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In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. - 1 Thes. 5:18
"Gratitude is a divine principle," said Elder Gordon B. Hinckley, then a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, in the October 1964 general conference. "The Lord has declared through revelation: `Thou shalt thank the Lord thy God in all things. . . .
" `And in nothing doth man offend God or against none is his wrath kindled, save those who confess not his hand in all things, . . .' (D&C 59:7,21.)
"Our society is afflicted by a spirit of thoughtless arrogance unbecoming those who have been so magnificently blessed. How grateful we ought to 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. . . .
"Where there is appreciation, there is courtesy, there is concern for the rights and property of others. Without it there is arrogance and evil.
"Where there is gratitude, there is humility, as opposed to pride.
"How magnificently we are blessed. How thankful we ought to be. . . .
"Cultivate a spirit of thanksgiving for the blessing of life and for the marvelous gifts and privileges you enjoy. . . .
"Walk with gratitude before Him who is the giver of life and every good gift."
