To receive all of the promised blessings, we must accept the gospel in faith and in full. However, this certain faith does not usually come all at once. We learn spiritually line upon line and precept upon precept.
The blessings of the priesthood transcend our ability to comprehend.
There seems to be a great propensity in this business to write tear-jerkers, 'You-left-me' songs. I thought, 'Why don't I count my blessings by looking at what I have?' I'm pretty much an optimistic guy.
The proud man counts his newspaper clippings, the humble man his blessings.
In our world of rampant 'individualisation', relationships are mixed blessings. They vacillate between a sweet dream and a nightmare, and there is no telling when one turns into the other.
The Gospel is about grace and we all know that grace is about us receiving from God blessings that we don't deserve.
I have said time and again that the republican order, and secularism, when executed perfectly, are blessings from God.
Sometimes life drops blessings in your lap without your lifting a finger. Serendipity, they call it.
Suffer not thy wrongs to shroud thy fate, But turn, my soul, to blessings which remain.
We take for granted electricity, water, even concerts. Count your blessings.
Over and over I marvel at the blessings of my life: Each year has grown better than the last.
The question is not, will there be difficulties and threats to our existence, but how will we deal with them and what can we learn from them. How can they become blessings to society, as a life threatening disease is to an individual, by teaching us about the meaning of our life and existence?
For my workout, I'm up at 4 A.M. I say my prayers, count my blessings, and I work out right away. I just get it done.