Thanksgiving

November 22, 2023 07:27 AM MST
Taking a moment to be grateful for these often-overlooked blessings may be just what you need to feel more peace this Thanksgiving.
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November 20, 2023 02:43 PM MST
Did you know the founders of Kneaders are Latter-day Saints? In their first cookbook, they share stories motivated by their faith—including letting their kitchen be the destination of a terminally ill child's Make-A-Wish.
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November 16, 2023 10:33 AM MST
Even those who love Christmas music will want to stop and dance to this new Thanksgiving anthem.
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November 08, 2023 04:01 PM MST
Gratitude shows up in different places for everyone. Here are three times it was brought up in the most recent general conference.
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November 03, 2023 07:36 AM MDT
Here are ideas for inexpensive ward gifts to help show the love this Christmas.
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November 22, 2022 03:11 PM MST
As the seasons of Thanksgiving and Christmas approach, we all remind ourselves to focus a little more on the things that we are blessed with in our lives.
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November 20, 2022 03:10 PM MST
These videos will help remind you that Thanksgiving is the perfect time count our blessings and live in an attitude of gratitude.
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November 18, 2022 03:05 PM MST
“The turkey blew up in the oven not one year but 3 years in a row.”
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November 18, 2022 11:24 AM MST
“Perhaps the longest-lived celebration of gratitude and thanksgiving is Passover. What’s the origin of Passover and what’s its connection to modern day Thanksgiving and our covenants with God?”
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November 17, 2022 05:38 PM MST
You can’t have a happy Thanksgiving without a little bit of laughter. So sit back and enjoy these hilarious Latter-day Saint comics as you get ready to celebrate Turkey Day with your family.
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November 17, 2022 11:04 AM MST
Want to spruce up Thanksgiving a little this year? Try these seven recipes that pay homage to the Thanksgiving classics while adding a new, delicious twist!
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November 16, 2022 11:43 AM MST
Families are inherently unruly things, but we can create peace as we get comfortable with conflict and recommit to love.
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November 16, 2022 11:01 AM MST
When the first company of Saints arrived in the Salt Lake Valley, it was uncertain if crops could be grown in the high, dry climate.
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November 15, 2022 11:16 AM MST
“O brethren, let us be thankful that it is as well with us as it is, and we are yet alive and peradventure, God hath laid up in store great good for us in this generation, and may grant that we may yet glorify his name,”
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November 11, 2022 09:37 AM MST
Over the years, President Thomas S. Monson shared several Thanksgiving tales that help us remember gratitude, charity, and the hand of God on our lives.
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November 25, 2021 11:10 AM MST
Try these 10 mouthwatering recipes for your leftover turkey, ham, cranberries, potatoes, and pumpkin.
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November 23, 2021 03:11 PM MST
“When we focus on our many amazing blessings, we become more and more aware of them, and thus more and more content and humble and grateful. And I might add, happier and more peaceful.”
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November 25, 2020 10:34 PM MST
Before President Russell M. Nelson’s challenge to turn social media into our own gratitude journals, there were dozens of lists online of things to be grateful for in the year 2020. Since his invitation, millions of ideas have been added by those using #GiveThanks. But there are a few spiritual things that I think we have become more grateful for this year, as we have either relied on them more or had to do without them. Everyone’s list will look a little different depending on personal circumstances, but here are a few things that I think many of us have come to appreciate more than ever this year (in no particular order).
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November 09, 2020 04:45 PM MST
Each November, as the air turns from crisp to chill and pumpkins on front porches are replaced with evergreen wreaths, the excitement of the season starts to settle in. Just before the hustle and bustle takes over, there is a small window where we can simply soak in the anticipation of all that is to come and relish in the nostalgia of holidays past. It is a season of gathering: heads bowed in unison as prayers of thanks are offered over turkey dinners and extra slices of pecan pie, familiar carols sung a bit off-key with those you love most, and the hope and peace that come from setting aside differences and distractions to worship together in honor of the Christ child.
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November 22, 2019 07:18 PM MST
While giving an address to LDS Business College students on November 19 in the Assembly Hall at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles shared three things that we can always be grateful for—regardless of our circumstance.
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November 20, 2019 11:12 AM MST
“Whenever I think of giving thanks, I think of what in this life makes me whole, and I think of all the people I’m unable to properly thank.”
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November 23, 2018 02:44 PM MST
Elder Lamoti Manusete didn't have much growing up in Tonga. He remembers often having plain, old soup for dinner.
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November 20, 2018 08:26 PM MST
World-renowned golfer Tony Finau is giving back this Thanksgiving. After finishing the Masters with a dislocated ankle and a hole in one, Finau is a rising star in the golfing world. But no matter the amount of success he receives, Finau is quick to share his testimony through words and actions.
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November 19, 2018 06:58 PM MST
My Young Women leader asked a hard-hitting question that began to change how I pray.
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By  LDS Living
November 14, 2018 10:06 PM MST
As Thanksgiving day approaches, frenzied preparations for a magnificent feast, rampant thoughts of Christmas preparations, and busy family schedules can take over.
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By  LDS Living
November 07, 2018 06:35 PM MST
Embrace everything you love about fall and get your home Thanksgiving-ready with these delightful decorations centered around family and gratitude.
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November 24, 2017 01:33 PM MST
What better time to take a good look at what you are really thankful for than the Thanksgiving season? While gathered with friends and family for the holiday, these Mormon celebrities and artists shared what they were thankful for in the best ways.
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By  LDS Living
November 10, 2017 05:55 PM MST
There's nothing quite like being an American missionary around Thanksgiving. Whether you have a dinner appointment, are trying to find classic Thanksgiving staples in a different country, or are making due with what you got, there's no doubt this day is an adventure.
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By  LDS Living
November 28, 2016 07:20 PM MST
With the last leftovers of Thanksgiving turkey slowly disappearing from refrigerators around the country, the only reminders of last Thursday are the good memories made with family and friends.
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November 25, 2016 02:58 PM MST
What a beautiful way to spend Thanksgiving by serving the Lord and serving others.
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November 24, 2016 03:00 PM MST
Through 101 scriptures filled with thanksgiving, see how the scriptures teach of the Savior’s perfect example of gratitude, provide examples of disciples of Christ giving thanks and praising God in a variety of circumstances, echo the thankful message in the Psalms, and provide counsel for us to live in gratitude daily.
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By  LDS Living
November 23, 2016 05:35 PM MST
As Thanksgiving approaches, many are wondering if the turkey will be cooked just right.
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November 05, 2016 03:00 PM MDT
With the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, there are so many great things to look forward to: more time spent with family and good friends, elections will be over, and Gilmore Girls returns on Netflix with four new episodes.
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By  LDS Living
November 03, 2016 05:00 PM MDT
Thanksgiving is one of the best times of year, full of family, food, and fun memories. But finding the best Thanksgiving recipes when you're having family and friends over can be stressful.
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November 27, 2015 01:53 PM MST
MR says: Even though Thanksgiving is over, there's still time to celebrate gratitude and thankfulness. Here are the religions that do it most.
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November 27, 2015 12:58 PM MST
While spending Thanksgiving nearly 3,000 miles from his home in Oahu, Hawaii, Elder Kivalu Ramanlal knew his family misses him for a special reason.
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November 26, 2015 03:00 PM MST
MR says: Mormons have a huge advantage when it comes to Thanksgiving: and no, we're not just talking about having large families or fantastic ward cookbooks. We're talking about an advantage on a grand, cosmic scale.
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November 26, 2015 01:33 PM MST
MR says: Every Thanksgiving, Builders Without Borders of Utah puts the thanks back in the holiday by traveling to Tijuana to perform service that has changed the lives of thousands.
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November 25, 2015 09:28 PM MST
While in Utah for a book tour for her autobiography More than the Tattooed Mormon: The Story of Al Carraway, Al Fox Carraway got together with her good friend James the Mormon to create this fun video about Thanksgiving traditions.
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November 25, 2015 03:48 PM MST
MR says: Did you know that the BYU buildings get together every year for a special Thanksgiving feast? And did you know they are all quite hilarious? Well, in recent posts on Twitter, the buildings sure let their personalities shine! Find out what they will bring and what hilarious activities they'll be doing over the long break!
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November 24, 2015 01:51 PM MST
Whether you grew up in the '80s, '90s, or even in the 2000s, you probably joined the ranks of Mormon kids who had a Mormonad on their wall and swapped Mormonad cutouts from the New Era.
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November 21, 2015 07:03 PM MST
It’s November again and we all know what that means.
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November 28, 2014 02:00 PM MST
It was the day before Thanksgiving – my first one away from home. As a freshman at BYU, it was not feasible to go home to Ohio for a four-day weekend. My first sweetheart and I were driving from Provo to Rexburg where our two sisters and several other ward friends were attending Ricks College.
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November 26, 2014 02:21 PM MST
Thanksgiving — complete with food, football and festivities — is the unofficial kickoff to the American holiday season. A day of gratitude is just the ticket to starting off the merriest time of the year.
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November 25, 2014 08:37 PM MST
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, the month of November is filled with gratitude. This can be seen on social media outlets, where users frequently participate in #30daysofgratitude on Facebook and Twitter, among others.
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November 24, 2014 05:42 PM MST
Thanksgiving is a holiday that unites all Americans, whether they're expressing gratitude with family and friends or sharing their bounty. For Sister Neill Marriott, second counselor in the Young Women General Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, it's one of her favorites.
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December 09, 2013 05:33 PM MST
On Thanksgiving Day, elders and sisters at missionary training centers around the world feasted spiritually on words of counsel from an Apostle and his wife. Later that day, at the Provo MTC, missionaries helped nourish others physically as they packed ingredients for 350,000 meals to be distributed to the needy through the Utah Food Bank. “Teaching and baptizing lead to thanksgiving that never ends,” declared Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the live broadcast emanating from the missionary training center in Provo. His talk followed one given by his wife, Sister Wendy Nelson, who counseled the missionaries to put away childish things.
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November 27, 2013 05:29 PM MST
David Musselman, a bishop for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, did not receive his usual greetings as he approached his meetinghouse last Sunday. But then again, Bishop Musselman is usually not disguised as a homeless man for church.
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November 20, 2013 05:17 PM MST
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November 22, 2011 03:20 PM MST
They sought to breathe a freer air, To worship God unchain'd — They welcomed pain and danger here, When rights like these were gain'd. —Author Unknown As the United States celebrates Thanksgiving, citizens across the nation gather with family and friends to commemorate the shared gratitude between the English pilgrims and the local Native Americans. During this season, many recount the history of these English pilgrims.
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November 22, 2011 02:51 PM MST
As we approach the beginning of the holiday season, I gear up for a busy time of couples counseling. There always seems to be an influx of couples coming to see me for counseling help after Thanksgiving and Christmas. These holidays can test family relationships, strain finances, and highlight the lengthy winter that lies ahead. However, couples can combat some of these tendencies and strengthen their relationships through the holidays. One of the best ways is to help your spouse realize how thankful you are for them.
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