. . . but what we share

"…We so easily forget that we came into life with nothing. Whatever we get soon seems our natural right, not a gift. And we forget the giver. Then our gaze shifts from what we have been given to what we don't have yet."   

Henry B Eyring

"The Savior, though always the giver, was seldom the receiver of gratitude."  

Gordon T. Watts

"Every gift that is offered to us—especially a gift that comes from the heart—is an opportunity to build or strengthen a bond of love. When we are good and grateful receivers, we open a door to deepen our relationship with the giver of the gift. But when we fail to appreciate or even reject a gift, we not only hurt those who extend themselves to us, but in some way we harm ourselves as well."    Dieter F. Uchtdorf

"Loving service anonymously given may be unknown to man—but the gift and the giver are known to God."  

Thomas S. Monson  

As we give, we find that sacrifice brings forth the blessings of heaven! 

And in the end we learn it was no sacrifice at all.   

Spencer W. Kimball

"I cannot escape the interpretation that meekness implies a spirit of gratitude as opposed to an attitude of self-sufficiency, an acknowledgement of a greater power beyond one-self, a recognition of God, and an acceptance of his commandments. This is the beginning of wisdom. Walk with gratitude before him who is the giver of life and every good gift."  

Gordon B Hinckley

"There will be times when you struggle. There may be times when you feel detached—even isolated—from the Giver of every good gift. When you find yourself in such circumstances, I plead with you to remember... We were not placed on this earth to walk alone. We do not ever walk alone. You will one day stand aside and look at your difficult times, and you will realize that He was always there beside you."      

Thomas S. Monson

Not what we give, but what we share,

For the gift without the giver is bare;

Who gives himself with his alms feeds three,

Himself, his hungering neighbor, and me."

James Russell Lowell