Heidi shared some amazing quotes in her talk at the funeral about gratitude. I was so impressed by her even thinking of gratitude at such a time. She is an amazing woman with an amazing testimony of the gospel and the plan of salvation. She knows she is a daughter of God, she knows her son is in a good place in heaven, and she knows that she will see him again.
"It might sound contrary to the wisdom of the world to suggest that one who is burdened with sorrow
should give thanks to God. But those who set aside the bottle of bitterness and lift instead the
goblet of gratitude can find a purifying drink of healing, peace, and understanding.
When we are grateful to God in our circumstances, we can experience gentle peace in the midst of
tribulation. In grief, we can still lift up our hearts in praise. In pain, we can glory in Christ’s
Atonement. …
Being grateful in times of distress does not mean that we are pleased with our circumstances. It
does mean that through the eyes of faith we look beyond our present-day challenges."
-President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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