Mosiah 2:4

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Mosiah 2Â*

4 And also that they might give thanks to the Lord their God, who had brought them out of the land of Jerusalem, and who had delivered them out of the hands of their enemies, and had appointed just men to be their teachers, and also a just man to be their king, who had established peace in the land of Zarahemla, and who had taught them to keep the commandments of God, that they might rejoice and be filled with love towards God and all men.

Quote for Discussion

Joseph F. Smith

“I believe that one of the greatest sins of which the inhabitants of the earth are guilty today is the sin of ingratitude….We see a man raised up with extraordinary gifts, or with great intelligence, and he is instrumental in developing some great principle. He and the world ascribe his great genius and wisdom to himself. He attributes his success to his own energies, labor and mental capacity. He does not acknowledge the hand of God in anything connected with his success, but ignores him altogether and takes the honor to himself.” (Gospel Doctrine, p. 270 as taken from Latter-day Commentary on the Book of Mormon compiled by K. Douglas Bassett, p. 204)