10 x 10 = 100 things

At the end of the first presidency message in December's Ensign, there is a challenge to write down 100 things you are grateful for, 10 things in 10 categories. Here it goes:

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   Write 10 physical abilities you are grateful for (I extended this one to personal skills, since I don't necessarily have great physical ability).

• I'm thankful to breath, walk, and move around to get thing things done that I need to.
• I'm thankful that I have the stamina and energy to take care of Molly.
• I'm thankful that I can teach school and be confident speaking to a group of people.
• I'm thankful that I can play several instruments (thought they do collect quite a lot of dust).
• I'm thankful that I have learned how to work hard.
• I'm thankful that I can mow lawns and plant flowers.

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   Write 10 material possessions you are grateful for.

• My home
• My trusty, dusty car
• My piano
• Plates, glasses, and silverware
• Showers and toilets
• Heating and air conditioning
• Computers
• Basketball
• Clothes to wear
• Diapers

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2. 3.

   Write 10 living people you are grateful for.

• Molly
• James
• My mom
• Willie
• My dad
• My sister
• My Grandpa
• Elliott
• Wyatt
• Everybody else!

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2. 4.

   Write 10 deceased people you are grateful for.

• Grandma Huber
• Grandma Petersen
• Great Grandpa Eccles
• Great Grandma Huber
• Great Grandma Petersen
• President Hinckley
• Abraham Lincoln - without whom our country would not be our country
• Thomas Jefferson - not because of who he was, but because of important words he wrote
• WWII Veterans- just because they're cool
• All other family members who I have never met, but shaped generations past and in turn have influence on me today

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2. 5.

   Write 10 things about nature you are grateful for.

• Trees
• Autumn Leaves
• Fluffy white clouds against a pretty blue sky
• The Sun
• The Moon
• Mountains
• Cool fall days that need sweaters
• Rain
• Snow
• Spring/summer days in the 80's

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2. 6.

   Write 10 things about today you are grateful for.

• Opportunity to hear my Grandpa speak in Sacrament meeting
• Opportunity to also hear my dad called on for impromptu testimony by in Sacrament meeting
• Got to sit with a variety of family members in sacrament meeting
• Molly ate all her breakfast
• Molly is taking a nap
• Christmas
• Family
• Christmas parties
• School is almost out for Christmas break
• Chance to record important things on this blog

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2. 7.

   Write 10 places on earth you are grateful for.

• My house
• My mom's house
• My grandparent's house
• Disneyland
• Yellowstone
• Washington, D.C.
• School
• Places I haven't been but want to go
• All other places I have been
• The United States of America

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   Write 10 modern inventions you are grateful for.

• Computers and the Internet
• Cell Phones
• Indoor plumbing
• Washing Machines
• Dish washers
• Department stores so I don't have to make my own clothes
• The cheese grater
• Fast food restaurants
• Wrinkle resistant clothes so I don't have to iron
• Antibiotics and Ibuprofen

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2. 9.

   Write 10 foods you are grateful for.

• Potatoes
• Bread
• Cheese
• Potatoes
• Cherry Coke
• Cheesburgers
• Bacon
• Potatoes
• Bread
• Cheese

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2. 10.

   Write 10 things about the gospel you are grateful for.

• Jesus raised people from the dead even when they "stinkethed."
• We can be reunited with our families members who have passed on as long as we live worthy.
• We can be sealed to our family for eternity
• The power of prayer
• My patriarchal blessing
• The opportunity to take the Sacrament each week
• The Church gives us opportunities to serve others
• The Church gives us opportunities to lead and work alongside others
• I'm grateful for pioneers who established our Church long ago when it was a difficult thing to do. Now days it is easier to be a member of the Church. I would never have made it as a pioneer.
• I'm grateful for living prophets who communicate with God and teach us what Thou would want us to know.