Thanksgiving - John H Ogwyn - November 19, 1977

John H Ogwyn

Several years ago when my wife and family and I were living in Missouri, saw a sign up in a store about the time of Thanksgiving that really struck me as being, I never seen a particular sign like this, but I think that the individual that put it up summed up quite a bit of the attitude and the feeling of the Thanksgiving season at least on behalf of many people. He put this particular sign up in his storeroom, it read; "Happy Turkey Day", now that is unfortunately about what Thanksgiving day means to most people, the day to sit around and watch football and television, it's a day to over indulge yourself, it's a day that is a Holiday, it's a day that is a lot of things, but one of the things it is not particularly is a day of reflection and of Thanksgiving to almighty God... - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library