Some things to be thankful for this year:
We can be thankful for families who puncture our pretensions and promote our welfare.
We can be thankful for ancient records that enlarge our memory.
We can be thankful that there was a Lehi colony and that they left a record.
We can be thankful that there is a God and that he is a God of miracles.
We can be thankful that God is a God of covenants, and he keeps his.
We can be thankful that God still talks to men, even if we do not always listen.
We can be thankful for a plan of happiness.
We can be thankful to know that this life is a test and that we are proved therewith.