"This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it."

For someone who grew up in Hawaii and didn't mind not having distinct seasons I sure have come to appreciate them in recent years. This year I have been particularly inspired by the changing seasons, fall leaves, and the mountains that have come alive! The beauty of fall has caused me to reflect in gratitude and awe at our Heavenly Father’s creations, His blessings and His love and goodness. I’m grateful for the seasons and opportunities in life. I’m grateful for change. I’m grateful for the time we have each day to live and learn and grow.

D&C 51:16:  “And I consecrate unto them this land for a little season, until I, the Lord, shall provide for them otherwise, and command them to go hence;”

Elder Marvin J. Ashton in The Time is Now in April 1975:

“The pleasant future belongs to those who properly use today. We need to find the abundant life as we go along. How can we be happy tomorrow if our “nows” are filled with self-inflicted unhappinesses and unwise delays? Generally speaking, those inclined to count their daily blessings have more to count because they help make more possible as they learn gratitude. A constant waiting for a brighter future may cause us to lose the beautiful today. Some spend so much time getting ready to live for an unknown future, too late they discover there is no time to live. Very often in our anxiousness for the joys of the future we run away from the very things we are wanting and needing today. An appropriate examination of the passing moment will prove it leads to eternity. We need to constantly remind ourselves eternity is in process now.”

President Henry B. Eyring in This Day in April 2007:  

“The God who gives us each day as a treasure will require an accounting….

…..A morning prayer and an early search in the scriptures to know what we should do for the Lord can set the course of a day. We can know which task, of all those we might choose, matters most to God and therefore to us. I have learned such a prayer is always answered if we ask and ponder with childlike submission, ready to act without delay to perform even the most humble service…..

…..It is hard to know when we have done enough for the Atonement to change our natures and so qualify us for eternal life. And we don’t know how many days we will have to give the service necessary for that mighty change to come. But we know that we will have days enough if only we don’t waste them.”

Psalms 118:24:  “This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”