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This reads as a moral claim that gratitude is not just a feeling, but a way of seeing and living well. It can be taken to mean that thankfulness sharpens attention, helping a person notice the support and gifts already present in life. It lands when someone is tempted to focus only on lack, and needs a steadier frame for what is already there.
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About James E. Faust
American religious leader, lawyer, and politician
James Esdras Faust was an American religious leader, lawyer, and politician. He served in senior leadership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, including as Second Counselor in the First Presidency from 1995 until his death, and he was an apostle in the church for 29 years. He was also a general authority for 35 years. His public life is closely tied to church leadership and to a long career of service within the Latter-day Saint tradition.
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