Thomas S. Monson Quotes

Missionary service is a priesthood duty.

Our thinking will automatically improve when we remember the words of Paul: 'know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and the spirit of God dwelleth in you?

Opportunities are everywhere. Needed are eyes to see the pitiable plight and ears to hear the silent pleadings of a broken heart.

Each of us can do something to help someone.

As we emulate His example, we will bless lives, including our own.

The ability to communicate is not something we are born with. We have to learn it and earn it.

[The Lord] has indicated that the greatest work we parents can do is performed in our homes, and our homes can be heaven, particularly when our marriages are sealed in the house of God.

Heavenly Father has a picture of you on His dresser. He loves you and will help you. Call upon Him.

If we do not have a deep foundation of faith and a solid testimony of truth, we may have difficulty withstanding the harsh storms and icy winds of adversity which inevitably come to each of us.

It is imperative that we recognize that whatever has happened to us has happened to others. They have coped and so must we. We are not alone. Heavenly Father's help is near.

Have the moral courage to be a light for others to follow.

It is our solemn duty, our precious privilege-even our sacred opportunity-to welcome to our homes and to our hearts the children who grace our lives.

Prayer continues to provide power--spiritual power. Prayer continues to provide peace--spiritual peace.

Testimony bearing is the key to missionary work

This will equally apply to every Latter-day Saint. Salvation is an individual operation.

It is impossible to stand upright when one plants his roots in the shifting sands of popular opinion and approval.

In the private sanctuary of one's own conscience lies that spirit, that determination to cast off the old person and to measure up to the statue of true potential.

This is not a time for fear, brethren, but rather a time for faith - a time for each of us who holds the priesthood to be his best self.

It was by faith, nothing wavering, that Joseph saw God our Eternal Father and Jesus Christ, His Son.

Man has made remarkable strides in conquering outer space, but how futile have been his efforts in conquering inner space- the space in our hearts and minds of men.

Prayer can solve more problems, alleviate more suffering, prevent more transgression, and bring about greater peace and contentment in the human soul than can be obtained in any other way.

I hope that you will learn to take responsibility for your decisions. Don't take counsel of your fears.

The way to be with God in every season is to strive to be near Him every week and each day.

We may not only find faith in God in our sorrow. We may also become faithful to Him in times of calm.

He will lift you and guide you. He will not always take your afflictions from you, but He will comfort and lead you with love through whatever storm you face.

Choose your friends carefully, for you will tend to be like them and be found where they choose to go.

The temples are a refuge from life's storms even a never-failing beacon guiding us to safety.

I promise you that one day you will stand aside and look at your difficult times, you will realize that he was always there beside you.

Christ's peace can permeate any heart - hearts that are troubled, burdened with grief, confused, and pleading for help.

Be not weary in well-doing. … Out of small things proceedeth that which is great. Behold, the Lord requireth the heart and a willing mind.

Without a goal there can be no real success.

Love thy neighbor is more than a divine truth. It is a pattern for perfection.

May we give as the Savior gave. To give of oneself is a holy gift. We give as a remembrance of all the Savior has given.

When you're at a funeral and you're crying, you're crying for yourself

There is no better time than now, this very Christmas season, for all of us to rededicate ourselves to the principles taught by Jesus the Christ.

The Lord shapes the back to bear the burden placed upon it.

We can bolster human spirits, clothe cold bodies, feed hungry people, comfort grieving hearts, and lift to new heights precious souls.

There will come into every life moments of despair and the need for direction from a divine source-even an unspoken plea for help.

We learn and grow and become stronger as we face and survive the trials through which we must pass.

Graduation is not the conclusion of an achievement but simply the ending of one chapter and the beginning of another chapter

Home should be a haven of love. Honor, courtesy, and respect symbolize love and characterize the righteous family.

We find real joy when we keep the Savior the focus of the season.

The needs of others are ever present, and each of us can do something to help someone.... Unless we lose ourselves in service to others, there is little purpose to our own lives.

Your future depends on your Faith.

No force in this world can stop the work of God.

May we be faithful followers of Christ, examples of righteousness, thus becoming lights in the world.

Times change; years speed by; but Christmas continues sacred.

Together we shall move forward doing [the Lord's] work

Our code of conduct is definitive; it is not negotiable.

How does one magnify a calling? Simply by performing the service that pertains to it.