A Day to Be Thankful

Today is a day to be thankful for the blessings in our lives, and I thought I would take the time to share some of the things I am thankful for.

I am thankful for this country and the freedoms that I have, this time I was born in, and the technologies that make our lives better and more fulfilling.

I am thankful for my husband, who is my best friend and eternal companion and someone whom I could not have made it through the last five years without.

I am thankful for my health (part of which has been a great trial but made me stronger), the families of the transplant donors that have given me and countless others an opportunity for a normal life, and the blessings I have had to heal and overcome the complications.

I am thankful for my job, the opportunity I have had to get an education, and the ability to serve others and make the world a better place.

I am thankful for friends who are always there for you even when time and distance have become great dividers in our lives, for my ancestors who came before me, and eternal families.

Finally, I am thankful for the restoration of the gospel and the priesthood on the Earth, a Heavenly Father that knows and loves me, and the opportunity to one day become like him.