What I Know; What I've Felt

While I was at church today, I decided to be better at focusing on what is said, as well as how I feel about what is said. These were my thoughts:

I have taken many daily blessings for granted. I have had many moments when I have felt at peace with my life and with the world. I have had the desire to do good, multiple times a day. I have felt empathy, love, and understanding for those I meet and know. All of this because I am grateful for for Jesus Christ, His life and His sacrifice. I love the Savior, who strengthens me and comforts me in all things, through the Holy Spirit.

A gospel teacher asked his class today: "What do you love about the Church?" I love The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints because it teaches what I've come to believe to be true, such as those principles behind the thoughts and feelings I described in the previous paragraph. I love that the Church focuses on Jesus Christ in every word, song, action, and ordinance. I am grateful for the truths and principles taught in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I realize more and more that I am blessed by these true principles every day of my life. Everything that is good comes from God.