Thomas S. Monson

Clergyman

61 Quotes

Find someone who is having a hard time, or is ill, or lonely, and do something for him or her.

Find someone who is having a hard time, or is ill, or lonely, and do something for him or her.

Traveling is difficult when you go for long stretches at a time, but you always come back refreshed, feeling that you've accomplished something. I'm on my knees before I go anywhere in this world.

My brothers and sisters, may the spirit of love which comes at Christmastime fill our homes and our lives and linger there long after the tree is down and the lights are put away for another year.

There is absolutely nothing in this world that will provide more comfort and happiness than a testimony of the truth.

Pekerjaan akan menang bila plin plan ingin menang.

The reward of eternal life requires effort.

Urusan kita dalam kehidupan bukanlah untuk melampaui orang lain, tetapi untuk melampaui diri sendiri, untuk memecahkan rekor kita sendiri dan untuk melampaui hari kemarin dengan hari ini.

We must not let our passions destroy our dreams.

Should doubt knock at your doorway, just say to those skeptical, disturbing, rebellious thoughts, I propose to stay with my faith, with the faith of my people.

I hope I work effectively, but I never feel I have exhausted what I should be doing... I believe we have a responsibility to be a good influence on others.

I hope with all my heart and soul that every young man who receives the priesthood will honor that priesthood and be true to the trust which is conveyed when it is conferred. May each of us who holds the priesthood of God know what he believes.

Each heartfelt prayer, each Church meeting attended, each worthy friend, each righteous decision, each act of service perfomed all precede that goal of eternal life.

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

Many years ago, it was my opportunity to serve as president of the Canadian Mission. There we had a branch with very limited priesthood. We always had a missionary presiding over the branch. I received a strong impression that we needed to have a member of the branch preside there.

Finding the real joy of Christmas comes not in the hurrying and the scurrying to get more done, nor is it found in the purchasing of gifts. We find real joy when we make the Savior the focus of the season.

Our Father's commitment to us, His children, is unwavering. Indeed He softens the winters of our lives, but He also brightens our summers.

The priesthood is not really so much a gift as it is a commission to serve, a privilege to lift, and an opportunity to bless the lives of others.

The opportunity to declare a truth may come when we least expect it. Let us be prepared.

On occasion we need to make a second effort - and a third effort, and a fourth effort, and as many degrees of effort as may be required to accomplish what we strive to achieve.

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