Welcome to One Minute Scripter Study, a Come Follow Me podcast. We are your host, Kristen Walker

Smith and Callie Black. Hey, it's Callie Black here with today's thought. Let's open up to Doctrine

and Covenants section 135 verse 6. My kids will never know the sacrifices I've had to make for their

well-being. And you know what? That's okay.

I don't understand all of the intricacies of what my own parents did day in and day out to

provide the life that I had. And when I think about my spiritual heritage, all 16 of my great, great, great, great grandparents on my mom's side joined the church

at some point, usually at a significant physical or financial sacrifice. And I've got a similar

spiritual heritage on my father's side. I will never fully understand what

they had to give up, the hard decisions they had to make and the cost of their consistency

and devotion to the gospel. What Joseph Smith sacrificed to bring forth the Book of Mormon,

the doctrine and covenants, and numerous other

revelations that have brought salvation to millions across the world is incomprehensible.

We're reminded in Doctrine and Covenant Section 135, verse 6, the reader in every nation will be

reminded that the Book of Mormon and this Book of Do and covenants of the church cost the best blood of the 19th century to bring them forth for the salvation of a ruined world.

I will never fully understand what my Savior Jesus Christ did for me and continues to do for me.

But here's the thing.

While I may not fully get it here on earth, the one thing I can do for my parents, for my ancestors, for my Savior Jesus Christ, and even for Joseph Smith, is show gratitude.

I can learn and be extremely grateful to everyone who has given me a firm, spiritual foundation.

Who has laid your foundation?

So the takeaway of the day in five words or less, be grateful for those before.

Thank you so much for being here today and for coming closer to Christ with me one

minute at a time.

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