Grateful, Thankful, Blessed

At this special time of year, we wanted to express our gratitude for all of the blessings our Heavenly Father gives us. 

Elder Mundell: I am grateful for my family; parents who loved and taught me, sisters who have been there to support me, Marquita who was a rock of faith with unbelievable talents and abilities, Cathy who brings love and joy into my life, children who were easy to raise and continue to bless my life by the choices they make; for the Savior Jesus Christ; for his perfect example of love and kindness to all, and his infinite atonement for me, and for all of us; for a testimony of the restoration of the Church of Jesus Christ in these latter days; for the prophet Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon. I am thankful for each day that I am allowed to live, thankful for the opportunity to be a missionary and share my testimony with the people I meet, either by words or through my actions, and to know deep inside that I am doing what I should be doing at this time of my life. I have been blessed to have good health throughout my life, and it's something I don't take for granted. I'm blessed to have been raised in the church, I didn't need to spend years years searching for the truth, and I have been blessed to endure well the trial of losing our oldest son, our only daughter, and my wife to cancer. I'm blessed because it has strengthened my commitment to follow the Savior by staying on the path that leads to eternal life so I can be reunited with them again. 

Sister Mundell:

During this time of the year I am very grateful for all of the blessings God has given to me.  He has blessed me with good health so that I can try hard to full fill my responsibilities as a missionary.  I love being a missionary and striving to do what God wants me to do.  I am very grateful for my family.  I have amazing children and stepchildren who love and respect each other.  They are always willing to help each other out.  I am grateful for my siblings and sister-in-laws who give me the support and love that I need.  I am very blessed to of had great parents who raised me to know right from wrong and who showed love to each other and to their children.  I am very blessed this Thanksgiving season and I want to continue to have gratitude and thankfulness in my heart not only today but every day!

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