For my scripture study the past year and a half or so, I've been studying the hymns; reading the history behind each, studying the lyrics and the scriptures at the bottom of each hymn. It has been a really cool experience and I highly recommend it to anyone.
Anyway, today I studied "America the Beautiful" and was overcome with the Spirit as I studied the lyrics. So today, I am thankful for our country. For the freedoms we enjoy and the pride that I feel when I see the flag waving, or sing any of the hymns about our country.
Here are the lyrics that got me this morning:
"Oh, beautiful for pilgrim feet,
Whose stern, impassioned stress
A thoroughfare of freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
Whose stern, impassioned stress
A thoroughfare of freedom beat
Across the wilderness!
Oh, beautiful for heroes proved
In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved,
And mercy more than life!"
In liberating strife,
Who more than self their country loved,
And mercy more than life!"
I am also thankful for my ancestors that joined the Church and for their testimonies, and the legacy they passed down through the generations so that I could enjoy a life growing up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Lastly, I am extremely grateful for those who have fought and are fighting for our country so that we can continue to enjoy the freedoms that we currently have.
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