"Elder James E. Talmage once observed that 'God requires thanksgiving, praise and worship, not for His gratification as the recipient of adulation, but for the good of His children' (Sunday Night Talks by Radio, second edition, Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1931, page 486). The good we receive by developing a thankful heart is immeasurable. It cultivates feelings of reverence for God and thereby opens our souls to the influence of the Holy Spirit. It allows us to find joy in the present time instead of in some future day when all our desires have been granted. A thankful heart allows us to face trials firm in the knowledge of Heavenly Father's love for us."

Carolyn Wright, Tambuli, Nov 1994, 11