This Week In School

"GRATITUDE IS THE MARK OF A NOBLE SOUL"

Virtue of the week: GRATITUDE

Scripture of the week: "Know ye that the Lord He is God: it is HE that hath made us, and not we ourselves. We are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with Thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise; be thankful unto Him and bless His name."

Article of Faith: #12 We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers and magistrates, in obeying, honoring and sustaining the law.

Quote #1: "Gratitude creates the most wonderful feeling. It can resolve disputes. It can strengthen friendships. And it makes us better men and women" -Gordon B. Hinckley

Quote #2: "Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger to a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow."-
Melody Beattie (Author)

We challenged the children to have an "attitude of gratitude" and to take extra time each day to find gratitude in their hearts for all their blessings and challenges that they face! We also encouraged them to spend more time on thanking our Heavenly Father during their prayers and less time asking for things. We have seen a huge improvement in their prayers here at school as they have each taken the time to find the goodness around them and to also thank the Lord for these things. We also talked to the children about other ways to express our thanks by doing service and sharing the blessings that we have with others in need!

The children were shown a video about a man with no legs and no arms who plays golf, goes fishing and boating, and has not let his disabilities stop him from doing what he wants in his life. He talked about how thinking that you're not enough, or perfect, just the way you are is A BIG FAT LIE! As a motivational speaker he teaches that we need to be grateful for who and what we are, the way we are, with all of our strengths and weaknesses because we can do amazing things, and be happy NO MATTER WHAT our life brings us. We also watched a video about children less fortunate and talked about how much they each have compared to what others have and talked about the song, "Because I Have Been Given Much." We explained that because we have so much more than so many people, we need to be extra grateful and realize that we've been given more, so that we can serve others! We also talked about how grateful we are for our veterans who have fought for the freedoms that we enjoy and our responsibility to perpetuate freedom!