We are so blessed.

So in my scripture study I have been reading in Alma. Scripture is media right? 

I was reading in Alma 9, and something in there impressed me. This is Alma speaking of the nation of the Nephites here, but think of it in terms of today and our nation:

Alma 9

20 Yea, after having been such a highly favored people of the Lord; yea, after having been favored above every other ^anation, kindred, tongue, or people; after having had all things ^bmade known unto them, according to their desires, and their faith, and prayers, of that which has been, and which is, and which is to come;

 21 Having been ^avisited by the Spirit of God; having conversed with angels, and having been spoken unto by the voice of the Lord; and having the spirit of prophecy, and the spirit of revelation, and also many gifts, the gift of speaking with tongues, and the gift of preaching, and the gift of the Holy Ghost, and the gift of^btranslation;

 22 Yea, and after having been ^adelivered of God out of the land of Jerusalem, by the hand of the Lord; having been ^bsaved from famine, and from sickness, and all manner of diseases of every kind; and they having waxed strong in battle, that they might not be destroyed; having been brought out of ^cbondage time after time, and having been kept and preserved until now; and they have been prospered until they are rich in all manner of things—

 23 And now behold I say unto you, that if this people, who have received so many blessings from the hand of the Lord, should transgress ^acontrary to the light and knowledge which they do have, I say unto you that if this be the case, that if they should fall into transgression, it would be far more ^btolerable for the Lamanites than for them.

We are just like those Nephites! We are so blessed to live in a part of the world where we have freedoms and safety and the comforts of food on our tables and a roof over our heads. We have the fullness of the gospel and have a living prophet to guide us. We have so many opportunities to learn and to secure an income. Looking at other parts of the world, we are so blessed! I think we take our lifestyles and all the things we have been given, for our benefit, for granted. We have been given so much light and we need to embrace it. I think the majority of problems today come from not recognizing the blessings we are fortunate to have and from not being grateful. 

Those are my thoughts.