost prompts you to feel. ...Write down in a secure place the important things you learn from the Spirit. ...Express gratitude for the help received and obey it. ...It will permit the Lord to guide your life and to enrich the use of every other capacity latent in your being." (President Henry B. Eyringf, "Education for Real Life," Ensign, Oct. 2002, 14, "Real-Life Education)
"The happiest people I know are not those who find their golden ticket; they are those who, while in pursuit of worthy goals, discover and treasure the beauty and sweetness of the everyday moments. They are the ones who, thread by daily thread, weave a tapestry of gratitude and wonder throughout their lives. These are they who are truly happy." (President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Forget Me Not," October 2011 General Conference)
“Sometimes we let our thoughts of tomorrow take up too much of today. Daydreaming of the past and longing for the future may provide comfort but will not take the place of living in the present. This is the day of our opportunity, and we must grasp it.”
( President Thomas S Monson, “In Search of Treasure,” Ensign, May 2003, 20.)
“Regardless
of our trials, with the abundance we have today, we would be ungrateful if we
did not appreciate our blessings. Despite the obvious nature of the hardships
the pioneers were experiencing, President Brigham Young talked about the
significance of gratitude. He stated, ‘I do not know of any, excepting the
unpardonable sin, that is greater than the sin of ingratitude.’” (Elder Quentin L. Cook, October 2008 General Conference, "Hope Ya Know, We Had a Hard Time")
“Our society is afflicted by a spirit of thoughtless arrogance unbecoming those who have been so magnificently blessed. How grateful we should be for the bounties we enjoy. Absence of gratitude is the mark of the narrow, uneducated mind. It bespeaks a lack of knowledge and the ignorance of self-sufficiency. It expresses itself in ugly egotism and frequently in wanton mischief. We have seen our beaches, our parks, our forests littered with ugly refuse by those who evidently have no appreciation for their beauty.”
, "With All Thy Getting Get Understanding,’” Ensign, Aug. 1988, 2)
“I visited him in his home from time to time to thank him and to give him priesthood blessings. His health began a slow decline. I can’t remember all the ailments he suffered. . . . He was in constant pain. Yet every time I visited to give him comfort, he turned the tables; I was always the one comforted. His back and legs forced him to use a cane to walk. Yet there he was in church, always sitting near the door, where he could greet those arriving early, with a smile.”
“Age and illness can test the best of us. My friend served as our bishop when my daughters were still at home. . . .
, “Adversity,” Ensign, May 2009, 26)
“A happy home is but an earlier heaven. President George Albert Smith asked, ‘Do we want our homes to be happy? If we do, let them be the abiding place of prayer, thanksgiving and gratitude’ (in Conference Report, Apr. 1944, p. 32.)”
, “Precious Children—A Gift from God,” Ensign, Nov 1991, 68)
"One of the evils of our time is taking for granted so many of the things we enjoy. This was spoken of by the Lord: 'For what doth it profit a man if a gift is bestowed upon him, and he receive not the gift?' (D&C 88:33). The Apostle Paul described our day to Timothy when he wrote that in the last days 'men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy' (2 Tim. 3:2). These sins are fellow travelers, and ingratitude makes one susceptible to all of them."
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