diff --git a/lambda/index.js b/lambda/index.js
index 0bb329b..e3762e5 100644
--- a/lambda/index.js
+++ b/lambda/index.js
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
 };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", { value: true });
 const Alexa = __importStar(require("ask-sdk-core"));
+const AWS = __importStar(require("aws-sdk"));
+const DynamoDBPersistantAttributesAdapter = __importStar(require("ask-sdk-dynamodb-persistence-adapter"));
 const LaunchRequestHandler = {
     canHandle(handlerInput) {
         return Alexa.getRequestType(handlerInput.requestEnvelope) === 'LaunchRequest';
@@ -42,8 +44,19 @@ const HelloWorldIntentHandler = {
             && Alexa.getIntentName(handlerInput.requestEnvelope) === 'HelloWorldIntent';
     },
     async handle(handlerInput) {
+        const attributesManager = handlerInput.attributesManager;
+        const attributes = await attributesManager.getPersistentAttributes();
+        if (!attributes.counter) {
+            attributes.counter = 0;
+        }
+        else {
+            attributes.counter += 1;
+        }
+        attributesManager.setPersistentAttributes(attributes);
+        await attributesManager.savePersistentAttributes();
+        const speakOutput = `Hello World! You've visited this skill ${attributes.counter} times.`;
         return handlerInput.responseBuilder
-            .speak('Hello World! placeholder message')
+            .speak(speakOutput)
             .getResponse();
     }
 };
@@ -123,6 +136,11 @@ const ErrorHandler = {
 exports.handler = Alexa.SkillBuilders.custom()
     .addRequestHandlers(LaunchRequestHandler, HelloWorldIntentHandler, HelpIntentHandler, CancelAndStopIntentHandler, FallbackIntentHandler, SessionEndedRequestHandler, IntentReflectorHandler)
     .addErrorHandlers(ErrorHandler)
+    .withPersistenceAdapter(new DynamoDBPersistantAttributesAdapter.DynamoDbPersistenceAdapter({
+    tableName: process.env.DYNAMODB_PERSISTENCE_TABLE_NAME || 'ask-sdk-table',
+    createTable: false,
+    dynamoDBClient: new AWS.DynamoDB({ apiVersion: 'latest', region: process.env.DYNAMODB_PERSISTENCE_REGION })
+}))
     .withCustomUserAgent('sample/hello-world/v1.2')
     .lambda();
 //# sourceMappingURL=index.js.map
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diff --git a/lambda/index.js.map b/lambda/index.js.map
index a15e7a4..0745dec 100644
--- a/lambda/index.js.map
+++ b/lambda/index.js.map
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